Health and Safety
Health and Safety does have really bad press, it tends to be a standard excuse and joke. But, it’s not as bad as you think it is. The good news is you don’t have to eliminate all element of risk in the workplace. The bad news is you do have some element of paperwork to do.
People do tend to look at it in a wholly negative way. If you embrace it, comply with it and have a decent documented system, you can actually win work as larger companies will only use sub-contractors who can prove they comply with health and safety law. You can reduce your insurance premiums by producing your health and safety documentation and completed forms to your broker as you are a lower risk and in the event of a personal injury claim against you, your completed forms, inspections and risk assessments are your defence, possibly saving you up to 90% of the claim value!
To make this as painfree as I can, you can download a list of legal requirements placed upon you dependent on the size of your company. There’s also links to legislative updates, guidance notes and the latest news fromthe Health and Safety Executive, Local Authority Inspectors and the Fire Service.
Members can download a Health and Safety Policy Statement and blank forms to help you meet the legal duties placed upon you.
Every month there is a teleseminar on a health and safety topic where attendees can ask questions at the end of the session. Check back regularly and register for a one hour warning to make sure you don’t miss out on vital free advice. And don’t forget members have 20 minutes of free telephone consultancy per month as part of their subscription, so any pressing matters that you don’t want to discuss in an open forum can be worked through in a one to one call.
Claire Sheehan PgDIP CMIOSH
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Claire Sheehan has over 15 years experience in practical management of Health and Safety in a variety of industries. Starting with the National Grid Company, Claire was trained up and qualified at the prestigiousWoodland Grange Management Training Centre passing all the NEBOSH courses with flying colours. Following on from NEBOSH, Claire studied for a Post Graduate Diploma in Health, Safety and Environmental Management awarded by Oxford Brookes University and became a Chartered Health and Safety Practitionerwith the Institute of Safety And Health (IOSH). Headhunted by luxury housebuilder Crosby Lendlease, Claire spent three years as Regional Health and Safety Manager for the North West Region working on projects from small developments of townhouses to the multi storey towers of The Green Quarter in Manchester. Due to the difficult nature of refurbishment, Claire spent a great deal of time learning how health and safety can be negotiated to ensure a fast but safe build in difficult conditions at Singleton Hall, near Blackpool. In 2006 Claire formed Infinite Safety Ltd and worked freelance for a number of North West Developers who are still clients today along with clients in the Warehousing, Retail and Manufacturing sector. There’s much more than construction to Claire but she always maintains the practical, compromising approach to managing employees wellbeing and health whilst allowing works to progress safely.
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