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General Risk Assessments
Why do risk assessments?
It’s the law! The Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations says that if you have five or more people in your business, then you must record (write down or show the information in another way) your findings.
It can help you to run your business safely, reduce the risk of accidents, improve morale, enhance your safety culture and have a direct positive effect on your bottom line. By identifying what activities, substances, machinery, etc could cause harm and who to, you can then decide if you are doing enough to control that harm. Sometimes it may mean removing the harm completely – noxious fumes – other times it may mean a combination of guards, safe systems, training and protective equipment – when using machinery for example.
It can give you peace of mind. You know you are complying with the law, you know that your staff are trained, you know that you have done everything reasonably practicable to protect staff (and others) and you have written that down.
The task can seem daunting if you don’t know where to start and this is where we can help you. We have experienced safety practitioners; we have access to every document, report, guidance and law that has been written by the HSE and other bodies; a proven method of recording the information in an accessible way, to give an action plan for continuous improvement and a training document to complete the loop with informing staff of the findings.
Want to know more – call Raeanne on 01733 807779 to book your FREE* health check with one of our advisors.
* Within a 20 mile radius of Peterborough – further afield there may be a small fee.
Health and Safety Audit
Why should you have a Health and Safety Audit?
To ensure that you are complying with health and safety law and that you have systems in place to prevent accidents.
Benefits of an Audit
An audit carried out by RSP Safety Services Ltd will provide you with independent information on the efficiency, effectiveness and reliability of the total Health and Safety Management System and enable the drawing up of an action plan for corrective action.
Our audit will identify and check that:
- Appropriate management arrangements are in place;
- Adequate risk control systems exist, are implemented and are consistent with the hazard profile of the organisation;
- Appropriate workplace precautions are in place;
- Legal compliance is being met;
- The system complies with approved codes of practice and other guidance;
- Company Health and Safety Policy is being complied with;
- There is a positive safety culture;
- Statutory training requirements are being met;
- A defence can be provided.
The audit elements will include:
Management System |
Risk Management |
Workplace |
Fire Safety Management |
Pro-active and re-active monitoring |
Disability Discrimination |
The audit will evaluate compliance with the broad concepts of the HSE document HS(G)65 ‘Successful Health and Safety Management’ and relevant good occupational practice as well as looking in detail at the supporting activities.
Our auditors have broad experience and knowledge of the relevant standards and systems as well as practical experience of implementing procedures within operating budgets.