What is Health & Safety?
Health and Safety is everything that a you and your business does to keep the wellbeing of staff, customers, contractors and visitors safe while at your place of work.
Do you have to be compliant with Health and Safety?
Yes, it is the Law.
The Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 (HASAWA) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that as of 2011 defines the fundamental structure and authority for the encouragement, regulation and enforcement of workplace health, safety and welfare within the United Kingdom.
Employers must protect the 'health, safety and welfare' at work of all their employees, as well as others on their premises, including temps, casual workers, the self-employed, clients, visitors, contractors and the general public.
If you have 5 or more employees all Health and Safety documentation must be in a written format (Policies, risk assessments. etc).
None compliance may result in:
How HSC can help your business
HSC's consultants have over 45 years of experience in Health and Safety, including Environmental Health Officers and Senior Fire Officers.
HSC helps many business with Health & Safety by:
Health and Safety is everything that a you and your business does to keep the wellbeing of staff, customers, contractors and visitors safe while at your place of work.
Do you have to be compliant with Health and Safety?
Yes, it is the Law.
The Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 (HASAWA) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that as of 2011 defines the fundamental structure and authority for the encouragement, regulation and enforcement of workplace health, safety and welfare within the United Kingdom.
Employers must protect the 'health, safety and welfare' at work of all their employees, as well as others on their premises, including temps, casual workers, the self-employed, clients, visitors, contractors and the general public.
If you have 5 or more employees all Health and Safety documentation must be in a written format (Policies, risk assessments. etc).
None compliance may result in:
- Bad publicity
- Increased insurance premiums
- Legal fees
- Serving of notices
- Closure
- Prosecution
- Fines
- Compensation claims
- Custodial sentences
How HSC can help your business
HSC's consultants have over 45 years of experience in Health and Safety, including Environmental Health Officers and Senior Fire Officers.
HSC helps many business with Health & Safety by:
- Constructing a bespoke Health and Safety Policy
- Creating additional Policies including COSHH (Chemical Safety)
- Site specific Covid-19 Risk Assessments, procedures and documentation
- DSE assessments
- Producing unique Risk Assessments for each client (generic and specific)
- Specific Health & Safety training
- Helping each business to create a positive culture in Health & Safety
- Regular audits (using our online auditing system produced with GoAudits)
- Helping to provide a Due Diligence defence
- 24/7 support and regular contact with each client explaining any legislative changes
- Provide professional witness support where required
- Accident and incident investigations
- HSC has a good relationship with many Enforcement Authorities