Operating throughout the UK since 1983, Safety Services (UK) Ltd provides professional and pragmatic advice and compliant SHE solutions.
Why Do I Need To Appoint A Health and Safety Competent Person?
Every Safety Services package starts with a SafetyNet™ audit to evaluate your current position. The Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999 under Reg (7) requires each employer to appoint at least one health and safety competent person to assist in health and safety management.
Depending on which level of service you engage with, via a series of visits by your assigned Health and Safety advisor, we will produce a Health and Safety report. This will set out management actions, training, and statutory notice requirements.
What Is SafetyNet™ And Why Is It Important?
Our SafetyNet™ Service provides access to the tools and advice you need for your Health and Safety competent person to manage your Health and Safety effectively.
Every employer is required under law to appoint at least one Health and Safety competent person to assist them in meeting their legal health and safety obligations.
This being a requirement under the Management of Health and Safety Regulations 1999 Regulation 7, any employer who has not done this is in breach of their statutory duty under Health and Safety Legislation and therefore becomes liable to criminal prosecution.
SafetyNet™ Process
Your Health and Safety advisor will focus on areas such as WAH, PUWER, LOLER, dust, noise, vibration, manual handling, transport, PPE/RPE, tidiness, the working environment, and safe systems of work including the continuation of COVID-19 mitigation measures in order to comply with the relevant health and safety legislation.
They will also assess your fire prevention measures, review your current fire risk assessment, and produce a new assessment if required.
We aim to ensure that your health and safety competent person understands:
- Their responsibilities
- The health and safety procedures
- The records that are required for completion and retention
- The relevant reports necessary for forwarding to persons within your organisation and Enforcing Authorities
- How to monitor and manage your health and safety performance to achieve a continuous cycle of compliance and rising standards
- Current guidance from the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) for your industry to ensure your business remains compliant when relevant legislation is amended or updated
Once the consultancy days have been completed, your advisor will carry out a close-out meeting with the management team and Health and Safety competent person to discuss the findings. They will produce an action plan in order of priority. Any observations will be stored online in your WISE™ account where you can close out and record your actions. Your advisor will coach and develop the management team and Health and Safety competent person in how to maintain these records.
You will have access to your named advisor via telephone and email. Emergency telephone advice on all aspects of Health and Safety at work 365 days a year.
What Is Included In Our SafetyNet™ Service?
- Assigned one of our Health and Safety advisors as a single point of contact
- Health and Safety Policy subsequently being kept up to date with changes in legislation
- Membership certificate and Advisor CV for evidence of competent advisory service as required by Regulation 7 of the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999
- Premises Inspection and Workplace Audit
- Depending on which level of service you engage with, via a series of visits by your assigned Health and Safety advisor, we will produce a health and safety report that sets out management actions, training, and statutory notice requirements.
- Fire Risk Assessment of your premises. Focusing on areas such as but not limited to, lighting, general ventilation, lifting equipment, moving goods safely by hand, how to lift safely, assembly and packing, moving vehicles safely, lift trucks, local exhaust ventilation, electricity, portable electrical equipment & pressurised plant and systems, display screen assessments
- Maintenance procedures and any associated equipment used and the records that need to be kept in accordance with LOLER, PUWER etc
- Hazardous substances and fire, abrasive wheels, deliveries and visitors, loading & unloading, storage and racking
- Fire Policy, fire drill, evacuation, muster points etc
- Review your existing Risk and COSHH assessments and ensure they are specific to your operations covering all activities and tasks. *Specific tasks and procedures may need to be observed.
- A review of external activities such as driving on company business, site deliveries etc
- Training: Your health and safety competent person will be provided with either a training matrix or review existing training and assist in populating this in accordance with each job description and associated activities. They will also advise on the training required.
Your Health and Safety competent person will also have access to:
- Bespoke Health and Safety policy kept up to date with changes in legislation
- PQQ/SSiP Assistance (CHAS, Safe Contractor, Exor, Achilles, SMAS, and many others)
- Dependant on time purchased, a review of method statements, risk assessments & COSHH assessments
- Annual audit of premises inclusive of report and recommendations
- Fire Risk Assessment if required
- Single point of contact with unlimited telephone and email support with 24/7 access
- Consultant CV for evidence of competent advisory service
- Assistance with pre-qualifying Sub Contractors
- Access to a comprehensive online SHE Library with RAMS & COSHH generators
- Online access to WISE™ (Wireless Inspection Safety Extranet) with fault management, reporting, forms, registers, and toolbox talks
- Regular newsletters and bulletins
- Welcome pack with a membership certificate
In addition to the above your Health and Safety competent person can have access to the following which can also be purchased:
- Annual Audit PQQ / SSiP application and / or renewal assistance
- Discounted training
- Site Inspections
- Quarterly Management reviews
SHE Client Portal
You will also have access to our unique award-winning SHE management software portal. Your advisor will explain how our cloud-based WISE™ system works and its benefits plus your health and safety system and train your management team and Health and Safety competent person in its use.
Why Choose Safety Services (UK) Ltd
At Safety Services (UK) Ltd, our Safety, Health and Safety environmental solutions are delivered by our highly qualified Health and Safety Advisors who are qualified members of the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH) and members of the Occupational Safety & Health Consultants register (OSHCR).
Operating throughout the UK since 1983, Safety Services (UK) Ltd provides professional and pragmatic advice and compliant SHE solutions to organisations and appointed Health and Safety competent person.
In the event of a major accident, incident, or emergency we will be available to provide on-site support. We can assist with enforcing authorities, the required documentation, and witness statements if required.
Safety Services (UK) Ltd team of experts are here ready to discuss a range of services for any new project. Get in touch today!