SafetyShare©

Managing risks is often seen as 'too difficult', and with around 400 separate health and safety laws alone, it is quite easy to see why! Some of the requirements are quite complex, and it can be difficult to know where to start, but you have to get it right, to ensure the safety and well being of your staff and employees. Questions we hear all the time include:.

Even when your business is in good shape from a health and safety management point of view, and your staff are well trained to deal with most issues, matters may crop up from time-to-time where you will need access to professional help.

Or maybe, you'd like someone to help on a more regular basis (for example, one day per month?) to sort out all the paperwork, help with risk assessments, or chair the health and safety committee. The choice is of course yours, but you should be reminded of the legal requirements: The law in the UK requires organisations of all sizes to appoint one or more persons to assist in undertaking the measures needed to comply with health, safety and fire laws. This is a requirement of the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999.

In a perfect world, all organisations would employ their own 'competent person' - a health and safety specialist. Some perhaps smaller organisations however, may not need this type of advice on a full-time basis, nor be able or willing to afford a full-time health and safety advisor. They are left to decide whether to delegate key roles to staff who may not understand the complex nature of health and safety laws - for example risk assessment, or COSHH - or simply to break the law.

SafetyShare© is the low-cost, high-value solution. SafetyShare© is a service provided by us to organisations of all sizes. It allows access to regular, professional health and services for as many or as few days as you need per month. This is backed-up with on-line help and resources, and access to sections of our risk management web site with downloadable training materials, advice and guidance focussed on organisations such as yours.

Our team of regionally based CMIOSH health and safety specialists, are at your disposal. You will have regular access to high-quality advice for a fraction of the cost of employing your own staff.

Your SafetyShare© Consultant can deliver the following specialist functions:

• Preparing or revising your health and safety policy - a legal requirement for any organisation with 5 or more staff. Our consultants working alongside yourselves, learn your business and can develop and help you to implement a tailored policy
• Producing risk assessments - the cornerstone of managing health and safety in the UK. Our specialists can undertake assessments of the significant risks under the main legislation, e.g. COSHH, Manual Handling or Display Screen Equipment
• Chairing or advising the Health and Safety Committee - keeping you and your employees up to date on the main legislative issues and finding practicable solutions for issues identified from consultation with employees
• Undertaking audits and inspections - giving you reassurance that your health and safety management system is working effectively
• Producing confidential Management Reports
• Investigating accidents, and helping to prevent their re-occurrence. There is no greater need in safety management than eliminating or controlling risks, which have previously led to injury or ill health.
• Training - having undertaken assessments and designed controls, it is a legal requirement to communicate this to your employees. Our Consultants can offer bespoke training to meet your needs, or arrange for employees to attend one our public training courses
• Assisting in the preparation of support documentation for insurance claims. Assisting you to demonstrate to your insurers that you are actively managing safety and preventing loss
• Assist with compliance on health and safety laws
• Reduce and manage health and safety risks
• Minimise employee absence, and thus insured / non-insured losses
• Provide 24 hour, 365 day access to expert assistance
• Secure a professional service for a fraction of total employment costs

The CRS SafetyShare© service is infinitely flexible to meet the needs of your business. With our expert guidance you can decide the priorities. Please select one of the following levels of service that suit your specific needs and requirements.

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