Health & Safety Ongoing Support (hSOS)

M&A specialise in a number of areas, including health and safety consulting and training, to assist companies in dealing, not only with existing legal requirements, but also with the increasing number of changes to Health and Safety (H&S) legislation we are witnessing at present.

Do You Recognise These Issues?

  • Are you a small organisation who cannot justify the expenditure of employing your own full-time health and safety professional to steer you through the requirements of evolving H&S legislation?
  • Are you struggling to achieve or maintain regulatory compliance with H&S legislation?
  • You know that you are required to complete risk assessments but do not know where to begin?
  • Are your employees in need of health and safety training but you do not have the time or expertise to provide it?
  • Are you an employer who already has the benefit of existing in-house H&S expertise but require additional assistance for time consuming projects or a specialist input on specific projects?

If any of these questions apply to you, then M&A can likely save you money, time and effort and improve your compliance status. M&A can provide assistance and advice to companies, regardless of size, on the measures and actions necessary for you to achieve legal compliance through our tailored Health and Safety Ongoing Support (hSOS) Agreement.

How Would a hSOS Agreement Work for Me?

A specified professional level-of-effort will be mutually agreed at the start of the contract dependant on the nature of your organisation, the extent of your facility/office, and number of employees. The H&S services to be delivered during the term of this contract may include the following:
  • regulatory assistance;
  • a H&S Gap Analysis of your organisation to develop a baseline of H&S infrastructure;
  • preparation, development and/or review of H&S polices, procedures and manuals;
  • personal exposure monitoring;
  • indoor/workplace and environmental noise assessments;
  • H&S management systems (OHSAS 18001);
  • risk assessments;
  • H&S awareness training for all employees;
  • specific operator training;
  • provision of H&S advice on an as-needed basis; and
  • routine inspections and checks to help ensure that preventative and protective measures are in place and effective.

Specific Services M&A Provide

Risk Assessments

  • General Risks
  • Lone working
  • Manual Handling
  • Noise
  • Fire
  • Display Screen Equipment/Workstations
  • Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH)

Health and Safety Training

  • H&S Awareness Training
  • H&S Management Systems
  • Risk Assessment
  • Manual Handling
  • Fire Safety
  • Permit to Work System
  • Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
  • Process Safety
  • Laboratory Safety/Chemical Hygiene
  • Chemical-specific training
  • COSHH

Penalty for Non-Compliance

Penalties for failing to take action on H&S issues within your organisation include:
  • higher accident rates;
  • enforcement of improvement or prohibition notices;
  • substantial financial penalties; and
  • the possibility of criminal charges, including manslaughter, for those who are proved negligent.

Benefits to Your Company of Effective H&S Management

Effective health and safety management can:
  • boost employee morale and improve productivity;
  • reduce operating costs;
  • protect against criminal prosecution;
  • reduce insurance premiums;
  • reduce claims for compensation; and
  • enhance a company's reputation.

Benefits of a hSOS Agreement Contract with M&A

M&A can provide the following benefits to your business:
  • H&S consulting and training provided on an as needed basis;
  • HSOS agreements invoiced on a quarterly basis to ease cash flow;
  • provide excellent value for any money spent;
  • locally based for prompt response; and
  • we are fully intent on establishing a long-term business relationship with all our clients.

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