Health and Safety
What we do
- Carry out health and safety audits to identify potential shortfalls
in health and safety management systems and action plans drawn up to
assist in addressing remedial actions
- Reviewing and drafting Health, Safety, Environmental and Quality policies
- Assistance in drawing up company bespoke Safe Systems of Work, (Method Statements) and Risk Assessments
- Advice and assistance in completing Pre-Qualification Questionnaires
- Telephone advice line
- Advice and assistance during investigations by the Health & Safety Executive (HSE)
- Attendance at site to review and give advice
- Advice on Notices, their implication and action to be taken
- Advice and attendance at police interviews under caution
- Advice on ‘simple cautions’ – the implications and whether they should be accepted
- Defending prosecutions
- Representation at Court
Why do we need a Health & Safety Audit?
A Health and Safety Audit is necessary for the following reasons:
- Identify problems: If there are problems lurking
behind the scenes, this can lead to accidents and other negative
consequences for an organisation. The sooner they are identified and
addressed, the better prepared your business will be for assisting its
clients and customers.
- Credentials: If you are bidding for clients or
looking into new business, you will find that the majority of
organisations expect you to have proper health and safety procedures in
place. Having positive public relations on the back of this will
ultimately benefit your business goals.
- Save money: A health and safety audit provides a
calculated analysis of procedures and provides fact-based changes to be
implemented. This will save you from wasting money on what may be little
more than second guesses about procedures and will benefit other areas
of the organisation.
- Law abiding: There are different regulations and
laws in place to ensure safety within different industries. If you are
not abiding by these laws, it can lead to your business getting in
trouble with the authorities or possibly being shut down. Being in the
know that you have the proper regulations in place and eliminating the
risk of injury in the workplace will ultimately benefit you and your
employees.
What happens if my business is investigated?
An investigation by the Health & Safety Executive (HSE) into
workplace accidents can be intrusive and disruptive to your business. An
investigation can include a review of written records, the collation of
other relevant documents, an inspection of where the incident took
place or the subject of the complaint and interviews with duty holders
and staff. Our Health & Safety Solicitors have commercial sense and
specialist knowledge which will ensure that the right decisions are
taken by you at each stage of an investigation.
Testimonials
“We received a very professional Health and Safety review from
Sherrards. They gave good, sensible advice at competitive prices.”
“The Health and Safety team at Sherrards were extremely
professional and at the same time kept it plain and simple to help me
understand Health and Safety and my role within it. I would definitely
recommend and use them again when the need arises.”
We are available at short notice to advise when an incident occurs.
Sherrards is not an insurance panel firm, so you can rest assured we
have your best interests at heart. For further information or advice on
costs, please call us on 01273 834120 or click here to send us an e mail.
