Health & Safety
Health and safety management systems.
Whether committed to achieving a standard of OHSAS 18001 or as a business objective to implement an effective and efficient management system the benefits can be substantial. ESM can assist you in the implementation of a management system that will:-
Demonstrate legal compliance
Give enforcement authorities confidence in the organisation
Demonstrates to the work force that Health and Safety is given the same emphasis as business objectives
Give a good indication the organisation is thinking and acting pro-actively especially when considering emergency procedures.
Financially it can reduce insurance premiums
Reduce the risk of litigation
Increase productivity
Risk Assessment.
Although a legal requirement to undertake risk assessments companies can find it difficult to find the resource to undertake the task or in fact undertake the task in a suitable and sufficient manner.
ESM can assist you in meeting you legal requirement by both carrying out risk assessments in addition to training responsible persons in the organisation to identify hazards, understand the risks that these might cause harm , determine whether current controls are sufficient and implement additional controls where necessary .
Policies and procedures.
ESM can assist in the creation of safety policies outlining your health and safety culture by formulating your statement of intent, your organisation and your arrangements.
ESM can advise in the application of methods statements, safe systems of work, permits to work and all other policies and procedures.
Monitoring and Auditing.
ESM can assist in monitoring and auditing your health and safety procedures and metrics such as accident stats, near miss data etc in order to provide performance indicators and areas where improvements can be made.
The evaluation of the effectiveness of your safety systems is paramount in order to continually improve. ESM can help benchmark where you are and assist in the implementation of initiatives in order to help companies achieve their goals.
Retained Health and safety services.
For companies who do not have their own health and safety professional or those companies looking to supplement their in house health and safety department ESM can provide a complete package service of additional expertise.
The package is tailored to suit the particular needs of each company but typically includes an annual audit and report, regular site support visits, policy and procedure development, serious accident/incident investigation, telephone/email support and advice, liaison with enforcement agencies, periodic updates on legislation/health and safety topics/events and relevant health and safety training.
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