Health & Safety

Health & Safety shouldn’t just be about legislation it should be a way of life! 

Unfortunately, for many companies health & safety is viewed as an inconvenient and time-consuming burden.  Priority for its provision is low, leading to an unsafe working environment, which in turn leads to injuries, accidents, fines and litigation to name but a few of the potential costs.

 

There are 3 reasons for Health & Safety regulations:

Legal, Moral and Financial

Legal: Mainly defined by the government's Health & Safety at Work Act, 1974, although this is complimented by other acts, regulations and approved codes of practice.

Moral: You have a duty of care to your employees and other people present on your site, this is defined in the HASAW Act 1974.

Financial: Poor Health & Safety can potentially lead to accidents and a de-motivated workforce.  These costs can spiral from not only the lost production of the worker, but to insurance claims, increased insurance premiums, accident investigation time and resources.

 

With experience of large and small companies in a variety of sectors, we have the knowledge to help your business comply with legislation and to help you avoid the financial, moral and legal costs that you could incur through ignorance!

 

 

Your obligation

The Health & Safety at Work Act, Section 2 states that companies with more than 5 employees must have a written Health & Safety policy that is communicated to all employees.  This policy should define your company's intentions and strategies.  The Health & Safety policy should include some of the following:

	A statement of intent
	Organisation and Arrangements
	It should plan and set standards which should be measurable and realistic
	Continual monitoring of performance
	Audit

 

Progressive Safety Solutions is available to offer you advice and consultation to help best meet these obligations.

 

Contact us now on 01384 410825 or email us at enquiries@progressivesafetysolutions.co.uk for an informal chat to see how we may help you, or to request a call back from one of our consultants.