Health and Safety at Work

Health and safety at work is an increasingly complex issue affecting all businesses and their employees. Contravention of Health and Safety legislation is a criminal act with potentially heavy fines, and corporate manslaughter charges. Operating a structured health and safety system benefits all parties, employee and employer.

The increase in ‘no win no fee’ organisations, make access to law potentially easy following an accident at work, and resulting claims can be very difficult and expensive to defend. Businesses adopting a structured approach to Health and safety management can minimise the threat by identifying potential risks. By having your health and safety under control you can demonstrate that the risks were considered and the measures taken were in the words of the HSE, “reasonably practicable in an effort to minimise the risks and the possible outcomes”.

OHSAS18001 was first issued in 1999 and was developed in response to customer demand for a recognisable Occupational Health and Safety management system standard against which their management system could be assessed and certified. This standard takes a structured approach to health and safety management and is compatible with ISO9001 and ISO14001, all three standards can be integrated having a common layout and some common elements. Organisations can now achieve third party certification for their Occupational Health and Safety management system to OHSAS18001.

The services offered include:-

• Writing Health and Safety Policies including intent, organisation and arrangements.

• Advice on compliance with basic legal obligations.

• Full documentation of a Health & Safety Management system to OHSAS.

• Integration of your Health & Safety Management System into management systems such as ISO9001 and ISO14001.

• Training in connection with setting-up, implementing and maintaining a Health & Safety Management System.

• OHSAS18001 registration assistance working with you and your chosen Assessing Body.