Health & Safety Management

Risk Assessments

Current health and safety legislation hinges on the duty to assess risks to employees or others who may be affected by your operations. The assessments we produce identify the hazards, associated risks, persons at risk, existing control measures and practical suggestions on additional measure that may be required, typical assessments include: workplace, equipment, plant and machinery, manual handling, hazardous substances, personal protective equipment, display screen equipment.

Health & Safety Audits

These are necessary to build up a picture of existing health and safety management controls and to determine their suitability. The audit procedure is designed to scrutinise policies, procedures and day-to-day activities from a which a comprehensive report is produced which compares 'what is' against 'what should be', again with practical suggestions for improvement. Health and Safety Audits are best carried out by an external pair of eyes as nothing is overlooked.

Health & Safety Inspections

Whether at a static site or, for example, a construction site, regular health and safety inspections are an invaluable tool in conveying to employees your commitment to health and safety. The inspections take a snap shot of working practices and identify any problem areas. If regularly carried out, a safety culture is quickly developed which benefits everyone.

CDM Coordinator

Acting as CDM Coordinator for any project under the scope of the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations, working closely with the Designers/Architects, Client and Principal Contractor during the conceptual and initial phases of the project to ensure all aspects of health and safety have been considered and sufficient resources have been allocated. Once the construction phase is completed, we compile a comprehensive health and safety file for the Client.

Expert Witness

In the unfortunate event of an accident at work, we carry out detailed accident investigations to determine the aetiology (true cause) with representation in courts of law as an expert witness.

Health & Safety Policies

Production of bespoke policies to reflect your unique intentions to provide a healthy, safe working environment which contains a general policy statement, safety management structure (family tree), responsibilities of key individuals and all employees, and your specific arrangements for ensuring health and safety.

Testing & Monitoring

We carry out a wide range of test, inspection and monitoring services either in conjunction with legally required risk assessments (such as noise and COSHH) or as stand-alone items. These include:

• Inspection and testing of portable electrical appliances.
• Airflow measurement of ventilation or fume extraction systems or general workplaces.
• Noise measurement and monitoring.
• Dust and fume sampling, monitoring and measurement.
• Lighting and illuminance level measurement.
• Microwave radiation leak testing (microwave ovens and electronic equipment).