Questions on Short-Term Finance

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J Coffey Construction Ltd ANNUAL REPORT Date of Board meeting: TBC Name of Report: Annual Health & Safety Report 2008/2009 Author(s): Alyn Tomkinson Approved by (name of Executive member): James Coffey Presented by: Alyn Tomkinson Purpose of the report: To provide the Board with the Annual Health & Safety Report for 2008/2009 Overview of Performance between April 2008 and April 2009 Action required: Approval by the Board Sections 1. 2. 2. 1 2. 2 2. 3 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Appendix 1 Appendix 2 Appendix 3 Standard Contents Overview Key AchievementsPolicy Development and Implementation Information Incident Reporting Performance Indicators Raising the Profile of Health and Safety Co-operation and Co-ordination Training and Competence Health and Safety Objectives Accident Summary Prohibition Notice Summary of Insurance Claims Health and Safety Annual Report 2008/2009 Report No: 2 J Coffey Construction Ltd Health and Safety Annual Report 2008/2009 1. Overview The work to continually improve Heal th and Safety has grown in stature throughout the Company since the last reporting year.Generally awareness of Health & Safety has been raised further by the Employment of a Productive Health and Safety Advisor working along side the Health and Safety Manager to ensure compliance is met through Auditing, Documentation Evaluation, Investigation works, continual training, safety meetings and various safety bulletins, as well as filtering all Supervisors and Managers (In due course) through either the SSSTS (Site Supervisors Safety Training Scheme) or the SMSTS (Site Managers Safety Training Scheme) which has enhanced the Health and Safety Culture throughout the Company.The Health & Safety Manager and Team has continued the good work within the company to ensure that Site Managers meet their responsibilities, although in some areas this has met with some resistance with some managers still failing to complete weekly document returns. Most Managers have achieved carrying out risk assess ments & reviews on existing risk assessments as well as producing Method Statements which in the past was lacking. 2. Key Achievements 2008/2009 2. 1 Policy Development and ImplementationA key objective of the Health & Safety department for this year was to continue the development and implementation of health and safety policies across the company, integrating as far as possible already established systems to ensure minimal changes to working practices. The following guidance has been ratified and implemented: ? No Lone Working – Continued from Last Report. ? Young Persons Health & Safety Risk Assessment – Continued from Last Report. ? Implementation of the Health and Safety Action Plan – Within the new Health and Safety Manual. Implementation of a Worksafe Policy – Within the new Health and Safety Manual. ? The introduction of a New method Statement Proforma, Diamond Drilling Check sheets, BROKK Daily/weekly check sheets, Concrete-Screed pump check shee ts, Plant issue vouchers and the Health and Safety Observation Cards. Health and Safety Annual Report 2008/2009 Report No: 2 J Coffey Construction Ltd The following policy matters continue to be worked on from last year: ? Guidance for Managers & Team Leaders on the HSE Management Standards for assessing Work Related Hand ArmVibration (HAVs). ? Guidance for Managers & Team Leaders on the HSE Management Standards for assessing Work Related Risk. ? Guidance for Managers & Team Leaders on Method Statements and Risk Assessments. ? Manual Handling. ? Supervisors Training. ? Asbestos Awareness. ? Training in general. 2. 2 Information The Health & Safety manual and individual site files continue to be updated and contain the following information: ? ? ? ? ? ? ? 2. 3 Policies HSE Leaflets/Guidance Risk Assessment Guidance Generic Risk Assessments Minutes of Safety meetingsHealth & Safety Newsletters (HSE and Worksafe Partnership) Toolbox Talks Incident Reporting Kind of accident/incident Fa tal Major Over 3 Days Minor Total Fall from height 0 0 2 1 3 Slip, Trip, fall – same level 0 0 0 2 2 Injured whilst handling, lifting, carrying 0 0 1 1 2 Struck by moving object 0 0 0 2 2 Struck by moving Vehicle 0 0 0 0 0 Contact with moving machinery/material 0 0 0 1 1 Contact with electricity 0 0 0 0 0 Health and Safety Annual Report 2008/2009 Report No: 2 J Coffey Construction Ltd Strike against something fixed/stationary 0 0 0 2 2Exposure/contact – harmful substance 0 0 0 2 2 Other 0 0 0 2 2 Total 0 0 3 13 16 2 10 12 Below are the Results for 2007/2008 Total 3. 0 0 Performance Indicators Classically the incidence of accidents has been used as a key performance indicator for health and safety and this continues to develop, although it should be noted that there has been a rise in the number of accidents reported, this may be due to the heightened awareness of reporting procedures available to all operatives. Health and Safety Annual Report 2008/2009 Report No: 2 J Coffey Construction LtdIt should also be noted that, while important, the measurement of the accident rate is a measure of failures, not successes. However although there has been a slight rise in the reporting of accidents the Accident Incident Rate and the Accident Frequency Rate has decreased over the reporting period in relation to the number of employees to the previous year. The Health and Safety Department agrees to use the new Method Statement Proforma and all introduced check sheets to achieve uniformity throughout the company as a performance measure tool together with the new Health and Safety Table. 4.Raising the Profile of Health and Safety The Health & Safety Manager issues monthly health and safety bulletin sheet from The Worksafe Partnership Ltd and his own, providing news of new policies and other health and safety matters of interest as well as e-mailing information from the HSE Website on relevant subjects. Health & Safety HSE â€Å"Myth of the Month† are c ontinuing to be published on the Health and Safety Notice boards. The Site Managers have, and continue to be active in the way of conducting Toolbox Talks in compliance with current HSE Campaigns and relevant implementations and changes throughout the company.The Health and Safety Manager has introduced a Monthly Health and Safety Table, marking each site on their Health and Safety Performance on a variety of subjects, where the winners each month receive a Plague. The Company has now become a member of ROSPA (The Royal Society of the Prevention of Accidents). 5. Co-operation and Co-ordination Co-operation and co-ordination with other agencies has continued successfully. A good liaison link has been established with the Health & Safety Executive, British Safety Council, IIRSM (International Institute of Risk and Safety Management) and ROSPA. 6. Training and CompetenceA health and safety training Matrix has proved successful and now has a regular monthly update in line with our OHSAS 18001 Health and Safety Standard. Objectives have been set to fully update our managers to have minimum Health and Safety Annual Report 2008/2009 Report No: 2 J Coffey Construction Ltd certification in the following courses – SMSTS, First Aid, and Environmental Awareness (On-Going). Below is the list of courses under took in this reporting period between April 2008 and April 2009 – NO. TRAINING NO. OF OPERATIVES TRAINED 20072008 NO. OF OPERATIVES TRAINED 20082009 1 PASMA TRAINING 14 0 2 COMBISAFE – SAFETY NET FAN 0 3 GENERAL HEALTH AND SAFETY NVQ 2 1 0 4 MANUAL HANDLING 1 0 5 HAND HELD EQUIPMENT AND TOOLS 1 0 6 FIRE PREVENTION AND CONTROL 1 0 7 EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY 1 0 8 CERTIFICATE OF UNIT CREDIT – LEVEL 2 NVQ IN CONSTRUCTION OPERATIONS 4 0 9 HSE FIRST AID AT WORK 11 0 10 FIRST AID AT WORK 4 0 11 CPCS CERTIFICATE 15 0 12 CSCS CERTIFICATE 25 0 13 C. SCOPE – CABLE AVOIDANCE TOOL 6 6 14 SONDE 6 0 15 SIGNAL GENERATOR SGV 6 0 16 CITB – INTERM EDIATE CERTIFICATE 1 0 17 SAFE USE AND MAINTENANCE OF GOODS HOIST 1 0 18 FIRE SAFETY TRAINING 3 0 19 IEMA ASSOCIATE MEMBERSHIP 1 0 20 ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS FOR BUILDERS AND SITE OPERATIVES 0 Health and Safety Annual Report 2008/2009 Report No: 2 J Coffey Construction Ltd 21 ASBESTOS AWARENESS 11 0 22 GGR UNIC – GLASS HANDLING AND MINI CRANES 4 0 23 SKID STEER LOADER 17 0 24 FORWARD TIPPING DUMPER 16 0 25 TELESCOPIC FORKLIFT 2 0 26 RIDE ON ROLLER 5 0 27 LORRY LOADER 4 0 28 EXCAVATOR 2 0 169 0 TOTAL Being Up Dated Currently by Cheryl Winter and Emma Lickley 7. Health & Safety Objectives The objectives set for the Health & Safety for 2009/2010 are those that indicate continuous improvement and are therefore a continuing set of objectives and will stand as objectives for the coming year. †¢ †¢ †¢ †¢ †¢ †¢ †¢ The company shall impose a performance indicator on itself e. g. a reduction in reportable incidents by conducting more Courses such as M anual Handling Awareness, Safe Working in around plant and machinery Awareness to avoid reoccurrences in the last reporting period accidents. All Managers/Supervisors to achieve the SMSTS (Site Managers Safety Training Scheme) or SSSTS (Site Supervisor Safety Training Scheme) Courses (On-Going). All Managers to achieve the 4 day Appointed Person First Aid Training. All Managers to be fully trained in the producing of Method Statements and Risk Assessments (On-Going).An increase of 10% to be achieved on the issue of CSCS cards (OnGoing). Continual Asbestos Awareness Training for all operatives (On-Going). Continuous update to all staff on the current HSE Campaigns and Health and Safety Bulletins (On-Going). A Clamp to arrange for Two personnel per month to attend the MACE business school for training. Health and Safety Annual Report 2008/2009 Report No: 2 J Coffey Construction Ltd Appendix 1. SUMMARIES ENTERED INTO DATABASE FOLDER OF ACCIDENTS & DANGEROUS OCCURRENCES WITHIN J COFFEY CONSTRUCTION LTD INVESTIGATED BY AN INTERNAL HEALTH AND SAFETY MANAGER (APRIL 2008 –TO APRIL 2009) Fall from Height IP (Injured Party) was exiting an inlet chamber via a ladder, while carrying a staff in one hand, when he fell 5. 5m resulting in Fractures to both heals (HSE Reportable). IP was working in a riser when the plyboard protection (secured by others) gave way and the operative fell 3. 5m resulting in a Fracture of the Transverse Process Lumbar Vertebrae. IP was in the process of propping up a brickwork pier when it cracked and broke free, falling through to the next level, resulting in the operative following it and cutting his leg.Slips, Trips, Fall – Same Level IP was exiting across a scaffold bridge when one of the steps collapsed, resulting in a graze to the leg. IP stepped on a piece of plyboard when it gave way resulting in the operative reaching out a hand to steady himself cutting his right arm. Injured whilst handling, lifting, carrying IP was carryi ng a wheelbarrow up some steps when he slipped, resulting in an injured back. (HSE Reportable). IP reported muscular pain due to holding and breaking out works. Struck by moving object IP was struck by a moving gate as it swung back resulting in a cut to the heel.IP was struck by his own hammer in the hip area, as he over swung and missed his intended target. Health and Safety Annual Report 2008/2009 Report No: 2 J Coffey Construction Ltd Contact with moving machinery/materials IP was struck by a skilsaw blade when it jumped after hitting the edge of the work bench resulting in a cut to the hand. Strike against something fixed/stationary IP was breaking out concrete when he caught his right arm on a protruding piece of re-bar, resulting in a cut. IP was breaking out concrete when he caught his right arm on a protruding piece of re-bar, resulting in a cut.Exposure/Contact – Harmful Substance 2 No IP`s were trying to unblock a gully without skin protection, into cementatious wa ter, resulting in cementatious burns to their arms. Other IP blew into his safety goggles and as a result got grit/debris caught into his eyes. IP cut his big toe while having a Hilti Nail fired through his boot by another operative. Appendix 2. Prohibition Notice A Prohibition Notice was served by the HSE (Health and Safety Executive) for a defective concrete pump on the 22nd October 2008, which was being used by Floorscreed Ltd on behalf of J Coffey Construction Ltd at the Audi West Project.The pump was inspected 2 days prior to the Prohibition Notice being served by our on site Manager, who did not report any defects. On the day of the 22nd October 2008 the visiting HSE Inspector Mr V Neaverson found the guard protecting the mixing blades to have been snapped off and the operation of the pump still in use, resulting in both J Coffey Construction Ltd and Floorscreed Ltd receiving a Prohibition Notice being served. Actions taken to satisfy the Prohibition Notice : the pump was remo ved from site the same day and taken to Floorscreed Ltd Plant Yard where the guard was welded back in place and a new hopper lid fitted.The pump was returned to site the next day where it was photographed for evidence of the actions being carried out and emailed to the HSE Inspector as proof, after verbal communication with the HSE Inspector he confirmed work could continue. Health and Safety Annual Report 2008/2009 Report No: 2 J Coffey Construction Ltd Since this incident J Coffey Construction Ltd`s Health and Safety Department have implemented Daily/Weekly check sheets to be completed when carrying out works with static and mobile concrete/screed pumps, which to date has proved very effective.Despite satisfying the Prohibition Notice and introducing new checking systems the Prohibition Notice will remain on record by the HSE for 5 years. Appendix 3. 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Impact of international law on trade

Impact of international law on trade BUSINESS LAW A business has to be built within a defined set of framework regardless of its nature and where it is conducted. This structural framework has to be structured on law which provides the various options for the proprietors of the business to choose the best suited to their particular needs. The particular needs of the business proprietors relates to issues such as the business flexibility, the confidentiality of the business data, taxation and the source of finances. Today, the conduct of the business must be within the legal structure which acts as the vehicle for the business conduct. The term company is used in the civil law countries with a meaning of partnership and limited companies. The international business law originated from the customs, multilateral trities, international conventions and aggreements which came together to form a common framework for world trading and market. Trade and business transactions have enhanced the market globalization with the introduction of div erse business and trade laws. This has further contributed to the developing and growth of the regional trade promoting the business transactions in the international trade. The GATT , NAFTA treaties and the European Union are the main sources of the international law. These international organizational develops and reveiews the international stardards and the legal codes of conduct that binds the member nations. The law mainly addresses the ethical issues that affect the business operations in the global business environment. This involves the stardards set for the protection of the rules for international sales and other difficult issues between the individual nations on agreement. The international law also adreeses the processes involvedin the business disputes resolution in the international business transactions The international law of business determines the rights and the responsibilities of the parties in the business transaction. The US government has globally used its economic and political influences in forcing other nations to remove non-tariff barriers to the US import of goods and services. The spirit of free and fair trade has become widely contagious globally thus there was need for the laws and business guidelines to be conducted between the business partners. With the growth of the global economic integration, many nations have joined the business organizations such as the World trade organization to enjoy the world trade. This has led to the globalization of the global economy and opening up the world market for exports and imports of goods and services enabling the business prospects to the developing nations. The international business laws are the measures and rules followed by the business proprietors conducting the international business. This creates a conducive international business environment with flexibility in the law of international trade and investment. The international law gives the strategic plans in the basic market entry of many firms, protection policies of the intellectual property and licenses as well as the foreign investments. The law puts the emphasis to both the private and the puplic sectors in business environment. The private law which is widely apllied in the international business transactionsincludes the law of the international sales, business agreements and other governing laws. The public business international law includes the convections, business trities and the agreements among the countries that entails the legal frame work within the international business jurisdiction. Many countries has created customs and tarrif laws that open up the market to the international investors. The public international business law provides the foundation for the gorvernments regulation of the international business. Careful business planning and legal practices avoid and reduce the risks involved with the international law a s they affect the public and the private sectors of the business. A private law is considered when the rule of law affects the commercial transactions between two parties whereas the public law is considered in the determination of the rights and the responsibilities of the countries to one another. Management of the International business transactions needs well entailed strategies and better implementation mechanisms due to increase in the trade risks. Today world of business has many challenges in dealing with the illegal business which do not exist. Many business firms are trying to conduct international business illegally in avoiding the taxation in various levels of the business. Handling of the foreign mergers and dealing with the illegal markets goods has been a challenge to many nations in conducting the world trade. The international law faces challenge in dealing with the unexpected differences in foreign corporate law and the evaluation of the political stability in the less stable nations. Political indifference has been an affecting the international business laws with the government giving an outline on business conduct to their respective nations. This has led to the poor economic growth internationally with the international law stressing the strategic decision making processes. Cultural, economic, political and social factors have a great impact on the international business laws as they gives the variations in attitudes towards the law. They influence the way we do business internationally and impacts on the trade relations between the nations. There is difficulty in the Separation of the politics, foreign policies and the country trade evidently seen in the exports controls and trade sanction obligatory to foreign policy or the national security. Trade and the investment issues has also been a challenge in the international business with the occurrence of the nations investment policies. The legal environment on which the international business is conducted has become so intense with the social economic and political forces influencing the development of the business law making processes and legal institutions. The economic environment of conducting business has greatly improved in the developing countries especially China. This is due to the increase in the multinational businesses in world developments as many countries trade with each other. The custom and the tariffs laws enhance the business operation from the international levels allowing the firms to locate the overseseas market and facilitators in expansion of the business globally. Human rights and the international criminal law have been global issues which has affected the international business as many violators being locked out from the common trade organizations. In the developing countries trade and business are incorporated with governmental and regional laws with the development agenda of the fast economic growth. International business has more ethical issues and social responsibilities with outlined corporate codes of conduct in trade transactions. The principles of international business has been affected by the intergovernmental organizations with the laws such as codes of conduct, child labor, workers rights, protection of environment and wildlife, human rights There are a lot of added risks in the international business which includes the risk of the language and cultural differences, international hostility and political influences. The foreign legal actions and practices, trade controls and the restriction of the investment has also been an area of concern in the management of the international business laws. The major forms of the international business the importing and exporting trade, the transfer licensing agreement s and the legal protection of the patents, copyrights and other intellectual property. Active foreign investments have been developed through business mergers, acquitions and the joint ventures. The international business, trade and international licensing of the intellectual property provide the legal relationship between the international parties in conducting the international business transactions. These legal frameworks provide them with important means of foreign market entry with different level of commitment and involvement in the foreign market lifetime. The managerial challenges experienced expose the business entities to different set of legal business risks with long term economical implications. Economic Interdependence Todays world economy has led to the realization of the international business as many countries have realized that they cant rely on the domestic business due to the global competition. This has enabled the interdependency of the world economically enhancing the globalization of products, services and capital markets. The economic interdependence in the world economy has been contributed by the availability of the precious natural raw resources and the technological advances increasingly opening up the free trade and available markets for imports and exports between different sovereignty. The development of the free trade and the steady movement towards economic integration among nations has led to the increased foreign investments and the industrialization promoting the international business. The interdependence has attributed to the common international laws in the business environment with the interrelated financial markets, the world wide flow of capital and the coordination of the economic policies to create a globally competitive economy. The international law has a created comparative advantage to the economic concepts in many nations. Exporting in international business provides the business firms to reach wide range of market which requires modest capital investment and internationally recognized business laws. In the recent past the word was experiencing the legal barriers to the importing and exporting of the nations products. The international law creates the custom regulations identifying the legal controls on the exports and imports of products between countries. Many countries engage in exporting of goods in regular basis complying with the international business law in making of the exporting marketing decisions. Trade relations between nations create the dependence, influence affecting the power position of the nation and strengthening the economic coexistence of the country. Every sovereign nation can at any time influence or interrupt its own export and import trade affairs affecting the international tra de environment as the other countries relying on it must then get another markets and sources of supply or make economic adjustments . The power to interrupt the business relations with any country is a determinant of a countrys global power position. Sovereign nations have increasingly interrupted the trade processes with the increase in competition levels denying the importation and the export processes. Settlement of such business power disputes are fully engaged through the international business law on which a common ground is used in the crisis settlement. In the currency issues a foreign currency transactions requires the exchange rates on which the gain or loss results from the gradual changes on the exchange rates. The policies of securing the international foreign trade secure the controls over the oceanic trade routes increasing the trade partners benefits and trading with nations with mobility of the resources. Many countries have tried to create their own trade laws redirecting their international businesses to their politically friendly nations or the neighbors. The international business policy relies on the influence of the foreign trade between the sovereign nations. Resource mobility between the countries plays a major role in the relocation of the resources with the manufacturing and the trading countries having a major advantage. The international laws in business allow the countries to interpret and detect the relevant mechanisms to put in place to ensure that the rules and the laws dont influence the core business of the nation. Merge dealing policies is currently widely used by the businesses worldwide in order to make an extra revenue. This is achieved as the trade seeks for help in dealing with their distribution and sales of their goods on which they start with the merger plan. This policy allows the trade owner to fully regulate and monitors the business globally opening up to a wider market. International business acquisitions to foreign markets accessibility is a vital entity in business enterprises of all kinds and sizes. This is a major provision of the foreign production or marketing capacity in the global business transactions. Over the past decades businesses has faced difficulties in obtaining harmonizing product or service lines. Many of them run the services with high market risk and high costs. The law governing the global business provides business with methods to obtain regulatory and legal business approvals. legal practitioners and other experts involved in the international business law making need a user-friendly source of information covering the most important jurisdictions of the world trade. International Business Acquisitions has positively affected the business and trade issues due to the great value of the legal business issues. The policies and the business strategies encompass the basic international elements of trade, the licensing and the inves tment policies. The business prospects entering to foreign market depend on the host countries considerations and the sophistication of the firm internationally. With the gradual political changes in many countries the world economy has increased with the rise of the international trade. Many countries are moving towards greater political freedom and good governance. This democratic advance has led to creation of international business law that protects the world business. With this freedom foreign investors are freely integrating themselves in various global businesses creating a market oriented world economies. The greatest challenges facing the international business is the entrenched poverty level and the declining natural resources as excess resource exploitation is experienced in many regions. The environmental degradation, global warming international terrorism and the widespread of infectious disease has also been an area of concern in the international laws. The overlap occurs in business transactions with many countries creating their business plan that complies with the international standards. Ownership of the foreign business by the investors has to comply with the obligations of the corporate citizenship in the invested country. The international trade market has enhanced the investment of the foreigner in various countries enhancing the world economy.