Jun162017
Emphasising that the Modi Government is committed to achieve Land Degradation Neutrality by the year 2030, Environment Minister Dr. Harsh Vardhan has said that India’s
Jun162017
The businesses, which all have an innovation that can benefit the environment, went on an Clean + Cool Mission this week (10 to 17 June 2017).
The mission is backed by Innovate UK and Long Run Works. It supports early-stage, high-potential companies to connect with opportunities through being part of an organised programme. This means they are able to explore cross-border opportunities and find faster routes to their target market.
All of the businesses were selected to take part by a panel of judges. The panel was made up of representatives from Clean + Cool, Innovate UK, Department for International Trade, Knowledge Transfer Network, Greenhouse PR, PwC, Silicon Valley Bank, Volans, Whitefox Technologies and Women in Cleantech & Sustainability.
Businesses on the mission include:
Ian Meikle, Director – Infrastructure Systems, Innovate UK says:
Clean + Cool is a great example of the role Innovate UK plays in connecting innovators with the right partners they need to succeed. The Mission tackles the human challenges to innovation, helping early stage CEOs grow their ambition, profile and network, while improving their pitch and insight.
This is the sixth Clean + Cool mission. Previous missions have resulted in success, including UK engineering company Whitefox Technologies.
Through 2 missions to San Francisco and Brazil, they were able to make connections and gain knowledge of the biofuels industry and legislation in the US. This led to them pitching their solutions to US biofuel producer Pacific Ethanol. They now have a commercial deal, and are receiving interest from other companies in North America and Europe.
Jun162017
The businesses, which all have an innovation that can benefit the environment, went on an Clean + Cool Mission this week (10 to 17 June 2017).
The mission is backed by Innovate UK and Long Run Works. It supports early-stage, high-potential companies to connect with opportunities through being part of an organised programme. This means they are able to explore cross-border opportunities and find faster routes to their target market.
All of the businesses were selected to take part by a panel of judges. The panel was made up of representatives from Clean + Cool, Innovate UK, Department for International Trade, Knowledge Transfer Network, Greenhouse PR, PwC, Silicon Valley Bank, Volans, Whitefox Technologies and Women in Cleantech & Sustainability.
Businesses on the mission include:
Ian Meikle, Director – Infrastructure Systems, Innovate UK says:
Clean + Cool is a great example of the role Innovate UK plays in connecting innovators with the right partners they need to succeed. The Mission tackles the human challenges to innovation, helping early stage CEOs grow their ambition, profile and network, while improving their pitch and insight.
This is the sixth Clean + Cool mission. Previous missions have resulted in success, including UK engineering company Whitefox Technologies.
Through 2 missions to San Francisco and Brazil, they were able to make connections and gain knowledge of the biofuels industry and legislation in the US. This led to them pitching their solutions to US biofuel producer Pacific Ethanol. They now have a commercial deal, and are receiving interest from other companies in North America and Europe.
Jun162017
16 June 2017
This week is Carers Week. They are the unsung heroes of our country.
There are at least 759,000 carers aged 16 and over in Scotland and 49,000 young carers. The value of care provided by carers in Scotland is more than £10 billion every year.
At some point of our life, three-out-of-five of us will become carers. Here’s how Labour would change Scotland to support carers.
Increase Carer’s Allowance
Carer’s Allowance is the payment made to carers to help them with additional expenses.
Holyrood has the powers to increase Carer’s Allowance and Labour would increase it by £11 a week – or nearly £600 a year.
Get more carers claiming Carer’s Allowance
The last official figures showed that more than 50,000 carers who were entitled to Carer’s Allowance weren’t claiming it.
That’s £170 million that could be going to carers, but isn’t. Maybe they don’t know they are entitled to it, or are put off by the process of applying.
Labour will push for a legal duty on Scotland’s new social security agency to ensure everyone gets what they are entitled to.
Labour MSPs got the Scottish Parliament to agree to this plan last year – and we’ll push the SNP government every step of the way towards creating the new agency.
Stop the cuts to public services
The SNP government has taken Tory austerity and passed it on to Scotland’s communities.
Local council budgets have been slashed – with more than £1.5 billion slashed from local government budgets since 2011.
That means increased pressure on services like respite care and support at school for young carers.
Only Labour is making the case to use Holyrood’s new tax powers to stop the cuts to public services and invest instead.
Like our plan? Then help spread our message.
Jun162017
HSL is to run a 1 day course on RPE Fit Test – Introduction.
20 July 2017
Tight-fitting Respiratory Protective Equipment (RPE) needs to fit the wearer’s face well in order to work correctly and provide the expected protection. As faces come in all shapes and sizes, each wearer needs to be supplied with a facepiece which matches their face. Fit testing demonstrates how well a facepiece matches the individual’s face; it is used to select a facemask which is a good match for them. HSE’s relevant Approved Codes Of Practice (ACOP) require that fit testing be carried out as part of the initial RPE selection process, to ensure that the wearer has the correct facepiece.
This course will explain the importance of fit testing, the responsibilities of employers and introduce the various fit testing methods. Practical sessions will cover the essential skills of pre-use checking and correct donning of facepieces, before going on to provide opportunity to practice fit testing using the 2 methods which are extensively and almost exclusively in use in the UK. It is therefore ideal for those new to, or relatively new to, practical fit testing and also suitable for those with responsiblility for correct selection of respiratory protection.
This is in an introductory course which will provide a good foundation on which to build practical fit testing skills. To become a competent fit tester will require considerable additional practice and experience. Our Respiratory Protective Equipment (RPE) fit testing – Advanced course is suitable for those who are well on the way to becoming competent fit testers and are possibly considering applying for accreditation under the Fit2Fit scheme.
All course presenters are Fit2Fit accredited fit testers, some were actively involved in the development of the Fit2Fit scheme.
Individuals who are new to or relatively new to practical fit testing and those with responsibility for correct selection of respiratory protection.
More information on the Fit2Fit scheme is available at http://fit2fit.org/index.html
The course will be run at the HSL laboratory in the spa town of Buxton. Buxton is in the heart of the Peak District and has good links to mainline train stations and Manchester International Airport.
Details of hotels in the Buxton area can be found at www.visitpeakdistrict.com.
The discounted cost of this course is £600 per person (includes course notes, lunch and refreshments).
Comments & Feedback
“The team/trainers were fantastic and brimmed with knowledge, not just the technical elements, but down to earth ‘working’ solutions that can be applied in the workplace. In one word fantastic. I would thoroughly recommend HSL, a great organisation! Please keep providing training, there is no service/training provider like the HSL.”
Richard Browne (CARE UK)
Please note the invoice option is not available within 4 weeks of the course date, or for overseas customers. If you are selecting the invoice option for payment, it will be mandatory to input a purchase order/reference number as we are unable to process booking forms without this.
For further dates and additional information email: training@hsl.gsi.gov.uk or contact the Training & Conferences Unit
at HSL directly on +44 (0)1298 218806.