Health and Safety Consultancy

A health and safety audit are a documented assessment of a businesses’ health and safety systems and procedures, to check that their employees are working in a safe environment and that the business is compliant with laws and legislations. The audit will highlight any problems or issues and will also help identify any training considered helpful or necessary.

Businesses’ health and safety needs and requirements can change over time or as a business grows, so it is important to have regular audits to ensure safety standards are maintained.

You will also receive regular visits and audits and we will keep you updated with regards to any necessary changes in the law or legislation updates, either in person or in our regular news updates on our website or via email.

Legally you are required to have documented risk assessments if you have five or more staff – this can be a very daunting task for a business owner who has never had to do this previously.

The best way to approach any Health & Safety task is to keep it simple.

We can guide you through the full process so that you have a full understanding of the risk assessment process, as well as assist you with the completion of, and implementation of, the documentation.

We will assist with the development of method statements for your work activities. Your consultant will discuss with you the task that you are to carry out, before obtaining the relevant information from you in regard to your sequence of works and the other aspects of the task. This information will then be placed into the relevant template documentation before you give the final review and communicate it to your staff.

All substances used by a company must have a fully documented COSHH Assessment, to demonstrate that the company has taken the relevant steps to protect their staff and anyone who may be affected by their actions.

COSHH Assessments take the relevant information from the supplier as well as the task that they are being utilised with, and this is then communicated to the staff with any other control measures that have been identified.

Construction Training Assessments can assist with the development of this documentation on your behalf.

A Fire Risk Assessment is required on the building/s that you are responsible for, it is a legal requirement and mandatory requirement in order to comply with your insurance.

We can carry out a suitable and sufficient Fire Risk Assessment of your premises as part of our services or as a stand-alone item.

This full assessment will be carried out by one of our qualified Fire Risk Assessors, to ensure that you comply with The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005.

A requirement of the Control of Asbestos at Work Regulations is that all companies/persons in control of a building have a duty to manage asbestos in non-domestic premises. One of the key ways to do this is to first identify its location within the building by carrying out a full survey. This information can then be placed within your Asbestos Management Plan which will show the location and condition of the asbestos. we can provide this service, so you can be safe in the knowledge that not only have you satisfied your legal requirements, but you have also protected your staff against asbestos exposure.

The Construction (Design & Management) Regulations 2015 don’t just affect big construction sites, the regulations incorporate all aspects of construction work, regardless of the size of the project.

Our specialists in construction who can guide you through all aspects of your duties regardless of whether you are a client, principal designer, designer, principal contractor or contractor.

When accidents happen, it can be a very time-consuming and stressful time for businesses trying to deal with finding the reasons they have occurred.

We can assist by carrying out a full root cause analysis of the incident before making, and assisting with the implementation of, any recommendations. This means that you can further protect your business by preventing an incident from reoccurring.

Noise is one of the biggest causes of insurance claims within certain industries, with an estimated 20,000 people suffering from noise-induced hearing loss in the last year alone. One of the first things that any employer needs to do is to identify whether or not they have an issue in their workplace which requires action.

We can attend your premises and carry out a snapshot noise assessment and then give you clear advice on any action you need to take.

Manual handling effects every business in some shape or form. Ranging from a manufacturing environment to an office, there is always some aspect of manual handling that is carried out. We can assist with all aspects of manual handling assessments as well as provide training for your staff, to minimise the risk of injury and protect your business.

We have advisors who are specially trained in developing Environmental Management Systems across all types of industries. This is very much a hot topic for your clients and also the regulatory bodies who govern your work, so it’s important to stay ahead of legislation changes and the implementation of policies/procedures.

We are fully conversant with all types of SSIP schemes and are well placed to assist you in gaining your accreditation.

We can help with developing your Health & Safety Management Systems so that you are up to the relevant standard required before you go through your accreditation process.

Our ISO 14001 Environmental Management Service and ISO 9001: 2015 Quality Management Systems, not only help businesses, from sole proprietors through to large internationals, gain compliance with the law, but help manage their operations cost-effectively.