Location Audits can help you achieve high standards of health

and safety, improve your business performance and meet your legal

responsibilities for people and their working environment.

Under the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999 all employers have a legal obligation to:

Manage health and safety.

Assess all significant risks.

Control any risks that cannot be removed as far as is reasonably practical.

Scope and Content of Audit

Health and safety management system audit - which compares your health and safety management systems with legal standards and best practice, identifying what you do well, and what needs to be improved.

OHSAS 18001 audits - for organisations working towards or wanting to maintain their OHSAS 18001 accreditation.

Specific audits - assessing how well a particular aspect of health and safety, such as Fire safety, DSE, COSHH, HAVS. etc is managed.

Audits of the procurement process and contractor management systems - assessing how well health and safety is embedded into these business processes.

Identification of both good practice and areas needing improvement, to allow good practice to be replicated efficiently through the business

Clearly prioritised, practical and cost effectiverecommendations for action

Support and advice encourages clients to develop internal

skills ultimately leading to self-reliance.

Our approach

Practical, tailor made solutions to meet each client's unique business requirements

Structured process, often using specifically developed checklists which can include inspection, observation, interviews and document analysis

Health and safety management reviewed at three levels:

◦ the organisation

◦ the task

◦ individual employee behaviour

Peace of mind - we will tell you how to meet your legal obligations in a practical, cost effective manner

Best practice – recommended were appropriate

A co-ordinated approach - experienced in all areas of health and safety. For example we can audit fire, display screen equipment, manual handling and disabled access in a single project.

Efficient, flexible implementation – following the audit, we can support you with advice

Agree time and Date for the Audit

Discuss domestic arrangements, Audit Fee /Expenses/accommodation/welfare arrangements.

Kick off meeting and introduction to all stake holders.

Conduct Location audit, Time of audit is dependant on the size of site and scope of audit required.

Arrange time with HODs/Responsible persons.

Close audit meeting with Immediate findings and overview to senior management.

Written Audit Result with in 2 weeks of Audit.