Explaining how you will manage health and safety  in your business will let your staff and others know about your commitment to  health and safety. This will be your health and safety policy. It should clearly  say who does what, when and how. 
If you have five or more  employees, you must have a written policy. The policy does not need to be  complicated or time-consuming. A policy will only be effective if you and your  staff follow it and review it regularly. We recommend that you carry out an  annual review of your health and safety policy or when there is a significant  change to your business. Ensure that your health and safety policy is suitable  for your needs. Do not simply obtain and use a health and safety policy from  another Company because it looks and sounds good. There is no harm in getting a  few examples and considering what other organisations are doing to meet health  and safety compliance. At the end of the day, it is your business but you should  be able to achieve your aims and objectives that are laid out in your health and  safety policy. So keep it simple to start with. You can always amend it once  your business has developed a good understanding of health and safety and has a  good safety culture. You can set targets and objectives that will help your  business to achieve greater things. It shouldn’t just be about meeting health  and safety compliance but adding value to your business.

TL  Safety can assist you in developing  your health and safety policy, your health and safety arrangements and when  requested, your safety management systems.  TL Safety do not offer “off the shelf” solutions, we write our policies, procedures and management systems to reflect the way that you operate your  business. When you are ready, TL  Safety can assist you to gain safety accreditations such as CHAS, SMAS,  Safecontractor and OHSAS 18001. Do not think that safety accreditations are just  for Contractors. We can assist you to gain a recognised safety accreditation
regardless of the industry that you work in, even an office  environment.

As  an employer, you must appoint someone competent to help you meet your health and safety duties. A competent person is someone with the necessary skills, knowledge, ability, training and experience to manage health and safety.  You  could appoint one or a combination of yourself; one or more of your workers; someone from outside your business.


You  can probably manage most aspects of your business yourself, or with the help of  your staff. But if you are not confident of your ability to manage all health  and safety in-house, you may need some external help or advice. 
 
TL Safety can act as your competent person for a fraction of the cost of employing someone  full time. Our Managing Director, Tony Lundy, is Occupational Health and Safety Consultants Register (OHSCR) approved. The HSE and a network of professional  bodies and stakeholders have been working in partnership to develop this  register. Together, this partnership has agreed that a minimum standard should be set for consultants to join the register. This will reassure employers that those consultants on the register have been assessed and meet the minimum  standard set by the professional bodies they belong  to. This minimum standard has been set at a degree level qualification, at least two years’ experience and active engagement in a continuing professional development scheme. All consultants who join the register are bound by their professional body/ bodies code of conduct and are committed to providing sensible and proportionate advice.  

TL Safety has several health and safety consultants which enables us to service Clients  from most industries. We can support the self employed, owner managed  organisations and large corporate accounts. So how can TL  Safety demonstrate their competence?

Our Managing Director is a Chartered Manager and holds fellowships with the International Institute of Risk and Safety Management,  Chartered Management Institute, Institute of Leadership and Management and Institute of Administration Management. He is a  technical member of the Institute of Occupational Health and Safety, a full  member of the Institute of Industrial  Accident Investigators and a Recognised Safety Practitioner. He has over 20 years experience of health and safety management as well as being a Lead Safety Auditor for 18001, and Internal Auditor for both quality (9001) and environmental (14001) management systems.

TL Safety are accredited to the Contractors Health and Safety Scheme (CHAS) and are Worksafe Consultant accredited. We are also certified members of The Guild of Safety Managers.

You can see some of our recommendations on Best of Bolton at http://www.thebestof.co.uk/local/bolton/search?q=tl+safety&location=Bolton or speak with one of our Clients directly. Contact us on 07749 838367 or 01204 227002. 

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