Health and Safety Consultancy

We can complete risk assessments on your behalf to include general, task specific, process, machinery and one-off situations. Following this, we can produce an action plan that can be gradually worked on by you and your team, leaving you more time to concentrate on the running of your business. We are also able to provide ongoing support and advice on implementing the actions from these assessments.

Method statements provide a clearly defined execution of a particular process or activity and are written in conjunction with health and safety plans and risk assessments, to ensure work is carried out in the safest and most risk free manner possible. By planning the activity or process before actually commencing it, it allows the opportunity to walk through the various stages or milestones, and therefore forecast or anticipate where likely issues or risks may appear. Suitable mitigation measures can then be sought, or in certain circumstances and where the method permits, alternative ways of working introduced.

We offer you advice and assistance in every aspect of fire safety and prevention, including assessments & audits, advice on fire safety legislation, policies and issues, and fire safety education and training.

When a company employs five or more members of staff, health and safety policies are a legal requirement. The health and safety policy of a company should consist of three main divisions:

– The Statement of Intent (company goals, objectives and targets for health and safety)
– Organisational Responsibilities (the duties of management and employees).
– Arrangements for Implementation (what measures the company will take to achieve their aims). This is business specific and should include the existing health and safety issues onsite.

As stated by The Health & Safety at Work Act (1974), a company’s health and safety policies must be frequently reviewed and assessed, and all employees must be fully informed of any changes that have been made at any time.

Maintaining a safe workplace or working environment is an obligation that every member of staff should understand and commit to as they go about their usual activities. A clearly written policy which forms part of the company handbook and is therefore a prerequisite to employment in your business, ensures that every member of your team takes responsibility for his or her actions and is aware of your overarching commitment to the well-being of everyone in your premises – be those staff, business partners, contractors or clients.

Once created, the policy should be available to all staff and should form the backbone of the company training regime by helping to identify risks and provide appropriate training to mitigate that risk and educate staff in correct procedures or practices.

The policy should also be reviewed, regularly, so it remains current and relevant. An out of date or irrelevant policy is as bad as no policy at all and the presence of ‘a policy’ is not sufficient defence in the case of an incident or accident.

We can review and advise upon health and safety management processes for organisations of all sizes.