Health and Safety Policies
Employers are required under Section 2(3) of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 to have a statement of their health and safety policy and written arrangements for health and safety available, should they employ five or more persons.
Whether you need a fully bespoke or review of your existing policy or a complete overhaul, we will produce a policy that meets your needs. This policy will demonstrate legal compliance while also showing that you have a solid management system for your business.
Health and Safety Management Systems
The purpose of introducing a safety management system (SMS) is primarily to facilitate the management of an organisation’s health and safety risks.
Employers are required under Regulation 5 of the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999 to make and implement arrangements as appropriate, taking into account the nature of the activities and the size of the undertaking. These arrangements require the effective planning, organisation, control, monitoring and review of the measures put into place to control health and safety risks. The development and implementation of an effective SMS will satisfy these legal requirements. It will consist of the arrangement, processes and policies required to your organisation to manage your health and safety to the required standard.
Risk Assessments: General Risk Assessment
The Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999 contain the following specific duty for employers. Employers have a duty to carry out suitable and sufficient assessments of the risks faced by their employees and, where appropriate, by non-employees.
Risk assessments provide a systematic approach to the control and elimination of accidents at work. They apply to every aspect of an employer's business but, in many cases, risk assessments may be no more than a check to make sure nothing has been missed and a record that an activity has been assessed. If five or more people are employed, the assessment must be recorded in writing.
There are five simple steps to risk assessment:
Step 1 Identify the hazards
Step 2 Decide who might be harmed and how
Step 3 Evaluate the risks and decide on precautions
Step 4 Record your findings and implement them
Step 5 Review your assessment and update if necessary
In all cases your staff should be involved in the process as they are the best people to provide useful information about how the job is undertaken.
We will visit your place of work to carry out your risk assessments focusing on your working environment, your processes and the activities your company undertakes. We will produce a clear risk control action plan to enable you to fully comply with Health and Safety Legislation.
Risk Assessments: Fire Risk Assessment
Employers are required to conduct fire risk assessments at work, in order to determine the appropriate level of fire safety measures. Such risk assessment is a legal obligation under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005.
We can visit your workplace and deliver the appropriate and compliant Fire Risk Assessment. We will also supply a fire log book for you to record tests, checks and inspections.
Risk Assessments: Control of Substances Hazardous to Health
The Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations 2002 (as amended) (COSHH) apply to substances found in the workplace which are hazardous to health.
The regulations require employers to prevent or adequately control exposure of employees to hazardous substances. Such control is based on risk assessment and the introduction of appropriate control measures.
We can visit your workplace and compile an inventory of substances and then undertake the required COSHH Assessments.
Risk Assessments: Display Screen Assessments
The Health and Safety (Display Screen Equipment) Regulations 1992 contain specific duties for employers relating to the use of display screen equipment. In particular employers are required to perform “a suitable and sufficient analysis” of workstations to assess the health and safety risks to which users are exposed.
We can visit your workplace and undertake the required display screen equipment assessments.
Risk Assessments: Working at Height Risk Assessment
Employers are required by the Working at Height Regulations 2005 to ensure that all work at height is properly planned and organised. To do this you must carry out a full risk assessment for each of the individual working at height activities.
The first requirement for working at height, as for any other hazard, is to avoid it wherever possible. Where this is not practical, the work will require careful and thorough planning and risk assessment to ensure that it can be carried out safely.
The information gained from the risk assessment will assist in the selection of suitable work equipment and safe systems of work for protecting people from the consequences of work at height.
Risk Assessments: Young Persons Risk Assessment
Employers are required to assess the risks to employees under 18 years of age (including non-paid work experience trainees, etc) before they start work. The risk assessment must take into account the lack of training and experience, lack of awareness and immaturity of the young persons. The findings of the risk assessment must be used to determine whether the young person should be prohibited from certain work (unless specific legislation already prohibits such work). The risk assessment must also list the work that the young person should not be allowed to perform (with derogation, in certain circumstances, where the young person is no longer a child). Such a risk assessment is a legal obligation under The Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999. We can assist employers in undertaking a Young Person risk assessment and reviewing the health & safety management arrangements in place for protecting young people in the workplace.
Risk Assessments: New & Expectant Mothers Risk Assessment
The Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999 require employers to identify, assess and address risks to new and expectant mothers and/or their babies.
Employers need to be aware of specific prohibitions which prevent new or expectant mothers from undertaking certain work activities. They are required to carry out a risk assessment taking into account general factors, the particular risks to the mother and the unborn child, and any special risks caused by chemical or biological agents involved in the work. We can assist employers in undertaking a New & Expectant Mothers risk assessment and reviewing the health & safety management arrangements in place for protecting new & expectant mothers in the workplace.
Health and Safety Training
The Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 places a duty on employers, so far as is reasonably practicable, to provide such information, instruction, training and supervision as is necessary to ensure the health and safety at work of employees.
More specifically, the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999 require employees to be provided with adequate health and safety training:
- on their being recruited to the employer’s undertaking
- on their being exposed to new or increased risks because of a change of job, work equipment, system of work, etc.
This training should be repeated periodically as necessary (“refresher” training) and as a minimum should cover:
- health and safety risks
- control measures
- emergency procedures
- the names of persons with responsibilities for implementing the above procedures
- risks presented by other workers sharing the workplace.
The Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999 state that the information provided to employees should include details about the risks to their health identified by the risk assessment, and the preventative and protective measures applied to control these risks.
In addition to these general requirements, much of the body of UK health and safety legislation requires employees to receive information, instruction and training in relation to the specific hazards to which they may be exposed.
If staff are not properly trained, the cost when something goes wrong will far exceed the cost of training.
Please note that we can design and deliver tailored health and safety training to suit specific client requirements.
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- Confined Space Awareness Training
- Construction Health and Safety Awareness Training
- Corporate Manslaughter and Homicide Act 2007 Training
- Display Screen Equipment for Operators Training
- Display Screen Equipment Risk Assessment Training
- Fire Awareness and Marshal Training
- General Risk Assessment Training
- Health and Safety Training for Directors and Senior Managers
- Health and Safety Training for Managers
- Introduction to Workplace Safety Training
- Control of Contractors Training
- Manual Handling Risk Assessment Training
- Manual Handling Awareness Training
- Work at Height Risk Awareness Training
- Asbestos Awareness Training (Non Accredited)
- CDM 2015 Training
- Emergency First Aid in the Workplace (L2)
- First Aid at Work (L3)
- CPR & Automated External Defibrillation (L2)
- CPR & Automated External Defibrillation (Non Accredited)
- Paediatric First Aid Training (L2)
- Abrasive Wheels Training (Non Accredited)
- Safe Use and Inspection of Harnesses & Lanyards (Non Accredited)
Confined Space Awareness Training
Duration: ½ Day
Aims and Objectives
This Confined Space Awareness course has been designed for personnel who are responsible for safe working practices and/or supervision of personnel entering confined spaces.
The aim of this course is to provide all delegates with an awareness of the legislation and hazards relating to confined space operations.
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Construction Health and Safety Awareness Training
Duration: 1 Day
Aims and Objectives
This Construction Health and Safety training course has been designed for construction operatives with little or no knowledge of Health and Safety and those wishing to update their knowledge.
By the end of this course operatives will be aware of their legal duties and responsibilities, the major hazards they may encounter when working in construction and the current standards of control they will be required to achieve to comply with the law.
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Corporate Manslaughter and Homicide Act 2007 Training
Duration: ½ Day
Aims and objectives
After many years of anticipation, the Corporate Manslaughter and Homicide Act 2007 became law on the 6th April 2008. The Act removes the need for enforcement relying on identification and proof of deliberate action by “the controlling mind” within a company. It places the emphasis on failures by Senior Managers which lead to death in the workplace and organisations will be open to unlimited fines as well as remedial and publicity orders.
The aim of this training is to review the requirements and implications of the Act and to give organisations and managers an insight into this major piece of legislation.
Booking details
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Display Screen Equipment for Operators Training
Duration: ½ Day
Aims and Objectives
Display Screen Equipment/Visual Display Units have been accused, often wrongly, for a wide range of health problems.
In fact, only a small proportion of VDU users actually suffer ill health as a result of their work. Where problems do occur and the VDU’s have been held responsible it is usually the way in which the VDU's are being operated.
This course will benefit all Display Screen Equipment Operators including laptop users.
Successful completion of the course will enable delegates to look carefully at their own work activities and contribute to a safer working environment.
Booking details
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Display Screen Equipment Risk Assessment
Duration: 1 Day
Aims and Objectives
The majority of employees now use personal computers and laptops in their work and this trend is set to increase particularly those who are not deemed as 'users' i.e. non-administration staff. Many employees regard the PC or laptop as an indispensable work tool.
Under the Health and Safety (Display Screen Equipment) Regulations 1992, every business has a duty to minimise the risks in visual display unit (VDU) work by ensuring that workplaces and jobs are well designed. The regulations apply to staff who habitually use VDUs as a significant part of their normal work. Staff who spend more than a few hours each day sitting at a desk with a DSE/VDU may experience headaches, neck and lower back pain, sore arms and shoulders or a combination of these problems. As an employer you are required to take all reasonable precautions to ensure the safety and well-being of everyone who uses your equipment.
This training will enable delegates to effectively carry out and report on workstation risk assessments in line with the Health and Safety (Display Screen Equipment) Regulations 1992.
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Fire Awareness and Marshal Training
Duration: ½ Day
Aims and Objectives
To establish a standard that will help employees to have a better understanding of the employer/employee responsibilities in the work place, with particular reference to the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 and the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999.
This course also covers the safe storage of chemicals and Highly Flammable Liquids and Liquid Petroleum Gas Regulations.
This Fire Awareness and Marshal Training course fulfils the requirements under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety Order) 2005 definitions of the Fire Warden and Fire Marshal roles in an Organisation.
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General Risk Assessment Training
Duration: 1 Day
Aims and Objectives
A properly implemented programme of risk assessments can assist in the prevention of injuries, fatalities, property damage incidents and other losses.
Apart from the corporate and personal benefits arising from risk assessment, employers and the self employed have a legal duty to make suitable and sufficient assessments of the risks to the Health and Safety of employees, non-employees and the self employed.
The General Risk Assessment programme is designed for anyone with a responsibility to conduct risk assessments. It is particularly useful for managers and supervisors but it will be equally beneficial to individual workers, team leaders, technicians, engineers or any other personnel contributing to the risk assessment process.
This training enables delegates to be competent to undertake a General Risk Assessment upon completion.
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Health and Safety Training for Directors and Senior Managers
Duration: 1 Day
Aims and Objectives
Recent HSE guidance for directors and senior managers suggest that:
- The board needs to accept formally and publicly its collective role in providing Health and Safety leadership in its organisation.
- Each member of the board needs to accept their individual role in providing Health and Safety leadership for their organisation.
- The board needs to ensure that all board decisions reflect its Health and Safety intentions, as articulated in the Health and Safety policy statement.
- The board needs to recognise its role in engaging the active participation of workers in improving Health and Safety.
This course provides Directors and Senior Managers with a complete understanding of their responsibilities under Health and Safety law.
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Health and Safety Training for Managers
Duration: 1 Day
Aims and Objectives
For an effective Health and Safety culture to be implemented in any organisation, managers need to understand their collective role in delivering the Health and Safety policy and its associated arrangements.
This Health and Safety for Managers course aims to raise manager’s awareness of their role in communicating and implementing Health and Safety policies and procedures within their organisation.
Successful completion will prepare delegates to look carefully at their own work activities and contribute to the organisations Health and Safety management systems.
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Introduction to Workplace Safety Training
Duration: ½ Day
Aims and Objectives
The aim of the training course is to provide an office-based perspective to health and safety issues for those responsible for health and safety control.
At the end of this training course delegates will be able to:
- List the main types and causes of accidents in offices.
- Outline the main hazards and risks present in office activities.
- Use simple risk assessment techniques for office risks.
- Identify and implement appropriate control solutions.
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Control of Contractors Training
Duration: ½ Day
Aims and Objectives
This course provides delegates with a thorough understanding of not only the Health and Safety procedures associated with the management of contractors, but the practical application of them too.
This course also covers how Health and Safety issues need to be integrated into an organisation’s functional management process to ensure control is kept.
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Manual Handling Risk Assessment Training
Duration: 1 Day
Aims and Objectives
The Manual Handling Operations regulations 1992 place a legal duty on all employers to avoid carrying out manual handling operations. If this is not possible, a risk assessment of the operation must be carried out.
This course is to provide employees involved in manual handling activities within the workplace with the knowledge and skills to be able to assess the risks from these activities and conduct manual handling risk assessments.
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Manual Handling Awareness Training
Duration: ½ Day
Aims and Objectives
The Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992 place a legal duty on all employers to ensure that their employees are adequately trained to perform any manual aspects of their work duties safely.
This course will give participants a basic understanding of the factors necessary to ensure their own safety when undertaking manual handling tasks.
The course is based upon the principles of safe moving and handling of loads known as the kinetic approach to Manual Handling.
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Work at Height Risk Assessment Training
Duration: 1 Day
Aims and Objectives
The Working at Height Regulations introduced in 2005 applies to all work at height where there is a risk of a fall liable to cause personal injury.
This course considers the effects of the regulations and focuses on implementing safe systems of work when working at height.
Training will enable delegates to be competent to undertake a Work at Height Risk Assessment upon completion.
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Asbestos Awareness Training (Non Accredited)
Duration: ½ Day
Aims and Objectives
It is a requirement under The Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012 that:
"Asbestos Awareness Training is given to all employees whose work could foreseeably expose them to asbestos. In particular, it should be given to all demolition workers and those workers in the refurbishment and allied trades where it is foreseeable that their work will disturb the fabric of the building"
Those at risk include:
- General maintenance staff.
- Plasterers, painters and caretakers.
- Plumbers, gas fitters, electricians, joiners and shop fitters.
- Telecom engineers, computer engineers, building surveyors.
- Fire and burglar alarm installers.
- Lift Engineers.
- Construction workers, heating and ventilation engineers.
- Construction consultants, Principal Designers, CDM Advisors, Designers, etc.
It is estimated that over two million work places contain asbestos, which remains the single biggest cause of work related deaths in the UK.
Certificate valid for 1 year.
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CDM 2015 Training (Non Accredited)
Duration: 1 Day
Aims and Objectives
This course provides essential information targeted at those working in construction or associated sectors and roles affected by CDM and also offers people new to CDM an introduction to the 2015 Regulations to help you understand your legal responsibilities.
The one day course covers:
- Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015
- Structure of CDM 2015
- Responsibilities of the various duty holders
- Purpose and content of CDM 2015 documentation
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Emergency First Aid in the Workplace (L2)
This accredited qualification is ideal for those already working or preparing to work within industry wishing to become an Emergency First Aider in the workplace for the purposes of the Health and Safety (First Aid) Regulations 1981.
Duration: 1 Day
Aims and Objectives
The aims and objectives of the Emergency First Aid at Work course are to enable individuals designated as the First Aider at work to carry out appropriate first aid in an emergency. Following the course, the attendees will be able to manage a casualty who is injured at work, or suffers from a serious illness, until the emergency services arrive.
The one day course covers:
- The role of the First Aider
- The importance of personal hygiene
- Recording of incidents and accidents
- Assessment of an unconscious casualty
- Administering of Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
- Administer First Aid to casualty who is wounded, bleeding and in shock
- Administer First Aid to a casualty who is choking, conscious or unconscious
- Provide First Aid for minor injuries
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First Aid At Work (L3)
This accredited qualification is ideal for those already working or preparing to work within industry wishing to become a First Aider in the workplace for the purposes of the Health and Safety (First Aid) Regulations 1981.
Duration: 3 Days
Aims and Objectives
The aims and objectives of the 3 day First Aid at Work course are to enable individuals designated as the First Aider at work to carry out appropriate first aid in an emergency. Following the course, the attendees will be able to manage an accident scene as well as a casualty who is injured at work, or suffers from a serious illness, until the emergency services arrive.
The three day course covers:
- The role of the first aider
- Contents of first aid kits (avoiding cross infection)
- Recording of incidents and accidents
- Assessing the situation in an emergency
- Administer first aid to a casualty who:
- is unconscious (including seizures)
- requires cardio pulmonary resuscitation (CPR)
- is choking
- is wounded or bleeding
- is in shock
- has minor conditions - to include: minor cuts, grazes and bruises, minor burns and scalds, small splinters
- Administer first aid to a casualty with:
- injuries to bones, muscles, joints including suspected spinal injury
- sudden poisoning
- burns and scalds
- eye injuries
- anaphylactic shock
- Recognise the presence of major illness and provide appropriate first aid including heart attack stroke, epilepsy, asthma & diabetes.
Certificates are valid for 3 years.
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CPR & Automated External Defibrillation (L2)
Duration: 1 day
Aims and Objectives
This accredited qualification provides learners with skills to further their first aid training. It is recommended for first aiders in the workplace environment who have access to a defibrillator. Those gaining this qualification will know that cardiopulmonary resuscitation and automated external defibrillation form an essential part of the chain of survival.
The 1 day course covers:
- Understand basic life support requirements
- Be able to demonstrate basic life support techniques and automated external defibrillator use in line with Current national guidelines
- Be able to demonstrate post-resuscitation procedures
- Be able to demonstrate post-resuscitation procedures
- Understand the safe use of an automated external defibrillator
Note: Candidates must hold a valid first aid certificate and be competent in CPR skills.
Certificates are valid for 3 years.
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CPR & Automated External Defibrillation (non accredited)
Duration: 2 hours
Aims and Objectives
This non accredited qualification provides learners with skills to recap their first aid training, CPR and the use of an automated external defibrillator. It is recommended for first aiders in the workplace environment who have access to a defibrillator. Those gaining this qualification will know that cardiopulmonary resuscitation and automated external defibrillation form an essential part of the chain of survival.
The 2 hour course covers:
- Recap of personal safety
- Assessing the incident and patient
- DRABC check and sending for help
- Defibrillation (recognition of heart rhythms)
- CPR and use of AED on a casualty
- General guidelines for using a defibrillator
- Recording of information (sample report form)
Note: Candidates will be awarded an in-house awareness certificate valid for 3 years.
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Paediatric First Aid Training (L2)
Duration: 1 day
Aims and Objectives
This two-day paediatric first aid course focuses on emergency scenarios that face those looking after young children and infants, including day nurseries, private nursery schools, pre-schools, before and after school clubs for children in the early years age group, childminders and carers of children at home.
This course covers:
- Be able to provide first aid for an infant and a child
- Understand how to administer emergency first aid to an infant and a child with a chronic medical condition or sudden illness
- Understand how to administer first aid to an infant and a child
- Understand how to complete records relating to illnesses, injuries and emergencies.
Certificates are valid for 3 years.
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Abrasive Wheels Training (non accredited)
Duration: ½ day
Aims and Objectives
The aim of the Abrasive wheels training course is to enable candidates to work safely, to provide an understanding of current legislation and promote awareness of the dangers and hazards of abrasive wheels, and to offer practical steps to reduce workplace accidents and encourage workers to adopt a culture that results in a safer workplace.
Our abrasive wheel training courses are suitable for all operators, managers and supervisors, who as part of their working duties select, mount, specify or use abrasive wheels as defined in PUWER Regulations 1998.
The ½ day course covers:
- History of Abrasive Wheels Regulations
- Legal requirements relating to abrasive wheels
- Hazards arising from the use of abrasive wheels
- Methods of marking, storing, handling and transportation
- Practical demonstrations.
A Certificate of Attendance will be issued.
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Safe Use and Inspection of Harnesses and Lanyards (Non accredited)
Duration: ½ day
Aims and Objectives
The aim of this course is to train people in the skills and knowledge needed to achieve the standards of competency required to carry out the pre-use inspection and safe and correct use of Harness and Lanyards in the workplace.
The ½ day course covers:
- Employer’s and employee’s legal responsibilities
- MEWPs and harnesses
- Hierarchy of measures for hazard avoidance
- Choice of harness and lanyard
- Testing of harnesses by manufacturer
- Pre use checks and correct usage
- Safe working loads & limitations
- Rescue situations
- Keeping of records
A Certificate of Attendance will be issued valid for 3 years
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Health and Safety Consultants (Advisor Role)
The Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 places a duty on every employer to ensure the Health, Safety and Welfare of all their employees. This is further endorsed by the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999, which underlines the need for formal arrangements and policies to manage the Occupational Health and Safety of all individuals in a place of work.
As experienced Health and Safety consultants, LHS Consulting Ltd are aware of the pressures which small to medium enterprises are under when it comes to meeting Health and Safety legislative requirements.
The perfect situation for your organisation would be a full time employee, or 'Competent Person' to deal with your Workplace Health and Safety Management. The real situation is that you do not need a full time safety professional and the resources needed could be utilised elsewhere within your organisation.
As your Health and Safety Consultant we would provide you with a Health and Safety Advisor and recognised 'Competent Person' as required by the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999, Regulation 7. This service is provided at a fraction of the cost of a full time Health and Safety Advisor.
We are able to undertake an Occupational Health and Safety Review to determine your organisations level of compliance and to identify the areas in which you may need further assistance.
Following this review we can provide clear and concise information and documentation specific to your organisation.
Whatever your needs, whether it is basic Occupational Health and Safety advice or an in depth and long term consultancy arrangement, our services can be tailored to meet your specific requirements.
Workplace Inspections
Unlike an audit, Safety inspections are a less formal method of investigating the health and safety performance of an organisation and often carried out on a more frequent basis. The purpose of a safety inspection is to ensure that plant, equipment, premises and systems of work are monitored and maintained safely. Following an inspection we will identify hazards and advise on the corrective actions required.
Health & Safety Audits
A health and safety audit can ensure compliance with all current legislation related to health and safety at work. It is a critical, in-depth examination of your organisation's safety management systems. The Health and Safety Audit will cover the whole system or particular aspects, such as risk assessment procedures, issue and control of personal protective equipment (PPE) etc.
The Health and Safety Audit provides the organisation with a clear picture of their performance in terms of Health and Safety management. As a result, remedial actions can be taken before incidents occur. Safety inspections are a less formal method of investigating the Health and Safety performance of an organisation. The audit however will highlight all positive and negative aspects of Health and Safety within the work place.
Our aim is to provide you with professional Health and Safety Audit services that are suitable for organisations which require an extra set of 'eyes and ears'.
Construction Services
LHS Consulting Ltd ensures CDM compliance with the minimum of fuss and disruption to your construction projects. With real hands on CDM expertise to rely on, LHS Consulting Ltd can deliver proactive and dynamic CDM services and solutions that not only reduce health and safety risks but offers our clients compliance solutions as follows:
Risk Assessments
We will visit your place of work to carry out your risk assessments focusing on your working environment, your processes and the activities your company undertakes. We will produce a clear risk control action plan to enable you to fully comply with Health and Safety Legislation.
Site Fire Risk Assessment
LHS Consulting Ltd can undertake assessment of the fire risks associated with the site and can then identify control measures and remedial actions, with the option for update site visits as the project develops.
Method Statements
At its most basic, the safety method statement is a management tool that is prepared by compiling all the information produced, first by a risk assessment and, second, by any other assessment necessary for the particular job. Information from other sources, such as advice taken from Approved Codes of Practice, guidance documents should be added and brought together into one cohesive document which can be read and understood clearly by all interested parties on site.
Construction Site Inspection
A copy of the completed inspection report is presented to the Site Manager / Supervisor in a pad report format. The pad report is then emailed directly to the clients nominated Project / Contract’s Manager. The inspection report includes all hazards and non-conformances, all positive points identified and recommendations for improvements.
Construction Site Audit
We can conduct a full site audit of the site safety management system.
This audit includes a detailed review of all relevant site documentation including:
- The Construction Phase Plan.
- Risk Assessments.
- Method statements.
- Induction and attendance registers.
- Permits (Hot Works, Confined Space etc).
- Safe Systems of Work.
- Training Records.
- Physical inspection of the site identifying hazards and advising on the management of risks.
We can carry out toolbox talks to operatives as requested.
A full copy of the audit report (including photographs where applicable) is emailed directly to the clients nominated Project / Contract’s Manager or Head Office. The full report includes all hazards and non-conformances, all positive points identified in the audit and recommendations for improvements.
Construction Phase Plans
LHS Consulting Ltd can prepare the Construction Phase Plan in consultation with the Contractor / Principal Contractor (when more than one contractor is engaged on a project) to ensure that it is appropriate for the project, and is reviewed and developed during the construction phase of the project.
LHS Consulting Ltd can also review before the work starts on site the Construction Phase Plan developed by the Contractor / Principal Contractor which is to ensure a suitable Construction Phase Plan is produced and the plan is relevant and meets the requirements of the job. The plan needs to be project-specific, take into account the Pre-construction Information provided, and its contents should be proportionate to the site risks.
Pre-construction Information
LHS Consulting Ltd can prepare the Pre-construction Information following a site survey and consultation with the Client, Principal Designer and any specialist consultants engaged on the project. The initial site visit is to ascertain existing health and safety issues, site constraints and to identify where further information will be required prior to the start of construction.
The purpose of the Pre-construction Information is to provide relevant information about the health and safety hazards associated with a construction project. Designers and tendering contractors use the information to assimilate and subsequently provide adequate resources to manage the issues effectively (which is then reflected in the tender price submitted) and assists the development of a suitable Construction Phase Plan for the project.
F10 Notification
LHS Consulting Ltd will ensure that the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is notified as appropriate, and that this notification is managed for the lifetime of your project.
Design Team Meetings
LHS Consulting Ltd can attend design team meetings and offer CDM and health and safety expertise. They can assist designers in identifying health and safety risks and provide advice and guidance on the ‘principles of prevention’, a hierarchy of risk elimination and reduction.
LHS Consulting Ltd can compile a Risk Register from Designers Hazard Elimination Assessments and Design Team Meetings. This can then be updated as the project develops and can be used to formulate residual hazard statements required for the Health and Safety File. These residual hazards can then alert those who are responsible for the structure of the key health and safety risks that will need to be dealt with during subsequent maintenance, repair and construction work.
Competency Assessments
LHS Consulting Ltd can undertake Principal Designer, Designer, Principal Contractor and Contractor competency assessments. We will help to ensure that the Client only engages individuals or companies with sufficient skills, knowledge, experience or corporate capability to undertake their respective duties in line with the regulatory requirements pertaining to construction activities. We will ask for references and examples of previous work to demonstrate capability.
Health and Safety Files
LHS Consulting Ltd can provide a Health and Safety File template and training on how to compile and populate the file.
CDM Advisor
The Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015 (CDM 2015) are intended to ensure that health and safety issues are properly considered during a project’s development so that the risk of harm to those who have to build, use and maintain structures is reduced.
CDM aims to improve health and safety in the industry by helping to:
- Sensibly plan the work so the risks involved are managed from start to finish
- Have the right people for the right job at the right time
- Cooperate and coordinate your work with others
- Have the right information about the risks and how they are being managed
- Communicate this information effectively to those who need to know
- Consult and engage with workers about the risks and how they are being managed
CDM 2015 imposes greater responsibility on Clients for health and safety due to their pivotal role in influencing the procurement and management of construction projects.
The fundamental change introduced by the regulations is the creation of the new Principal Designer role, intended to embed health and safety into the heart of the design process. The Principal Designer must be a designer and can be an organisation or individual who has influence over the early design stages. The Principal Designer is appointed by the Client before construction begins if there is more than one contractor appointed on a project and will have has a duty to plan, manage, monitor and coordinate health and safety during the Pre-Construction Phase of the project. This phase can continue once construction begins if design is still being undertaken.
The Principal Designer’s role involves liaising with the Client and Principal Contractor and co-ordinating the work of others to ensure foreseeable risks are managed throughout the design process.
The Principal Designer may also have separate duties as a designer.
Everyone involved in a construction project has legal duties under CDM 2015. These ‘dutyholders’ are defined as follows;
Client
Anyone who has construction work carried out for them. The main duty for clients is to make sure their project is suitably managed, ensuring the health and safety of all who might be affected by the work, including members of the public. CDM 2015 recognises two types of client:
- Commercial Clients have construction work carried out as part of their business. This could be an individual, partnership or company and includes property developers and companies managing domestic properties
- Domestic Clients have construction work carried out for them but not in connection with any business – usually work done on their own home or the home of a family member. CDM 2015 does not require domestic clients to carry out client duties as these normally pass to other dutyholders
Designer
An organisation or individual whose work involves preparing or modifying designs, drawings, specifications, bills of quantity or design calculations. Designers can be architects, consulting engineers and quantity surveyors, or anyone who specifies and alters designs as part of their work. They can also include tradespeople if they carry out design work. The designer’s main duty is to eliminate, reduce or control foreseeable risks that may arise during construction work, or in the use and maintenance of the building once built. Designers work under the control of a principal designer on projects with more than one contractor.
Principal Designer
A designer appointed by the client to control the Pre-Construction Phase on projects with more than one contractor. The principal designer’s main duty is to plan, manage, monitor and coordinate health and safety during this phase, when most design work is carried out.
Principal Contractor
A contractor appointed by the client to manage the construction phase on projects with more than one contractor. The principal contractor’s main duty is to plan, manage, monitor and coordinate health and safety during this phase, when all construction work takes place.
Contractor
An individual or business in charge of carrying out construction work (e.g. building, altering, maintaining or demolishing). Anyone who manages this work or directly employs or engages construction workers is a contractor. Their main duty is to plan, manage and monitor the work under their control in a way that ensures the health and safety of anyone it might affect (including members of the public). Contractors work under the control of the principal contractor on projects with more than one contractor.
Worker
An individual who actually carries out the work involved in building, altering, maintaining or demolishing buildings or structures. Workers include: plumbers, electricians, scaffolders, painters, decorators, steel erectors and labourers, as well as supervisors like foremen and chargehands. Their duties include cooperating with their employer and other dutyholders, reporting anything they see that might endanger the health and safety of themselves or others. Workers must be consulted on matters affecting their health, safety and welfare.
A construction project is notifiable if the construction work is expected to:
- last longer than 30 working days and have more than 20 workers working at the same time at any point on the project or
- exceed 500 person days
Client - CDM Advisor Role
Client Role
The Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015 introduce several new duties and responsibilities that were not previously required of construction Clients.
These new duties do not simply stop at appointing a “Principal Designer” in lieu of a CDM Co-ordinator. The revised regulations require that Clients pick up several of the duties previously
undertaken by the CDM Co-ordinator on their behalf.
The Health and Safety Executive acknowledge that Clients may require advice and assistance from a third party consultancy to discharge these duties. With our broad experience spanning the previous CDM Regulations we are ideally placed to advise and assist Clients with discharging these duties.
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| The Client is responsible for appointing designers (including principal designers) or contractors (including principal contractors) to work on their project(s) and must ensure that those appointed have the skills, knowledge and experience to carry out the work in a way that secures health and safety. If those appointed are an organisation, they must also have the appropriate organisational capability. Those making the appointments must establish that those they appoint have these qualities before appointing them. Similarly, any designers or contractors seeking appointment as individuals must ensure they have the necessary skills, knowledge and experience. | LHS Consulting Ltd will undertake a review of the design team and tendering contractor’s competence against the standards set out within SSIP accreditation standards and or questions detailed in PAS 91 and report the findings back to the Client. |
| Provide Pre-Construction Information to every designer and contractor either bidding for the work or already appointed to the project. |
LHS Consulting Ltd will identify, collate and disseminate the Pre-Construction Information at relevant project stages. LHS Consulting Ltd will highlight the requirement for any additional information required for the project. |
| Make suitable arrangements for managing a project including the allocation of sufficient time and resource and ensuring that the arrangements are maintained and reviewed throughout the project. | LHS Consulting Ltd will advise as to suitable arrangements for managing health & safety on a project. LHS Consulting Ltd will monitor and review these arrangements throughout the project lifecycle. |
| Ensuring that workers are provided with suitable welfare facilities for the duration of construction work including from the start. | LHS Consulting Ltd will agree suitable welfare arrangements with the contractor in line with CDM 15 Schedule 2 and will also visit site to ensure welfare facilities agreed are provided. |
| Give Notice to the Health & Safety Executive via Form F10. | LHS Consulting Ltd will issue an F10 notification to the HSE on the Clients behalf and will update it as the project progresses |
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Where one or more contractor will be involved in the project, appoint a Principal Designer. Ensure that the Principal Designer complies with their duties. |
LHS Consulting Ltd will undertake a review of the Principal Designer’s competence and provide advice on when the Principal Designer LHS Consulting Ltd can attend design team meetings and review the Principal Designer’s risk management documentation to ensure they are carrying out their duties under the CDM 2015. |
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Where one or more contractor will be involved in the project, appoint a Principal Ensure that the Principal Contractor complies with their duties. |
LHS Consulting Ltd will advise the Client on the requirement to appoint a competent Principal Contractor and will ensure any appointment LHS Consulting Ltd will ensure the Principal Contractor complies with their duties through on-going discussion, site visits and auditing where necessary. |
| Ensure that before the construction phase begins a suitable Construction Phase Plan is drawn up by the Contractor (for single contractor projects) or Principal Contractor for multiple contractor projects. |
LHS Consulting Ltd will ensure that the Contractor / Principal Contractor develops a suitable Construction Phase Plan having considered Pre-Construction Information provided by the Client. LHS Consulting Ltd will ensure that the Construction Phase Plan is regularly reviewed and revised to ensure it takes account of any changes that occur as construction progresses and continues to be fit for purpose. |
| Ensure that a Health & Safety File is prepared for projects involving more than one contractor. |
LHS Consulting Ltd will ensure that the Principal Designer prepares a Health and Safety File for the project and that it is revised as necessary and made available to anyone who needs it for subsequent work at the site. Where there is no Principal Designer the Principal Contractor, must pass the completed Health and Safety File to the Client. LHS Consulting Ltd will ensure it contains relevant information about the project which should be taken into account when any construction work is carried out on the building after the current project has finished. |
Principal Designer - CDM Advisor Role
Principal Designer
The revision of the CDM Regulations in 2015 created a new duty holder called the Principal Designer. The Principal Designer is the individual or business in control of the Pre-Construction Phase of a construction project. Often this role will be assigned to the lead designer on a construction project.
The Principal Designer is responsible for the planning, managing, monitoring and co-ordination of health and safety aspects of the design during the Pre-Construction Phase. This involves managing design risks by applying the general principles of prevention.
A Principal Designer must be appointed on any construction project where it is reasonably foreseeable that more than one contractor will be involved.
The general duties of the Designer under CDM 2015 remain relatively unchanged, with the focus being on identification and elimination of risk in the first instance, followed by reduction and control of residual risk arising from a design where this is reasonably practicable.
The HSE recognise that those appointed as Principal Designer may not have the requisite in-house skills to fully satisfy this responsibility on all types of projects, and may therefore want to appoint an external organisation such as LHS Consulting Ltd to advise and assist them with discharging the duties of the Principal Designer.
With our broad experience spanning the previous CDM Regulations we are ideally placed to advise and assist Principal Designers with discharging these duties.
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The Principal Designer must plan, manage, monitor and coordinate health and safety in the Pre-Construction Phase of a project. This includes identifying, eliminating or controlling foreseeable risks and ensuring designers carry out their duties. This involves preparing and providing relevant information to other dutyholders. They should provide relevant information to the Principal Contractor to help them plan, manage, monitor and coordinate health and safety in the construction phase. |
LHS Consulting Ltd will assist the Principal Designer to plan, manage and monitor the Pre-Construction Phase and coordinate matters relating to health and safety during the Pre-Construction Phase so that, as far as reasonably practicable, the project is carried out without risks to health or safety. |
| The Principal Designer must identify and eliminate or control foreseeable risks to the health and safety of any person: Carrying out or liable to be affected by construction work. Maintaining or cleaning a structure. Using a structure designed as a workplace. |
LHS Consulting Ltd will initiate and lead design team meetings / risk management workshops at agreed project work stages. The number and frequency of meetings / workshops can be dependent on the size and complexity of a project. LHS Consulting Ltd can assist with developing design hazard elimination assessments and design risk registers identifying and recording significant risks. These significant risks are not necessarily those that involve the greatest risks, but those (including health risks) that are not likely to be obvious, are unusual, or likely to be difficult to manage effectively. Assessments and registers can be revised as the design process evolves. |
| Ensure that all designers comply with their duties under Regulation 9. | LHS Consulting Ltd will ensure design team meetings / design risk workshops include all design disciplines, ensuring they are identifying and eliminating the risks arising from their design. |
| Ensure that all persons working in relation to the Pre-Construction Phase co-operate with the Client, Principal Designer and each other. | LHS Consulting Ltd’s facilitation of design team meetings / risk workshops will ensure that co-operation and coordination is achieved through the project. |
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Assist the Client with the provision of Pre-Construction Information. Provide Pre-Construction Information promptly and in a convenient form to every designer and contractor appointed or being considered for |
LHS Consulting Ltd can compile the Pre-Construction Information on behalf of the LHS Consulting Ltd will highlight the requirement for any additional information required for the project to the Client. LHS Consulting Ltd will provide a comprehensive, cohesive document which can then be issued to the design team and tendering contractors. The Pre-Construction Information can then be updated as required. |
| Liaise with the Principal Contractor for the duration of the Principal Designers appointment to ensure the co-ordination of health and safety matters during the construction phase. |
LHS Consulting Ltd will undertake regular liaison and team meetings with the Principal Contractor throughout the project. However should any issues arise during the construction phase LHS Consulting Ltd will be available to assist the Principal Designer in addressing these issues alongside the Principal Contractor. |
| The Principal Designer should organise and collate information required to formulate the Health and Safety File and should ensure it is delivered to the Client at the end of the project. |
LHS Consulting Ltd will ensure that the Principal Designer prepares a Health and Safety File for the project and that it is revised as necessary and made available to anyone who needs it for subsequent work at the site. LHS Consulting Ltd will ensure it contains relevant information about the project which should be taken into account when any construction work is carried out on the building after the current project has finished. |
Third Party Accreditations
There are many accreditation schemes that are used by a wide range of organisations. Many suppliers and their (potential) clients choose to use the services of an accreditation scheme for health and safety, with the purpose of helping them to manage their tendering or procurement needs. Many key decision makers will be looking for contractors accredited by a third party to generate long and shortlists of suppliers and contractors.
Some organisations, for example, insist that all of their contractors have registered with, and have been accredited by, a third-party organisation such as:
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- CHAS
- SAFEcontractor
- Construction Line
- EXOR
The principle behind all of these accreditation schemes is fairly simple and straightforward. A provider of services (a contractor), must first register their company details with the accreditation company. As well as doing this, they must also provide information relating to their health and safety policy and associated supporting documentation. Some schemes will also include assessments on the competence of the workforce, and assessment of the quality of work. We take you through the entire process and consult with you throughout to ensure you are satisfied. We guarantee to approach your health & safety requirements realistically and make your health & safety management system easy to manage once third part accredited.
Accident Investigation
The investigation of all accidents and incidents that occur in a workplace is an essential part of the proactive management of health and safety. Undertaking investigations of both those accidents that result in injury or worse, as well as near misses, in a systematic and organised way will benefit any organisation. Close analysis of and accurate information about previous accidents helps to prevent them recurring.
The objectives of an accident investigation should be:
- to ascertain the facts and sequence of events leading to the accident/incident
- to find the causes by establishing any unsafe acts or conditions
- to determine the human, organisational and/or job factors that gave rise to the unsafe acts and/or conditions
- to take both long-term and short-term measures to prevent a recurrence
- to ensure compliance with the law.
Our investigation service is not intended to allocate blame but will examine the 'Immediate causes', 'Underlying causes' and 'Root causes' of the accident / incident with a view to avoiding a recurrence by producing and implementing an action plan. We can also liaise with the enforcing authorities, investigating serious accidents.
LHS Consulting Ltd are continually improving and updating the range of services we offer in response to new legislation and best practice techniques. If you would like to discuss a particular project with one of our consultants, please get in touch and we will be delighted to assist in any way we can