Health & Safety News
Drainage specialist Lanes Group plc has passed an audit to review RISQS accreditation for working on UK rail infrastructure with flying colours. The company has achieved five stars for its latest RISQS audit, something it has done for four consecutive years. RISQS accreditation is needed for all suppliers that wants to deliver services to the…
A safety audit programme introduced by Lanes Group plc where work teams are issued with green, yellow and red cards for the way they organise their worksites is proving a significant success. The drainage and utilities specialist introduced the card scheme in late 2016 to monitor its work and encourage best practice as the wastewater…
Drainage and asset maintenance specialist Lanes Group plc has achieved the RoSPA President’s Medal for health and safety after winning 10 Gold Awards in a row. The accolade marks a 10-year milestone for Lanes in consistently achieving the highest standard in the RoSPA Awards, the longest-running industry awards scheme in the UK. Lanes Managing Director…
Lanes Group plc has passed five rigorous audits to retain national accreditation for transport fleet management and safe driving standards. The drainage specialist has achieved, through re-auditing, the Bronze accreditation for its UK transport fleet under the Fleet Operator Recognition Scheme (FORS). FORS is used by companies operating across the UK to benchmark standards in…
A new technical guide aims to explain best practice in the use of no-dig sewer and drain lining. The guide, created by drainage specialist Lanes Group, also explains the pros and cons of the main lining techniques available to construction and maintenance contractors. Its author, Lanes Sewer Rehabilitation and Lining Manager Simon Bull, said: “Lining…
BAM Nuttall has renewed a framework partnership which has seen Lanes Group plc deliver drainage services for scores of projects on behalf of the leading civil engineering contractor. Lanes Group National Business Development Manager Andy Botfield and James Lees, Head of Supply Chain at BAM Nuttall, signed documents to renew the agreement which has already…
Lanes Group’s Rail Division has appointed Kevin Robins as its new Health and Safety Manager. It is a new departure for an established health and safety professional who has built his expertise in the construction industry. Kevin, a Chartered Member of the Institute of Safety and Health, said: “It’s a fresh challenge and I am…
The children of wastewater professionals are getting the chance to urge their parents and colleagues to ‘Get Home Safe’ in a powerful new safety campaign for 2019. Parents are being asked to take snaps of their children playing at doing their jobs in the initiative being launched by Lanes Utilities, part of Lanes Group plc….
