HSE

The Health and Safety Commission is responsible for health and safety regulation in Great Britain. The Health and Safety Executive and local government are the enforcing authorities who work in support of the Commission.

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RoSPA

The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents is a registered charity established over 80 years ago and aims to campaign for change, influence opinion, contribute to debate, educate and inform - for the good of all.

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IOSH

IOSH is Europe's leading body for health and safety professionals. We have nearly 30,000 members worldwide, including more than 8,000 Chartered Safety and Health Practitioners.

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Consultancy

Safety management systems

The systems should cover all areas of your business, such as; human resources, strategy, marketing, finance, product design, manufacturing and operation systems, employees and information management.

Safety management systems have five key elements, these are:

1. Clear policies
2. Effective organisations
3. Systematic planning
4. Performance management
5. Audit and review processes

We can set up management systems for your company for peace of mind or to achieve a recognised standard.

Safety Auditing

Audits show how your company should measure up to legal requirements and whether you're up to standard.

Our Auditor will check if your management policies and procedures for HSW (Health, Safety and Welfare), the auditor will check the 30 key areas health and safety, these are:

Management of health and safety Accidents and accident reporting Asbestos Contractors Display screen equipment Electrical safety Emergency lighting Environmental protection Fire prevention and emergencies First-aid Hazardous substances Housekeeping and cleanliness Information and communication Kitchens, catering and food safety Lifts and lifting equipment

Manual handling operations Noise Occupational health Personal protective equipment Plant rooms, machinery and equipment Risk assessment requirements Safety Policy Safety signs and notices Training Use of vehicles / vehicle safety Water services Welfare provision Working time Work at heights Workplace environment

The user friendly report will identify where change is needed to meet legislation or a recognised standard. Each individual area will have an action plan where you can record your own targets which need looking at, these will be broken down into three categories, these are:

1. Actions required to meet an actual or implied legal requirement or Actions required to address a majority non-conformity to OHSAS 18001 or other agreed standards.
2. Actions that are good practice, and would be expected to be taken by your organisation or Actions required to address a majority non-conformity to OHSAS 18001 or other agreed standards.
3. Other suggestions that, whilst not essential, may enhance the working environment and morale of the employees.

Risk Assessments

All employers are under statutory duty to have a competent person to asses and evaluate all risks in the workplace.

Risk Assessments are needed to be carried out for:

• General risks
• Where exposure to substances may cause damage to health
• At workstations where VDUs are used
• Where hazardous lifting or carrying tasks are undertaken
• Fire safety

All risk assessments must be reviewed from time to time, we recommend annually. This can be done by a competent person or we can review them for you.

Environmental Services

We have a range of environmental services for your companies present and future needs, these are:

• Noise
• Environmental management standards
• Occupational hygiene
• Waste management
• Environmental support packages
• Environmental training

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