RB Health and Safety Solutions Ltd

🌍🎧 Happy World Listening Day! 🎧🌍

Today, let's be mindful of the sounds around us and their impact on our health and well-being. Thanks to R. Murray Schafer's groundbreaking work with the Soundscape Project, we are more aware of the importance of acoustic ecology.

Here are some tips to promote better listening habits and protect your hearing at work:

Use Ear Protection: If you're in a noisy environment, use earplugs or noise-canceling headphones (if safe to do so).

Take Breaks: Give your ears a rest by taking regular breaks from loud noises.

Monitor Noise Levels: Consider having noise monitoring done at your workplace.

Educate and Train: Attend sessions on hearing protection and encourage your colleagues to do the same.

Create a Quiet Space: If possible, designate a quiet area where employees can retreat and recharge away from noise.

Enhance Your Organisation’s Preparedness with Tabletop Exercises!

A table top exercise (TTX) is a discussion-based simulation used to test how your organisation handles hypothetical emergency situations or incidents.

Used by emergency services, security professionals, and the military, these exercises are key to preparing your team.

Our specialist consultants provide comprehensive support in the area of security, including bespoke table top scenario training. Training can be interactive or paper-based and tailored to fit your venue's requirements.

⚫ Interactive and Engaging: Practice what to do in different emergency scenarios with your team.

⚫ Clear Roles and Responsibilities: Make sure everyone knows their job and can respond quickly and smoothly when it counts.

⚫ Continuous Improvement: Spot areas to improve, update your plans, and build a culture of security awareness in your organisation.

We use state-of-the-art wireless dosimeters to measure noise levels in theatres! These dose badges, worn by the venue or production staff, help us collect crucial noise data, identifying which job roles are most at risk of hearing damage. This information allows us to implement effective safety measures within your venue.

Want to learn more? Get in touch with us today! 📞

It is not our differences that divide us. It is our inability to recognize, accept, and celebrate those differences. - Audre Lorde

Embracing diversity makes us all stronger

Join us at this year's ABTT Theatre Show on Wednesday, 5th June at 14:00 for our talk on Managing Protestors in Theatre. All attendees will receive complimentary access to a Protestor Awareness course, specially designed for the show.

Our Work and Rescue from Height for Theatre and Production training course provides candidates with the knowledge and hands-on experience to safely manage rescue situations while working at height.

This 2-day course combines our working at height (harness) training with additional rescue techniques.

Course Content:

✅ What is work at height
✅ Regulations
✅ Risk assessment
✅ Hierarchy of control
✅ Work restraint
✅ Work positioning
✅ Fall arrest
✅ Fall factors
✅ Personal Protection Equipment (PPE) and Fall Protection Equipment (FPE)
✅ Practical on-site PPE and FPE exercises
✅ What is rescue from height
✅ Rescue plans and equipment
✅ Practical on-site rescue training exercises

Ensure your team is prepared and protected. Sign up today!

🚨 Did you know that nearly HALF of all accidents involving abrasive heels are due to unsafe practices and operator errors? 🚨

Our abrasive wheels course provides an introduction to working safely with abrasive wheels and ensures that candidates are competent and safe when using and inspecting different abrasive wheel types.

Our Theatre Fire Marshal Course is perfect for those appointed as Fire Marshals or Fire Wardens in your venue. This comprehensive course covers everything you need to know, including:

✅ Roles and responsibilities
✅ Combustion principles and fire spread
✅ Common theatre fire hazards
✅ Evacuation procedures
✅ Optional practical fire extinguisher training

This training course can be tailored to suit your venue's needs and requirements.

📞 To book your course, contact the RB Health and Safety Solutions Office today.

Our Audience Response Training course has been specifically designed to provide theatre staff with the skills and knowledge to identify and prevent potential conflict when dealing with patrons.

This course also has an additional breakaway training module for face to face courses, which provides candidates with a range of simple, practical skills to help employees safely disengage themselves from aggressive situations.

For further information, or to book your next course please contact the RB Health and Safety Solutions Office.

Join us at this year's ABTT Theatre Show at Alexandra Palace on the 5th & 6th June. Our Occupational Health Team will be offering FREE hearing screening on both days. Stop by stall A82 to book your appointment.

Exciting news! RB Health and Safety Solutions is pleased to announce that we'll be hosting a talk on "Protestor Awareness in Theatres" at this year's ABTT show! Join us on Wednesday, June 5th, Day 1 of the show, in the Alexandra Suite at 14:00.

All attendees will receive complimentary access to a Protestor Awareness course specially designed for the ABTT show.

Construction Design Management can sometimes be a complicated process to grasp.

Could you highlight the processes being followed and the records kept as the production develops from concept to completion?

From documenting and recording all design phases to detailing additional changes as the process evolves for each set or automation piece, we can support you every step of the way, helping you create an accurate and detailed Health and Safety File for the production.

We can help you and your organisation achieve the gold standard in Production CDM. Contact the RBHSS office for more information and to find out how we can support you.

Introducing our Casuals Induction Package, specifically designed for the theatre industry.

Finding the time to train your casual staff can be both challenging and costly, which is why we've joined forces with venues and industry professionals to build a suite of induction packages suitable for the most common casual roles.

No more juggling multiple lengthy courses or draining your budget! Our new eLearning induction package saves you time and money.

We provide bespoke work at height consultancy services and training for all your working at height problems. Our team specialises in the unique requirements of theatre and production and can help develop solutions to create a safe system of work for even the most hard to reach places.

Our consultants can provide bespoke rescue plans, undertake inspections and working at height audits, create risk assessments and method statements, and offer specialist access advice.

For more information, please contact RB Health and Safety Solutions.

Did you know? Respiratory disease affects 1 in 5 people and ranks as the third leading cause of death in England, following cancer and cardiovascular disease. At RB Health and Safety Solutions, we understand the significance of Spirometry testing in safeguarding lung health.

Our Occupational Health Team can visit your venue and conduct on-site Spirometry testing, assisting you in meeting your legal obligations and protecting your employees.

Please get in touch to find out more about our on-site Spirometry testing.

Lately, we've seen a rise in hospitality making its way back into theatres. We're here to support your food and beverage offerings every step of the way.

From auditing a theatre selling ice cream to assisting events requiring trader sign-offs, all the way to supporting large national restaurants seeking a review of their food policies, we've got you covered.
Our experienced food auditors bring years of industry expertise to provide independent assessments of your food safety practices, supporting your organisation to maintain or improve your current food hygiene rating. Our experts will work with your team to advise on best practices and streamline your food management system.

Get in touch today for a simplified, common-sense approach to food safety. Whether it's creating a new policy, reviewing existing practices, or conducting a comprehensive audit, we're here to help.

Our Flame Retardancy eLearning course provides an introduction to the use of flame retardant products, explaining the various techniques and products utilised within the industry to help protect performers, crew, and the audience.

Course Price: £10 per course
Free to all clients on the RB Health and Safety Solutions Learning Management System.

Contact RB Health and Safety Solutions today to book your eLearning course.

01424 377 200
[email protected]

Congratulations to all those venues that have completed a successful panto season! If it is your dark period, it's the ideal moment to shine a spotlight on your COSHH management system. If you need any help or support, we can create data sheets, advise on best practices and review your processes.

Pleasure to have worked at the historic Pavilion Theatre Glasgow yesterday, one of Glasgow's oldest and most loved theatres.

When was your last Health and Safety Audit? Do you need any theatre-related documents created or revised? We can review and create area-specific risk assessments, health and safety policies, and conduct complete health and safety audits.

Worried about missing updates in regulations? Let us guarantee that you remain up-to-date with all new legislation.

Seeking an external industry auditor to shine a light on your current practices? Our consultants are here to help highlight areas for improvement.

Are your risk assessments suitable and specific to your organisation? Let us ensure that they meet standards and expectations.

Get a year of free competent health and safety advice with any audit.

We are looking for accredited Food Auditors and fire Risk Assessors who would be available to work with us as a subcontractor. This is a flexible work approach.

If you are interested, please contact us via [email protected]

⚠️ GRILLON SAFETY ALERT ⚠️
Petzl requests that you inspect GRILLON products manufactured between October and December 2023, following detection of ropes which were incorrectly installed in the rope adjuster of recently produced GRILLON products. In such a case, the product does not perform its blocking function, which can result in a risk of injury.

If you know others who possess or use GRILLON products, we ask you to kindly share this important information with them.

Did you know that 1 in 6 adults in the UK is affected by hearing loss? Prioritising your hearing health is crucial, especially if you work in a noisy environment, such as a theatre.

Regular screening can detect issues caused by noise exposure early on, enabling better management and prevention of further damage.

Don't let a noisy workplace affect your hearing. Take control of your well-being and contact us today.

Our consultancy team specialises in providing tailored solutions. We can build bespoke packages to suit your specific needs, covering areas such as CDM, Work at Height, Safe Systems of Work, Risk Assessments, and Method Statements. Providing up-to-date technical knowledge with industry experience to ensure your production requirements are met.

Recently, our team has closely collaborated with clients such as Disney’s Aladdin, ABBA Voyage, Madagascar The Musical, Jean Paul Gaultier Fashion Freakshow, and The SpongeBob Musical to help ensure that the production goes off without a hitch.

Is workplace noise getting a bit too loud? Worried about your team's hearing health? Don't fret – we've got the solution! Introducing RB Health and Safety Solutions' Noise Monitoring Services. Our cutting-edge technology ensures your workspace remains safe and sound!