Keeping our staff informed & safe !
Our Safety, Health, Environment & Quality (SHEQ) Administrator, Yvonne ensures our office staff and engineers are well trained, qualified, and updated regularly via courses, study days, toolbox talks and any SHEQ issues.
2026
June
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SHEQ OFFICE- April 26: Vibration prosecution| GHG hierachy
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SHEQ April 26: TBT Waste disposal| Warning about Steam Trap Injury| OHS to work safely regardless. (TBT = Toolbox Talk)
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SHEQ Mar 26: Modern Day Slavery Statement
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SHEQ Feb 26: General Toolbox talks 2026| TF20.57 SIP Metal Cutting Bandsaw| COSHH 86 Metal Cutting Fluid & COSHH 87 Energas Migweld
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SHEQ Jan 26: TBT AccidenT deporting/recording | Falls| Guards on machines
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This month our engineers will be having ‘Abrasive Wheel and Ladder Awareness training’.
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Jason completed his L2 ProQual Diploma in Supporting the Installation of Pipework components in construction. Allowing us to apply for an appropriate JIB PMES related engineer card (CSCS), which confirms the skills he already had; with paperwork to prove it now.
May
March
Toolbox Talk | Hazard Recognition
Feb
Toolbox Talk | Ladder Safety 1.
Jan
2025
July
Toolbox Talk – PPE | Working in Heat
June
Toolbox Talk – Working At Height
April
Toolbox Talk – Driving at Work
March
Toolbox Talk Environmental Awareness 2023
2025
May
Tool-Box-Talk-Pressure-Equipment.pdf
April
This months Toolbox talk is an important read !
Toolbox-Talk-Head-Injuries.pdf
March
HSE – Advice and guidelines regarding display screen equipment.
The latest toolbox talk for engineering staff.
Talkbox Talk – PASMA Tower Inspection
November
This months toolbox talk for our engineers is Hard Hat Safety , Thanks Yvonne !
August
This months toolbox talk is “Rescue Plan” gratefully received by Yvonne!
July
One of our toolbox talks for our engineers this month is Heat stress in the workplace.
April
All engineering staff are partaking in the audiometry testing today, performed by Milne Safety.
Surveillance audiometry is required to perform hearing screening tests for all employees, according to the Noise at Work Act (2006).
2024
February
Masks seem to be the order of the year for 2020 and now 2021, but its not just masks for Covid that should be worn !
A small toolbox talk courtesy of the HSE to inform, enhance and reaffirm engineers knowledge.
Stay healthy. Wear your Mask Toolbox Talk 2021
December
A simple update and reminder on a previous toolbox talk for staff this week.
Toolbox Talk (update) – Leptospirosis are you at risk
November
Yvonne issued another toolbox talk for our engineers this month.
Working Safely with metal working fluids Toolbox Talk
August
Updates for staff regarding alcohol sanitiser.
Sanitiser Hotworks Toolbox Talk
July
Amidst all the chaos of Covid 19 virus, now more than ever we are keeping our staff informed, updated and safe. Yvonne issued this informative toolbox talk for all staff at Optimise. Stay safe !
Coronavirus 12.2.20 Toolbox Talk
February
In light of the current out break of Coronavirus CHAS have put together a policy/advice for members. Yvonne has created a toolbox talk for our employees to read, while highlighting the risk of contracting this illness in the UK is currently very low.
Coronavirus 12.2.20 Toolbox Talk
2023
January
Some of our Optimise Engineers have received their COSHH awareness update this month, kindly organised by Yvonne.
All staff took part in our very informative and interactive fire practice, expertly given by Andy Pointer from Milne Safety.
We are also pleased to report all screening on offer to our Optimise staff were successfully passed. An impressive start to 2020, Good effort team !
November
Another toolbox talk this month for all our staff. Contact Dermatitis; understanding the condition and medical evaluation and possible treatments.
October
Yvonne has been busy today with our Health & Safety adviser, Alec Rodwell from Milne Safety. They are preparing for the Safety training in 2020 for all Optimise Staff.
September
This month Optimise achieved the SafeContractor and CHAS accreditation for 2019.
August
This month as the weather was heating up quite nicely, Yvonne kindly gave a toolbox talk on “Heat in the workplace”.
Heat in the workplace Toolbox Talk
Emails were sent out to all staff to highlight notices/safety alerts from the HSE
- The phenomenon of condensate induced water hammer.
- Risks of primary containment loss associated with dead-legs that may be present on process pipework.
July
Earlier this month our engineers were sent a toolbox talk from our SHE Administrator Yvonne, regarding Bacterial infections ~ such as Weils Disease/Leptospiriosis and Legionnaires disease they are potentially at risk to.
Dangers of Bacterial Infections Toolbox Talk
