RISK MANAGEMENT
Risks come in many different forms and from many
directions. Assessing and controlling risk is supposed to be at the heart of managing business. Whilst insurance and financial
controls are important factors in risk management, they alone will not protect you and your business. For example they will
not protect you or your business totally against loss of production, death and injury from accidents/incidents in the work
place, or criminal charges as a result of failing to meet current legal requirements.
Occupational Health and Safety
To the non-trained eye and to businesses that are trying to get on with the everyday job of running
a business H&S is an unwanted overhead but with the correct advice and assistance it can become as easy to manage as any
other part of the business, our services include: auditing, inspections, investigations, management systems, risk assessments
and training. In addition we provide:
Construction Health and Safety
Independent Planning Supervision meeting the requirements of CDM, audit and inspections and development of policies and procedures. In addition
we carry out site inspections, audits and provide personnel for site safety officer positions during construction and demolition
projects.
Fire
All businesses
are supposed to carry out assessments of the fire risks in their premises. This includes current precautions, means
of escape and identification of high risk areas.
Business Contingency Planning
This can include H&S, fire and security. Firstly there is a need to look at
your business and identify the threats and then calculate the level of risk that those threats pose to your business. Once the level of risk has been calculated plans can be developed which dovetail with
your business requirements.
Training
In order that you and your staff fully
understand the legal and operational requirements of Health and Safety regulations, fire precautions, and business contingency
planning, training is a must. Tailored to the needs
of your organisation, training can, dependant on subject, be class room based or through interactive training software, including:-
Nominated Safety Consultancy Service
Under the Management
of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999,
Regulation
7 (1) "Every employer shall, subject to paragraphs (6) and (7), appoint one or more competent persons to assist him in undertaking
the measures he needs to take to comply with the requirements and prohibitions imposed upon him by or under the relevant statutory
provisions and by Part II of the Fire Precautions (Workplace) Regulations 1997" and 7 (5) "A person shall be regarded
as competent for the purposes of paragraphs (1) and (8) where he has sufficient training and experience or knowledge and other
qualities to enable him properly to assist in undertaking the measures referred to in paragraph (1)"..
By
adopting Barton Safety Consulting Ltd as your nominated safety consultants we will provide 12 months consultancy service and
telephone help line service and quarterly newsletter within a fixed cost.
With the increase of EU and UK legislation
and the culture of civil claims why not protect yourself and your business from these threats.
Barton Safety Consulting Ltd can also assist in carrying out accident
investigations and gathering together relevant information as to how to prevent recurrence of any accident/incident
Accident Investigation and Prevention
All accidents however minor should be investigated and changes made to operational procedures
or additional practical control measures put in place in order to try and prevent similar accidents or incidents occuring
again. We can investigate and advise on practical solutions in order to prevent further accidents or incidents occurring again.
Disabled Access Auditing
Access
audits, are now identified in the Code of Practice for Part III of the Disabled Disabilities Act 1995 (DDA)
as the best tool for the planned improvement of services and premises.
By 1st October 2004 service providers are supposed
to make reasonable adjustments to their premised to allow equal access to both able bodied and disabled people.
The
act regards disabled people as being not only physically disabled but also anyone who has sensory or mental disabilities.
Barton Safety Consulting can help and advise you on how to identify what reasonable modifications can be made or
if other methods can be used to enable a fair and reasonable service to all. This can include providing suitable signage and
information and training thereby making staff aware of what their duties are, what the procedures are for serving a disabled
person.
Additional Services
Through a range of professional partners we are able to provide a "one stop shop" for
all your health and safety and risk related services. So that any service where we do not have the expertise or resources
to provide the service directly we have a wide range of professional partners. These partners have been established over many
years and therefore we are confident that the services that they provide are up to our own exacting standards. These services
include: -
- Asbestos surveys
- Asbestos removal and project management
- First aid
- Fire equipment
- Safety signage
- Personal protective equipment
- Environmental Management
- PAT Testing
- Quality Management
