New Health & Safety Xpert v4.4.0 Update just released...

Following changes made by the HSE in April revoking certain regulations – we have updated Health & Safety Xpert accordingly. This means the software is current and complies with the law. There is also an updated manual to reflect the changes.

The changes to new Health & Safety Xpert v.4.4.0 include:

- Removal of references to Construction (Head Protection) Regulations 1989 as this is superseded by Personal Protective equipment at Work (PPE) Regulations 1992 (Amended 1996) in all documents.

- Removal of references to Notification of Conventional Tower Cranes Regulations 2010 in all documents as this has been repealed.

Additional Health & Safety Information

HSE site visits are on the increase, Fees for Intervention (FFI) are making their mark, business owners face fear of employee litigation, there are CDM regs and ongoing HSE changes.

Health & Safety Xpert will help to ensure your paperwork is always up-to-date and always fully comprehensive. For more info about Health & Safety Xpert visit: www.hbxl.co.uk/hsx

Do you fear the arrival of a personal injury claim letter?

Even small businesses have a duty of care to keep their employees and the public safe on site as well as legal requirements to undertake certain paperwork. 

• It is a legal requirement for every company to produce a Company Health & Safety Policy if you have 5 or more employees.
•  It is a legal requirement if you have 4 or more people on site at one time that for you to undertake and record a Risk Assessment for the job.
• It is a legal requirement to record accidents and incidents on site on an Accident & Incident Record.
• It is a legal requirement under CDM regulations to have an active Health & Safety Plan and that the customer should not allow your project to start without one.
• It is a legal requirement under CDM 2007 regulations for companies of all sizes to ensure the competency of the tradesmen you hire - use our Contractor Questionnaire for this.

Hot off the press: details on the forthcoming EstimatorXpress summer update

Later this Summer 2013 we’ll be releasing a new update to EstimatorXpress following customer feedback. This update includes a couple of new useful Workbooks plus some substantial updates to the Customer Quotation tool.

Firstly a quick low down on the new Workbooks; we’ve got 2 new flooring workbooks which are a brand new Laminate flooring workbook plus a Solid wood flooring workbook. Handy for both renovation and new build work.

Jim Pizzey, Technical Director @ HBXL rounds up what will be coming in the Customer Quotes. “This is quite a significant update for the quotation tool” says Jim.

Brand new EstimatorXpress Plumbing & Heating Update - 96 new boilers!

Jim Pizzey, Technical Director @ HBXL is pleased to announce the launch of the latest EstimatorXpress Plumbing & Heating update, which has a particular focus on the hot topic of boilers.

There’s been a lot changes in the world of heating manufacturers, so Jim and his team have reviewed all the top manufacturers boiler systems and removed any discontinued products from HBXL's EstimatorXpress Plumbing & Heating software and replaced them with 96 new boilers including the very latest LPG systems.

Britain’s No.1 Tradesman chats to us about his use of EstimatorXpress

EstimatorXpress user, Nick Orchard has been voted Britain’s No.1 Tradesman! This is great achievement for the Bristol based Director of England’s finest Property Services Ltd.

The search was country wide and received over 600 entries from tradesmen across a whole range of different trades including builders, plumbers, electricians, painters, decorators, glaziers, roofers and landscape gardeners.

Being a HBXL software user we were keen to catch up with Nick to congratulate him, find out more about his award and ask the important questions (to us!)…did the software help?

Watch Nick's interview now

Software helps west country building firm cope with Health & Safety

Operating from its main office in central Bristol, 21CBS specialises in providing high quality building, electrical and maintenance contracting services across the southern half of the UK and they chose Health & Safety Xpert several years ago to help them with the health and safety aspects of their business.

Established in 2001 the business works across a wide variety of working sectors including education, healthcare, retail, leisure, commercial and high end residential sectors.

Heading the company is boss Mark Taviner who over the years has seen plenty of change in the industry and none more so than within the requirements from a health and safety perspective.
Mark said: “There’s no doubt that the level of documentation and attention to detail on all things related to health and safety has increased but it’s for a very good reason.

Watch Mark's interview now