Health and Safety Advice for businesses

We are expanding yet again. As part of our continual growth we have now taken another health & safety company - A F Associates [Scotland] Ltd into our Group of Companies - A F Associates [Scotland] Ltd clients will continue to receive the high level of service they have come to expect, plus the added bonuses offered to our own range of clients.

training man We now have a new range of training courses available in the West Lothian Area. Places on all courses is limited so if you are interested in attending any future courses or finding out details email James Douglas on jamesd@nhasco.com. Topics to be included in future courses will include: Stress in the workplace assessments, working at height, manual handling, staff induction, PAT testing regulations, etc.

The courses have proved ideal for Directors, proprietors, Senior partners and the Self employed and will cover all aspects of 'HSE Law and your compliance with it'.

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ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION - This next open course to be held in West Lothian during Late May 2008. Understand the requirements necessary to undertake your own investigation of accidents. It is ideal for Senior managers, company directors and proprietors. Space is limited so book early to avoid disappointment. Date will be issued soon, but it will be late May - 9.30 am start. Contact James Douglas on jamesd@nhasco.com if you would like to book a place on this training session. Book now to ensure your place.

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More than 80 per cent of small-business owners are putting the health of their employees at risk by failing to carry out health and safety inspections on a regular basis, according to leaders in the H&S field.

A recent survey of UK small businesses found that 82 per cent fail to carry out regular risk assessments, despite 77 per cent admitting having experienced a workplace accident in the last 12 months.

By law, all businesses are required to carry out and maintain regular health and safety risk assessments. Firms with five or more employees are required to keep a written record of them. Employers who fail to do so risk fines and prosecution.

"Many employers consider implementing health and safety measures to be expensive, however if you do experience an accident and an employee seeks compensation, then your costs will spiral," warned NHASCO’s health and safety technical director, Jonathan Brown.

"Implementing commonsense measures and assessing the risks on a regular basis will go a long way to preventing an accident," he added.

Commenting on the findings, a Health and Safety Executive (HSE) spokesman said: "It is in the employer's interest to ensure the health and safety of their staff as the costs arising from an accident can be extensive, when you consider the costs to [a company's] reputation, the cost of replacing staff off work and the loss of productivity."

"When you record your risk assessment you should set a date to review it. This could be quarterly, once every six months or annually. It depends on the nature of your business, your sector and how quickly your business changes," the spokesman added.

We have got to highlight this again...... Have you recently had a visit from the HSE inspectors? They are out there and currently doing random checks on various businesses - DO NOT BE CAUGHT OUT! Make sure you are complying with all aspects of legislation as laid down by the Health and Safety executive, especially the Fire Risk assessments and your responsibility to complete them. If you are unsure then call us now on 01506 870900 and find out how we can help. we have had reports from clients in the Mid Lands, North East and the Borders of Scotland - that the inspector just popped in for a look. Please make sure YOU have everything in place .

This site is designed to assist all Business owners understand the requirements of HSE legislation and not get lost in a MAZE of technical explanations. It attempts to explain the requirements in terms we can all understand, without resorting to an elaborate technical description of the legislations. Our highly qualified team of technical people [MIOSH & NEBOSH diploma] are there to make sense of the terminology, thus allowing you to concentrate on running your business. The site attempts to do away with the majority of the jargon, however if you want more detailed explanations of the legislations please email us or visit the HSE website detailed on our links page.

National Health & Safety Company Ltd - The home of health & safety! With our head office based just outside Edinburgh in the Central Heartland of Scotland and local branches around the country; we can ensure a complete local delivery of service with the assured back-up of a National Coverage. Here on this site you will find the information necessary to help you with all aspects of legislative Health and Safety Executive compliance - from Disability Access to Manual handling - Accident Investigation to Working at height, Staff Training and Fully managed H&S systems.

Our aim at the 'National Health & Safety Company Ltd' is to ensure you and your company remain within the legislation of HSE Law. The HSE decree that whether you have Two or Two thousand employees, you must address the issue of health and safety within your workplace in an adequate and appropriate manner. It is desirable to note that the importance of the 'Health and Safety at Work act 1974' does affect all businesses operating within the UK. Churches - Construction companies - Voluntary organisations - Dental Practices - Optometrists - Vets - Retail outlets [large & small] - Offices and Children's Nurseries. The list could go on and on. So why not make your HEALTH & SAFETY easier?

Accidents and dangerous occurrences can have significant cost implications for any business. The investigation of accidents, dangerous occurrences or other similar incidents should be seen as a means to make continual improvements to safety performance. The protection of employees and others as part of an effective health and safety management system can produce identifiable financial benefits for enterprises of all sizes.

Other reasons for investigating such incidents are to: 1. ensure compliance with HSE legislation. 2. enable preventative actions to be taken quickly. 3. assist in monitoring safety policy implementation and development. 4. provide information to other interested parties [e.g. insurance companies, safety representatives etc.]

Contact us at admin@nhasco.com for further information or for a FREE download from the HSE on the 'Five steps to successful health and safety management' Special help for Directors and managers [indg 275] download leaflet.

We are proud to be associated with and acting as the Health & safety advisors to this prestigious organisation. This organisation is designed to assist all religious organisations - irrespective of denomination - in achieving the necessary compliance with health & safety [download pdf file now]. It is a common misconception that 'places of worship' are exempt from the compliance requirements of health & safety and employment law. In fact they have even more items to address under these issues than the average small business owner. Click here for more details - legislation.

If you would like more details on how we can assist you in ensuring you meet all the legislative requirements of the HSE, give us a call 01506 870900 or send an email to gillian@nhasco.com

Our National team of health & safety Nebosh & IOSH technically qualified consultants are on hand to provide you with a local delivery of service - ensuring all the necessary RISK, COSHH, DISABILITY DISCRIMINATION ACCESS, FIRE, ASBESTOS audits and risk assessments are carried out. Call now for assistance!

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