Health and Safety

Employers have an ever increasing duty of care towards their staff. If managed correctly, this can be an asset that develops a well-motivated workforce and improved productivity. Different companies have different needs and Intrinsic Risk Management will guide you through the complexity of the legislation to help you arrive at the ideal solution for your organisation. Intrinsic Risk Management will ensure you are taking the right precautions.

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What the law says

You need to take the right precautions to reduce the risks of workplace dangers and provide a safe working environment. Depending on the nature of the work your company does, the requirement differs.

What the law is

Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999
Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1992
The Electricity at Work Regulations 1989
The Health and Safety (First Aid) Regulations 1981
The Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992
The Noise at Work Regulations 1989
The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005
Food Safety Act 1990
The Control of Asbestos at Work Regulations

The Health and Safety Information for Employees Regulations 1999
Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations 2002
RIDDOR 1995  
The Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1992
The Health and Safety (Display Screen Equipment) Regulations 1992  
The Personal Protective Equipment at Work Regulations 1992
Food Safety (General Food Hygiene) Regulations 1995
Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2007 (CDM)

What we do

An overview of your current health and safety provision in accordance with existing legislation 

Audits

We work with you to assess your organisation, your workforce and your workplace, advise on the remedial actions required to meet the legislation and assist you in the implementation of the action plan.

Assessments:

Working at height
Manual handling
Hot works
General Health and Safety 
Work Station
Display Screen Equipment 
Food Hygiene
Noise

Implementation

Carrying out the remedial actions

Management plans

Advanced planning for your business

Policies and procedures

A complete suite of policies covering all aspects of your business

Accident investigation

Following an incident or near miss, establish the circumstances surrounding the event and takes steps to avoid it happening again

Construction Industry Safety

The construction Industry has its own set of H&S compliance, brought together under the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2007 (CDM). Their purpose is to put the emphasis on practical improvement of H&S as opposed to completing paperwork. Intrinsic Risk Management has a proven track record of providing a number of services to the construction industry including all requirements under the CDM Regulations.

Among the services we provide are:

Health and safety policy and management systems 
Health and safety strategies (company, bespoke project or review)
H&S assessments
Working at height, etc.
Traffic Management plans
CDM Strategies

Audits and site inspections
Document template suites
Training Behavioural Safety - strategy and delivery
Accident investigation
Contractor assessment and selection
CHAS and PQQ support