HEALTH AND SAFETY CONSULTANCY


Britrisk International provides a complete, integrated health and safety service to clients. We are specialists in developing health and safety management systems which reflect our clients operations and ensure that they are managed in accordance with the requirements of the applicable legislation and according to nationally and internationally recognised standards, such as Occupational Health and Safety Assessment Standard OHSAS 18001 : 1999. Using this standard supports the integration of health and safety management with other management functions; and particularly with ISO 9001 & 9002 and ISO 14001 Environmental Protection.

Consultancy

The health and safety consultancy services provided by Britrisk International include:

Initial Health and Safety Management Status Assessments

These identify the health and safety legislation applicable to the client’s operations and assess the client’s existing Health and Safety Management System for compliance.

Recommendations are made for changes where these are required.

Health and Safety Management System Support

The support that Britrisk can give to client’s Health and Safety Management Systems is based on the key elements of OHSAS 18001 and includes:

 

	The preparation of a Health and Safety policy statement
	The provision of on-call health and safety advice over the telephone or via e-mail.
	The conduct and review of both general risk assessments, and risk assessments in specific areas such as: Work Equipment, Manual Handling, Personal Protective Equipment, Control of Hazardous Substances and Fire Precautions.
	The preparation of procedures to guide management and employees in the implementation of health and safety policy.
	Training of personnel in implementing health and safety procedures.
	Preparation of records and registers for the formal demonstration of compliance with applicable legislation and policy.
	Conducting Health and Safety Management System audits and assisting in management reviewsto monitor progress and implementation and to identify remedial actions where these are required.

The documentation of the policies, risk assessments, procedures, training, records, registers and audits forms the company health and safety management system manual and provides the formal, transparent demonstration of the existence of your Health and Safety Management System, based on recognised standards and sound management principles.

Why Use The Services of Britrisk Consultants?

Britrisk’s health and safety consultants have a very broad base of experience gained in a wide variety of industrial, commercial, public service and government sectors, both in the United Kingdom and worldwide.

They have detailed hands-on experience of performing all the activities required for the development of successful health and safety management systems, and for providing the client with the on-going support which is crucial to ensuring that such systems continue to improve and reflect best practice in the relevant sector.

At Britrisk we pride ourselves on our integrity and independence. Once we are engaged by a client, we only have that client’s best interests at heart. Our reports “Tell it as it is” so that although there may be times when uncomfortable truths have to be faced, the client is in possession of the facts as they really are.

Britrisk’s Platinum Card 24-hour Emergency Advice Service gives clients immediate access to health and safety information. Usually advice can be given over the telephone, but where further research and written detail is required, this can be provided via e-mail.

Benefits of Effective Health and Safety Management

Having an effective Health and Safety Management System and having it integrated into the organisation’s management structure makes sound business sense. Identifying potential sources of loss caused by accident allows strategies to be developed and implemented that ensure that the likelihood and severity of such losses are kept to an absolute minimum.

The adoption of such an approach is being demanded increasingly by the regulators, the insurance companies, the public and stakeholders. Aside from the commercial benefits, it will reduce the human suffering that many accidents cause and in the more public cases, the likelihood of prosecution, claims for compensation and damage to the organisation’s reputation.

In short, effective health and safety management makes good sense.