• Policy and Procedures
• Accident Investigation
• Health and Safety Auditing
• Risk Assessment
• Inspection
• Health and Safety Training
• Competent Health and Safety Advice

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KM Health & Safety Consultants have 10 years Health & Safety experience. We are based in Manchester, ideal for Nationwide service, and offer a fully bespoke Health & Safety service to all industry sectors, tailored to suit the individual needs of your business.

Policy and Procedures

This refers to the health and safety arrangements within your business, for instance; the effective planning / organisation / control / implementation / monitoring / auditing / reviewing of the protective and preventative measures you have in place.

Health and Safety Policy and Procedures to implement your Policy are required under the Health and Safety At Work Etc Act 1974, the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999 and the Construction Design and Management Regulations 2007. If your business has 5 or more employees these arrangements must be recorded in full. If there are less than 5 employees, you will still need to show that these arrangements are in place and written policies are best practice.

When all of your Health & Safety issues have been dealt with and everything has been brought up-to-date, you will have a suitable and sufficient Health & Safety Management System. This will mean that you are fulfilling your legal obligation under health and safety law, and provided that relevant reviews and updates are undertaken on your system at regular scheduled intervals, both you and your company can rest assured that all of your legal requirements under current Health & Safety legislation are being met.

Done correctly, this structure is very useful in setting a clear direction for your Company to follow. It is also will benefit your business expenditure as in the reduction of accidents / incidents, the number of days lost and reduced insurance premiums, as well as potentially saving you the time and expense of unwanted legal attention. The benefit to your employees is a healthier and safer workplace. For Companies with the correct documentation in place, the ability to prove your competence in this field to prospective customers, whether industrial, commercial, corporate or domestic, can be invaluable and lead to new business.

We will produce your Health and Safety Policy documentation, Method Statements and Safe Working Procedures to the highest standard. All documentation is fully bespoke to suit the individual requirements of your business. We also offer training for your Managers and Staff in what is required of them.

Accident Investigation

Thorough and vigorous investigation is essential for ensuring accidents and dangerous occurrances are not repeated, and that all lessons are learned. Properly conducted, meticulous investigations will benefit your business expenditure as in the reduction of accidents / incidents, the number of days lost and reduced insurance premiums, as well as potentially saving you the time and expense of unwanted legal attention. The benefit to your employees is a healthier and safer workplace.

Reactive mornitoring of your work systems such as robust systems for accident and near miss investigation are an integral part of any successful Health and Safety Management System, for example HSG65 Successful Health and Safety Management (Health and safety guidance published by the Health and Safety Executive) and OHSAS 18001.

When things go wrong, you need someone you can rely upon to ensure there is no repeat and to help prevent exaggerated insurance claims. We provide a comprehensive, thorough investigation into any accident or near miss. We will produce a detailed report, and action plan to ensure the necessary steps are taken to prevent a recurrance. We also offer follow up management and staff training.

Health and Safety Auditing

Auditing your Health & Safety System is a means of finding out what is going right, what is going wrong, deciding what needs to be done, and make sure it is accomplished in a timely fashion. This type of pro-active monitoring will benefit your business expenditure as in the reduction of accidents / incidents, the number of days lost and reduced insurance premiums, as well as potentially saving you the time and expense of unwanted legal attention. The benefit to your employees is a healthier and safer workplace.

Checking that your systems are working in an effective manner is an essential part in the function of all Health & Safety Management Systems, such as HSG65 Successful Health and Safety Management (Health and safety guidance published by the Health and Safety Executive) and OHSAS 18001.

We will examine all or parts of your management and work systems in fine detail and from every angle to ensure are performing as they should be. We will produce a comprehensive report and action plan, and can also provide follow up management and staff training.

Risk Assessment

Risk Assessment is the process of evaluating the risks involved in the ways you work, and reducing that level of risk to what is reasonable.

It is a requirement under the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999, the Construction Design and Management Regulations 2007 the Control of Substances Hazardous to Health. Regulations 2002 (COSHH), the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 (RRSFO), and the Dangerous Substances Explosive Atmospheres Regulations 2002 (DSEAR) to name a few pieces of legislation. All organisations with 5 or more employees and above must keep a written record of the significant findings of their risk assessments, It is generally advised that organisations with fewer than 5 employees keep a written record their findings as well.

A thorough Risk Assessment improves workplace Health and Safety by reducing the risks entailed in the activities you have assessed. It will benefit your business expenditure as in the reduction of accidents / incidents, the number of days lost and reduced insurance premiums, as well as potentially saving you the time and expense of unwanted legal attention. The benefit to your employees is a healthier and safer workplace. For those Companies with the correct documentation in place, the ability to prove your competence to prospective customers, whether industrial, commercial, corporate or domestic, can be invaluable for attracting new business.

We pride ourselves on our straight-forward approach to Risk Assessment. We believe in simple, cost-effective solutions which work in practice. We will produce clear, concise Risk Assessments based around how you actually work. We also offer full follow up training for your managers and staff, and also training on how to conduct suitable Risk Assessments.

Inspection

A programme of detailed and methodical workplace Inspection allows you to prevent accidents by dealing with potential problems before harm arises. Taking the trouble to ensure your workplace activities are monitored will benefit your business expenditure as in the reduction of accidents / incidents, the number of days lost and reduced insurance premiums, as well as potentially saving you the time and expense of unwanted legal attention. The benefit to your employees is a healthier and safer workplace.

Checking your staff and workplace are operating as they should be is a vital part of all Health & Safety Management Systems, such as HSG65 Successful Health and Safety Management (Health and safety guidance published by the Health and Safety Executive) and OHSAS 18001.

The best way to ensure things do not go wrong is to keep a close eye on what really happens in your business, and put in place a plan for corrective action where appropriate. We provide a thorough Inspection service into any sector or all of your site. We will produce a thorough report and action plan. We also offer full follow up management and staff training, and training covering how to effectively inspect your own workplace.

Health and Safety Training

Effective Training is vital to the smooth running of any business. Health and Safety Training is essential in ensuring that everyone in your workplace is fully aware of their responsibilities under health and safety regulations whilst at work. Effective Training will benefit your business expenditure as in the reduction of accidents / incidents, the number of days lost and reduced insurance premiums, as well as potentially saving you the time and expense of unwanted legal attention. The benefit to your employees is a healthier and safer workplace. For Companies with the correct documentation in place, the ability to prove your competence to prospective customers, whether industrial, commercial, corporate or domestic, can be invaluable.

The Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999 state that people must be trained as part of your risk management programme.

Our Health and Safety Training service is fully bespoke, devised entirely to suit the needs of your business and tailored to your staff. We can produce Health and Safety Training packages to suit any specifications. All Training programmes will be delivered by our professional, qualified trainers who will ensure that all your requirements are fully met.

Competent Health and Safety Advice

Health & Safety can be a tricky business. It is often confusing and generally time consuming. Competent advice from a suitably qualified, experienced Health & Safety Professional is often needed in order to negotiate the many potential pitfalls. Appropriate advice will benefit your business expenditure as in the reduction of accidents / incidents, the number of days lost and reduced insurance premiums, as well as potentially saving you the time and expense of unwanted legal attention. The benefit to your employees is a healthier and safer workplace.

Competent Health & Safety advice is also required under the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999.

We offer up to date advice from fully accredited and insured Health & Safety specialists.