The firm has successfully achieved ISO 14001 and ISO 45001 certifications with the support of Absolute Quality Consultancy & Training, who specialise in helping businesses drive continual improvement.

The milestone affirms Integra’s commitment to environmental responsibility and occupational health and safety. The company already had been following and achieving quality management (ISO 9001) and BSEN1090 requirements. The additional certifications further strengthen and develop their integrated management system to support their ambitious growth and development plans.

Safety, Health, Environment, and Quality (SHEQ) director and co-owner of the Company, Paul Tansey, said: “As a forward-thinking company, these measures will ensure we continue to out-perform the market with our outstanding team, exceptional track record of project delivery, and successful tendering for major contracts with public sector clients across the UK.”

Read the full story: https://absolutequality.co/iso-accreditation-for-modular-building-firm/

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What is Sustainable PPE?
Sustainable PPE refers to protective gear designed with environmental considerations in mind. This includes using eco-friendly materials, implementing efficient manufacturing processes, and ensuring the products are recyclable or biodegradable. The goal is to minimize the environmental footprint while maintaining the high standards of protection required in various industries.

Benefits of Sustainable PPE

1. Environmental Impact: Sustainable PPE reduces the amount of waste generated, as these products are often made from biodegradable or recyclable materials. This helps decrease the volume of PPE ending up in landfills or oceans, thus mitigating pollution and its harmful effects on wildlife and ecosystems.
2. Resource Efficiency: By using renewable resources and sustainable manufacturing practices, the production of sustainable PPE conserves natural resources and reduces energy consumption. This contributes to lower carbon emissions and a smaller overall environmental footprint.
3. Health and Safety: Sustainable PPE is designed to be as effective as traditional PPE in protecting users from hazards. Additionally, the use of non-toxic, hypoallergenic materials can enhance user comfort and reduce the risk of skin irritation or allergic reactions.
4. Corporate Responsibility: Adopting sustainable PPE demonstrates a company’s commitment to environmental stewardship and social responsibility. This can enhance brand reputation, attract eco-conscious customers, and comply with increasingly stringent environmental regulations.

Sustainable PPE represents a significant step towards a greener future. By prioritizing environmental considerations without compromising safety, it offers a viable solution to the dual challenges of protecting people and preserving the planet.

At Masfix we are always looking ahead and we offer sustainable alternatives to PPE and workwear to assist our customers on their road to a greener future.
Contact us for more information on how we can help you make the change to your PPE.
sales@masfix.co.uk

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Did you know, as an employer, you have a legal responsibility under the Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992 to assess risks associated with manual handling activities?

Equipping yourself with an understanding of this legislation empowers you to evaluate risks effectively and implement robust procedures and ensure the safety of employees and others in the workplace.

This is precisely where our manual handling training comes into play. Our Principles of Manual Handling training is designed to help you and your team minimise the likelihood of injury by heightening awareness of manual handling hazards present in the workplace.

It covers common risk factors and causes of injury; good handling techniques; pro-active, practical approaches to reduce the risk of injuries; and the legal obligations imposed on all of us by the Manual Handling Regulations.

Available as either a certified or non-certified course, this training receives outstanding feedback from delegates who repeatedly tell us that it’s an excellent way to increase awareness and build their appreciation and understanding of wider health and safety issues.

See more and get in touch at http://absolutequality.co

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Clarity

• On how to run your business, including capturing your visions and values, key knowledge, and so on.
• Everyone will understand the business needs and their role.
• A common-sense approach to managing technical requirements.

Culture

• Engage, enable, and empower your team.
• Support and develop a strong culture and positive behaviours.

Compliance

• Achieve certification to recognised standards including ISO 9001 (quality), ISO 14001 (environmental), ISO 45001 (health and safety).
• Provides foundations as a training tool, reference library, and audit checklist.

Continual Improvement

• Customer sales manual for contracts and tenders.
• Measurable business performance against your strategy and goals.
• Make the business scalable, a saleable asset, or support exit strategies.

Confidence

• Assurance to address business challenges and opportunities.
• Peace of mind you can meet legal and other requirements.
• Manage ever-changing business environment.
• Reliability for customers and supply chains.

We work with our clients to build management systems that underpin exact business needs, legal obligations, customer and supply chain requirements, and desired standards.
We will build on your good business foundations to ensure you can run your business efficiently and effectively, ensuring there is a place for everything and everything in in its place.
For support, get in touch with Absolute Quality. http://absolutequality.co

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Absolute Quality offer a wide range of services that could benefit the members of EMN and that have been tried and tested on engineering and manufacturing businesses of all different sizes for over 20 years.

We work with our clients and their teams to build management systems that underpin their business needs, legal obligations, customer/supply chain requirements and desired standards, as well as deliver a range of training that helps to support a positive culture and adds real value to their team.

Some common standards we help businesses achieve are ISO 9001 (Quality), ISO 45001 (Health & Safety), ISO 14001 (Environmental), SSIP & Achilles, as well as many industry and sector specific certifications.

We also support clients with the design and/or delivery of training courses, from certified qualifications to bespoke training campaigns in subject areas such as health & safety, food safety, safety culture and behaviours, staff or contractor inductions, assessor & internal auditing, and more.

Why do you want to join the Engineering & Manufacturing Network community?

As a current member of the Engineering & Manufacturing Network we value the supportive community that the EMN team and its members have built over the years. We have been a member for many years now and it has always been a network that holds its members best interests at heart, and everyone is here to help and support each other in whichever way they can. As our journey and relationship as a member has grown over the years, we would love the opportunity to take the next step to become an affiliate member of the Health & Safety and Industry Accreditations area, so that we can give back to the members in an area that we specialise in, providing support wherever we can add value to the network.

How do your services fit/differentiate themselves from other Affiliate or Service Provider Members?

The Absolute Quality team work in partnership with their clients to provide tailored support and services that truly underpins the needs of their businesses now, but also to support any strategic plans for the future.

We pride ourselves in delivering services that provide clarity, develop a strong culture, support compliance, drives continual improvement and gives clients the confidence to address the challenges and opportunities they face.

As an organisation we also value the opportunity to be part of a community of trusted businesses, like EMN, so that we can refer to clients and business contacts to when they need support that is outside of our area of expertise, so that as a community we can work together to complement each other.

Case Study:

Absolute Quality had the pleasure of supporting fellow EMN member B2B Injection Moulding: http://absolutequality.co/ambitious-growth-plans-for-plastic-injection-moulding-firm/

Our website news page also has a range of published case studies: http://absolutequality.co/news/

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