So, what does having access to expert health and safety advice cost?
No more than any other tradesman - in fact, less than most. A fire risk assessment can cost as little as £125 for instance here on the island.
If you want me to write documentation for you it would be better for you if we agreed on a job rate rather than an hourly rate.
But it's not straightforward at all so why not just call me for a quote.
It doesn't matter what you want to do these days, you can't seem to be able to do it without doing a risk assessment first and the following 3 steps are the minimum that is expected:
identify what could cause injury or illness in your business
decide how likely it is that someone could be harmed and how serious that might be
take action to eliminate the hazard or (if this isn't possible) control the risk.
These same principles apply to any kind of risk assessment, including the recently changed provisions relating to fire in tenanted properties and holiday lets.
Assessments must be (a) recorded and (b) done by a "competent person" who could be the employer or owner of the business, member(s) of the workforce, or an outside adviser or consultant like me. Whichever option is chosen the assessor must be trained because without that they won't be deemed as being competent in the first place.
So, assessments to consider include the following:
workplace risk assessments
fire risk assessments
manual handling assessments
display screen assessments
Covid-19 assessments
personal protective equipment assessments
chemicals / substances (CoSHH)
air sampling / analysis
lifting equipment
tools and equipment.
And, yes, there are others!
Check out the Downloads tab because there are a number of things in there that will help and they are mainly free of charge. And, of course, if you think you need assistance or just a bit of guidance by all means get in touch by emailing Brian Mitchell or give me a call on 07960 779360.
In the 50 years I have been working in health and safety the biggest difference I have noticed is .... the amount of paperwork we need to do. Everything we do has to be recorded. Whether it be a policy of some sort (and there's certainly loads of them now, aren't there?), a risk assessment, a fire risk assessment, a method statement or a complete management system, I would be willing to bet that I've got something to fit.
Unless of course you've got nothing better to do and want to write your own.
Have a look at the "Downloads" tab which gets added to on an almost daily basis or get hold of me via email at Brian Mitchell or give me a call on 07960 779360.
Still regarded as being one of the more dangerous sectors despite making huge improvements in recent years, the construction industry makes its own demands and I can help with:
acting as a "competent person" as required by the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations
all CDM-related duties
site inspections
workplace risk assessments
fire risk assessments
pre-construction information
construction phase plans
traffic management plans
method statements
environmental management plans
tender documentation, and,
pre-qualification / accreditation processes
If you need help of any sort look at our "Downloads" to see if what you're looking for is there or simply get in touch at Brian Mitchell or give me a call on 07960 779360.
The modern railway has its own unique hazards and problems and, just to confound things, it has its own systems, processes and Standards. It's a specialised field and if you need assistance then "yes" that knowledge is available here. Expertise in matters such as:
tender documentation
pre-construction information
construction phase plans
work package plans
task briefing sheets
environmental management plans
fire risk assessments
principal contractor licensing applications / processes
is readily available at Brian Mitchell or give me a call on 07960 779360.
