ENERGY & UTILITIES: SKYFORM sCOTLAND LTD
“Really, it’s about having
responsibility for your
activities and ensuring
that no harm is done
to the environment,
which can then impact
future generations.”
completed correctly and safely at all times.
“On a day to day basis, I am responsible for engaging
with clients and ensuring that our employees are at
the right place, doing the right job, at the right time. It
is critical that they have the correct and best available
equipment to do their jobs. Our workforce undertakes a
minimum level of training and we continue to challenge the
boundaries of what is the “minimum level”.
“In the last 18 -24 months, we’ve invested significantly
in up-skilling our workforce, training the guys to increase
their competence and in the ‘One Stop Shop’ for statutory
inspections. We continue to do so with training needs being
identified continually as we expand our workforce and
portfolio.”
HEALTH AND SAFETY
As required, Skyform utilise external companies and
engage with consultants for aspects of the business that
they feel are not within their natural expertise, such as
the provision of occupational health advice and pressure
systems.
Alan commented:
“If we’re in a situation where a customer asks ‘Can you
support this?’, we take the pressure off by engaging with
industry experts and consultants for advice and guidance.
To support our health and safety compliance, we never cut
corners and foolishly head into a project without sound,
professional knowledge in place.
“To guarantee that standards are met, we have on site
supervisors who ensure the teams are working as they
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should be, we have our own audit and inspection schedule
and we use in-house and third party organisations to
feedback on health and safety compliance standards.”
ACCREDITATION AND CERTIFICATION
ISO 9001: 2008
ISO 14001: 2004
BS OHSAS 18001: 2007
UKAS 17020
Achilles UVDB
Achilles Link Up
Investors in People
BSI Green Deal Installer – PAS2030
Safe Mark
Safe Contractor
Skyform’s memberships include: SEAMA (Suspended
Access Equipment Manufacturers Association), AREG
(Aberdeen Renewable Energy Group), LEEA (Lifting
Equipment Engineers Association), CRA (Concrete Repair
Association), CPA (Corrosion Protection Alliance), SCA
(Sprayed Concrete Association), Construction Line and
UKAS.
The company has recently received certification for ISO/
IEC 17020:2012, Conformity assessment. This International
Standard has been drawn up with the objective of
promoting confidence in bodies performing inspection, and
certification involves a rigorous internal audit.
“We’re also members of RenewableUK who are great
for advice and keeping us up to date with changes in