Health and Safety Consultancy — Making Health and Safety as Simple as Possible

By law, all employers must ensure that they comply with government health and safety guidelines (Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974). These laws apply to all businesses, no matter how small or large they are; action must always be taken to ensure that a workplace is as safe as possible. Whilst health and safety may seem complicated and time consuming, this need not be the case.

For most businesses, all that is needed to make sure that employees and members of the public are not at risk of accidents or harm is to carry out a few straightforward, practical tasks. For small to medium sized business, taking the steps to comply with health and safety laws is quite simple as there are often fewer potential risks. For larger businesses with more staff, or for businesses in the industrial sector, risks are no doubt greater, so health and safety can seem a little baffling.

If you are unsure about health and safety, rather than risk fines, or worse, an accident to one of your staff or a member of the public, you can contact experienced health and safety consultants. As well as inspecting your business in terms of health and safety, consultants can also help to put necessary changes in place.

What can Health and Safety consultants do for your business?

First of all, to help tailor-make the right health and safety plan for your business, experienced consultancy staff will visit your business for an initial diagnostic, providing:

Site inspection — First of all, consultants will inspect your business site. However, rather than simply going through a standard tick list, health and safety experts will tailor the inspection to be specific to your premises.

Full analysis — if you are particularly concerned with a particular area/areas of your business premises, you can ask for a full analysis of this area to ensure that you comply with health and safety regulations.

Detailed report — Consultants will provide a full report of their findings, backing up important points with photographic observational evidence. By gaining a thorough understanding of areas in need of improvement or immediate action, you can be clearer on what you can do to ensure all health and safety guidelines are met.

Rather than just telling you which elements of your site are not meeting health and safety standards, consultants are committed to placing a significant emphasis on what you actually want and need, helping you to comply with legislation with as few problems as possible. By working with a health and safety consultancy firm, you leave yourself with much less to worry about.

Health and Safety consultancy for small businesses

If you are a small business, there is a good chance that you do not employ a health and safety manager. For peace of mind that you are doing what you can to reduce the risk of your staff or members of public coming into harm, you can arrange for support from a health and safety consultant, to provide the expertise that you are lacking, allowing you to focus on the development of your business.

If you are unsure whether your business is meeting Health and Safety regulations, you can contact PWC UK by calling 0344 257 1967.