Health & Safety Consultancy

For companies moving forward in ISO 14001, EMAS certification and working towards BS OSHAS 18001, the following are examples of what can be offered in order to support and promote safe working systems and practices. This would cover a general appreciation of main issues relating to Health and Safety principles.

All awareness sessions can be tailored to individual requirements or for specific application as desired. Some of the fundamentals, which are covered, are:

Sessions made to suit requirements

Introduction
Why include Health and Safety into any area of work

Legal issues
What are the implications of not managing Health and Safety

Health and Safety Management
What does this involve and what would be a typical example

Types of Risk assessments
Options available for determining risk

Working practical model of risk assessments
Definition of working examples

Development of a sustainable Health and Safety Management System
How to implement a type of system in order for this to become sustainable

Follow up on the practical sessions
Worked examples reviewed to determine understanding, which can become a practical solution

Support and development of systems implemented
Options available for formulating a working partnership

Main frame for general Health and Safety training
Common Terms
Types of Law and the legal system
Health and Safety Management
Risk assessments and types
Accident investigations
Others/Employees duties
Understanding of the main elements of fire
Understanding of the main elements of Asbestos
COSHH (Control Of Substances Hazardous to Health)
Pictograms
Noise and our "Ears"
Types of radiation
Following an "Audit Trail"
Forward Strategies for implementation: Policies etc
Vision, Safety and Anti bullying policy examples

Assessment model
An example can be deployed in order to demonstrate monitoring and control within an environment. An example given demonstrates a type of model to suit application, which can be interpreted as being "suitable and sufficient".

Further specific options available cover the following:

An introduction and awareness of Health and Safety principles
For a clearer understanding of requirements

RIDDOR
Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations
When to make reports to the HSE

Safe systems of work
What is a "safe system of work" and how to implement this

Fire
Fire risk assessments
Fire risk assessment training
How the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 affects companies
Fire Warden training - Influential roles of Fire Wardens and effectiveness

Typical Proposal for sustainable awareness sessions:

Control of contractors
Understanding the importance and necessity for all companies to ensure the importance of monitoring and controlling contractors and legal requirements

Permit to work
Implementing a safe system of work and identification of hazards

Risk assessments
Risk assessments undertaken and developed in conjunction with legal requirements
Risk assessment training
Understanding "qualitive and quantitive" assessment methods.
Developing a robust risk assessment model, which is easily understood and can be maintained with minimum effort

DSEAR
Dangerous Substances and Explosive Atmospheres Regulations
DSEAR assessments and DSEAR training possible dependent on the company and scope within the regulations

Manual Handling
Specific manual handling assessments
Manual handling assessment training, which is clear and can be developed within a realistic time scale.

Definitions of Safety "language"
Learn the simple forms of necessary legal requirements with ease

The 6 Pack
Understanding the main fame of the breakthrough for Health and Safety reformations, which include:
The Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999, The Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998, Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1992, Health and Safety (Display Screen Equipment) Regulations 1992
The Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992, The Personal Protective Equipment Regulations 1992

Safety Committees
The importance of communications and understanding the roles of a safety representative

Health and Safety for Management
Health and Safety tools and techniques expanded in order to assist in the day-to-day management of all subordinates

PUWER
The Provision and Use of Work Equipment regulations 1998. Understanding developing and deploying specific strategies in order to meet the legal requirements

Law
Civil and criminal law explained

Ergonomics in the workplace
Ergonomic, the study or science of human labour is often taken for granted. This should at some point be considered and suitable and sufficient assessments undertaken. Usually in parallel with manual handling techniques within the workplace. Although greatly overlooked within an office environment.

DSEAR (Dangerous Substances and Explosive Atmospheres Regulations)
What applies, substances, atmospheres, areas etc). What types of workers should know about what issues regarding the regulations and how to undertake suitable and sufficient assessments. In line with Atex and CAD directives.

Environmental Aspect and impacts
Risk registers, Impact of significant risks, Environmental auditing, Environmental audit training, Waste stream audits, Hazardous goods transportation. Individual or all can be covered within a reasonable timescale.

Interested in cost savings or lean manufacture?
Basic training programmes simplified into defining a structured approach to problem solving solutions based on the DMIAC (Define, Measure, Analyse, Improve and control) system. As a Six Sigma black belt, some of the tools and techniques are laid out in order to reduce waste and make some cost savings against tangible measures.