Auditing Services
We provide our clients with professional, comprehensive advice and assurance regarding the control of their health and safety management systems. We take the time to understand your operations, your industry and the issues you face, so that we can offer you the relevant advice.
The combination of our specialist skills and industry expertise means that we can anticipate your complex business problems and recommend any preventative actions required. Our computerised auditing system, together with our investment in technology enables us to deliver a seamless service.
Health and Safety Auditing Services
Independent Risk Assessments: Assisting our clients to comply with their duties as required by Health & Safety at Work Act 1974. Independent risk assessments have proven to be beneficial for employers as they provide an opportunity for a trained, objective and fresh pair of eyes to look at a situation.
Emergency Planning & Procedures: Incidents and accidents are possible in all places of work. It is a legal requirement upon employers to have procedures in place to control and manage any such incidents. Talk to our Health and Safety advisors today to find out how we can assist.
Independent Safety Audits: We provide an objective evaluation of your safe systems of work and provide advice on meeting statutory requirements. This is relevant to all places of work. Our safety audits conclude with a written report outlining areas for attention and recommended remedial actions.
Accident Prevention Systems: This service is a proactive approach to Health & Safety legislation. Buying into the premise that “prevention is better than cure” certainly pays dividends and negates the need to incur unnecessary costs.
Fire Safety Procedures: Fires and related disasters can occur at any time and can cause extensive damage to both people and property. Our independent safety audits have two aims; to prevent unwanted fires in the workplace and to have an early detection system in situ. Both of these measures are of great benefit to a responsible employer and their employees.
Accident Investigation & Advise: Accident investigation is a post incident action. By discovering the cause of an accident, we can suggest measures that minimise (and hopefully elminate) the possibility of the same incident reoccuring. The objective of this service is to ensure our clients do not make the same error twice.
Auditing to Standards
Safety auditing is a valuable management technique that is highly recommended by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE). Indeed, HSE Guidance document HSG65 “Successful Health and Safety Management” recommends that audits are undertaken annually to assist organisations to focus their resources in areas of most need.
Our auditing systems can be measured against HSG65 and OHSAS 18001 as well as measuring your status against legal compliance and your own internal standards.
An audit will show exactly how you measure up to legal requirements, and whether your performance is up to standard. It will act as a benchmark from which you can form a health and safety plan: The scope of an audit:
Trade Verify (Contractor Compliance Scheme)
Trade Verify is aimed at business and client legislation requirements, where your credibility and reputation are at stake.
We work to approved codes of practice and our aim is to ensure that the supply chain functions as intended for both consumers and legitimate trade personnel.
We achieve this by:
• Promoting and protecting both business and contractor interests.
• Providing consumers with reliable ways of finding businesses they can trust.
• Offering help and advice if things go wrong.
• Enabling local businesses to demonstrate that they have signed up to national standards.
• Enabling contractors to demonstrate competency, legislation compliance and excellence.
Trade Verify reviews documents held by contractors and are continually monitored by expert safety personnel. We conduct inspections and auditing services as required.
It also empowers consumers to make informed choices when buying goods, drive-up business standards and boost customer confidence. This service provides:
Health and Safety (Competent Person Services)
The Management of Health & Safety at Work Regulations requires every employer to have the advice and assistance of a competent person to guide them in complying with health and safety law.
Often, a genuine level of competence will only exist if a company takes on a dedicated employee which is not a simple option to many companies. Safety Business Services (SBS) Ltd can bridge the gap.
Our competent person service will provides ongoing advice and guidance you need, as you need it; Competent support: