The law requires that you take care of the health & safety of your employees and others. Our talented Environmental Practitioners can help you improve safety standards, mitigate risk and ensure you comply with Health & Safety legislation. This can include an audit with a follow up of general advice, risk assessments of your business processes, and recommendations for effective risk management
PERSONALISED HEALTH & SAFETY MANUAL
Section 2 of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 requires employers of five or more people to have a written health and safety policy statement. Safe Star Solutions can assist you in writing this statement.
Businesses which are successful in achieving high standards of health and safety have health and safety policies which contribute to their business performance. Safe Star Solutions can help you develop a policy that is cost effective that whilst is aimed at preserving the health & safety of employees it will also aim to achieve reductions in financial losses and liabilities.
We can link your policy to risk assessments if required. These can be incorporated into the arrangements section of your policy statement.
HEALTH & SAFETY AUDIT
We can carry out regular audits on a contracted basis or as a one off to help you comply with legal requirements and to ensure you are doing what you can to ensure health & safety is maintained in your business.
ASSISTANCE IN ACCIDENT INVESTIGATIONS
Safe Star Solutions will help you determine why an accident or incident has occurred and the steps you need to take to make sure it does not happen again.
We will carry out an accident investigation that involves an analysis of all the information available, e.g. the scene of the incident, witness accounts, risk assessments, instructions and supervision. to identify what went wrong and determine what steps must be taken to prevent the adverse event from happening again.
We will find the root cause so that your business can prevent similar incidents happening again.
In the event of a serious workplace accident or near miss, we can provide assistance on site and liaise with enforcement authorities as required
RISK ASSESSMENTS
Under UK law, all organisations with 5 or more staff are required to carry out written health and safety risk assessments covering all significant hazards.
Safe Star Solutions can carry out your risk assessments on your behalf, removing the hassle for you. Or we can support you through the process by providing the appropriate forms. We will also comment on completed assessments.
ENFORCEMENT ASSISTANCE LIAISON WITH YOUR LOCAL AUTHORITY
If you have been visited by your local authority health & safety inspector and you need some advice and assistance, we can liaise with them on your behalf.