HEALTH & SAFETY AT WORK – what you need to know

Health & safety legislation was introduced to protect employees in the workplace against ill health, injury or death and there are a number of key legal points to which an employer must conform. These include carrying out risk assessments, displaying a health & safety law poster and providing free health & safety training and supervision.

However, the most important action required under health & safety regulations is that every employer in Great Britain is required to have a health & safety policy in place and a manual which, although a legal document, explains in simple terms about your responsibilities to your staff while they are at work.

Why do you need a health & safety policy?

Having a comprehensive, accurate and up-to-date policy and manual in place not only ensures you are compliant with current legislation, but it also could help you avoid costly staff absences through injury or ill health. In 2008/9, key annual Health and Safety Executive (HSE) figures show that 24.6 million days were lost through work-related ill health and 4.7 million work days were lost due to workplace injury*.

Can you afford not to act? To ensure you are fully compliant with the latest regulations, we offer a complete Health & Safety package. Here’s what is included:

1. A health & safety site audit
   
2. A new and up-to-date health & safety policy
   
3. A new and up-to-date health & safety manual
   
4. All the risk assessments you will need (including any specific risk assessments, e.g. particular machinery you may use and fire risk assessments)
   
5. One Competent Advisor assigned to your site
   
6. Telephone support & advice for a full year.
   

Total price - £1,850.00 +VAT

We will ensure you fulfil all obligations regarding health & safety laws and will always aim to generate cost effective ways of making your company compliant. Our assessors are NEBOSH trained and can also implement other health & safety procedures, as required.

And our service doesn’t end there. After full or partial implementation of any health & safety package, we will always be on hand to communicate with third parties including insurers and legal bodies on your behalf. Continued expertise, continued partnership.

To find out more about how we can ensure you comply with health & safety regulations, contact us on 0844 822 1770 or email enquiries@ceada.co.uk

For more information on what employers must do in relation to health & safety in the workplace, visit the HSE website

*HSE annual figures 2008/9 – view the full document here.