How can a health and safety consultant help?
Health and safety consultants can offer a wide range of services. They can help you to: • carry out your health and safety risk assessment and advise action to minimise risks • review your risk assessments when circumstances change • monitor legal compliance and keep you up to date with current legislation • help you liaise with officials from regulatory bodies – HSE, local councils, local fire service etc) • advise on specific issues – noise monitoring, machine guards, personal protective wear etc • assess your health and safety training requirements and carry out the training • write health and safety policies and strategies • monitor health and safety procedures and method statements to ensure they’re being followed • produce reports and statistics on your health and safety performance • develop a complete occupational health and safety management system (OHSMS). A complete management system can provide a framework to help you comply with your legal requirements on health and safety
