Leading technology company Sevron Ltd have announced their formal partnership with the Building Engineering Services Association (BESA) today. Sevron has now officially become the preferred provider of chemical safety and risk assessment software for BESA. Their flagship product COSHH365 Suite is a chemical safety management software platform and will be made accessible to over 1000 members of BESA.
Health and Safety, especially chemical safety, is a growing concern for businesses throughout the UK and the Global market. Between 2018 and June 2019, it’s estimated around 147 workers were killed due to accidents in the workplace in the UK. In 2017, 2,526 mesothelioma deaths occurred due to past asbestos exposure. And, according to the Labour Force Survey, 581,000 working people sustaining an injury at work in the last year alone.
These alarming figures are due to businesses having a poor understanding of risk. Failure to complete chemical risk assessments can have a devastating impact on businesses, their employees and even the general public.
Research data concludes a somewhat ‘relaxed attitude to chemical safety’ as being responsible for the continuing negligence in this area, which extends beyond business into the realm of everyday life. For instance, recent figures show an increasing number of children being hospitalised as a result of ‘easy-access’ chemicals (such as bleach) in the home.
Dale Allen, the Founder and Owner of Sevron Ltd, believes more can be done to keep people safe and that the responsibility is on businesses to ensure their teams are adequately trained in health and safety – including understanding how to create legally compliant risk-assessments.
Dale, who is also the award-winning author of the Book on Chemical Safety said “Our AI technology is very sophisticated, and through it, we’ve identified a worrying majority of businesses as falling short of the minimum requirements for Health and Safety compliance.”
After losing a close friend to a chemical-related death, Dale made it his personal mission to resolve this problem and educate people on safety and risk. True to his mission, Dale and his team at Sevron developed a range of free resources designed to train teams on all aspects of chemical and risk health and safety.
Sevron’s software platform COSHH365 Suite allows for the quick and easy creation of compliant, easy-to-understand chemical and task-based risk assessments – a necessary but arduous task for safety experts who often spend hours completing them instead of focusing on keeping their workforce safe.
Specifically, the COSHH365 Suite includes K.A.V - AI technology designed to help businesses reach and maintain compliance by carrying out 80% of a users’ chemical risk assessment creation process for them. This is a huge step forward for teams who are responsible for ensuring the safety of their workplace.
Digital Health and Safety Management Software is a growing trend in workplace safety throughout the UK. As risk and hazard regulatory requirements continue to become more stringent, employers are increasingly looking to simplify the process and streamline their Health and Safety tasks.
COSHH365 Suite allows teams to manage and track their chemical safety documents, safeguard their workplace and prevent accidents through the analysis of the platform’s detailed reporting system. This is critical, since the law requires employers to update, manage and maintain their safety documents in order to stay compliant.
Sevron was selected to partner with BESA specifically because of their advanced technology coupled with their holistic approach towards Health and Safety.
Talking about the partnership between Sevron Ltd and BESA, Dale said, “It’s incredibly exciting to introduce all BESA members to the awesome power of Artificial Intelligence in delivering a certified, competent and compliant approach to task-based risk assessment and chemical safety. It’s an honour to serve the members of such a prestigious association...
...I believe Sevron can help all BESA members achieve the highest standards of compliance. But we don’t just stop there, our services aim to help businesses and individuals maintain those high standards, by offering free training, support and guidance to all our customers, as well as bespoke packages, tailored to the specific needs of a business.”
Mark Oakes, BESA’s Head of BESA Publications said, “We are delighted to partner with Sevron on COSHH compliance. As the trade body for the building engineering sector, we’re constantly striving to find ways to help our members achieve the highest technical standards, maintain compliance and protect health and safety.”
The partnership between Sevron Ltd and BESA will ensure members of the Association improve their chemical safety management and compliance using the COSHH365 Suite and K.A.V AI technology.
Established in 1904, BESA has a proud heritage and has been known by several names throughout its history, most notably as the Heating and Ventilating Contractors’ Association (HVCA). Now trading as BESA, their primary focus is to support and serve their members who are active in the design, installation, commissioning, maintenance, control and management of engineering systems and services in buildings.
BESA is a membership organisation and their mission is to act as the voice of their members, representing the best interests of the firms active within their community at a regional and national level.
For more information visit: www.thebesa.com
