Meeting your legal obligations, without the guesswork.

What the law requires

The Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations (MHSWR) 1999 require employers to put arrangements in place to control health and safety risks. As a minimum, you should have the processes and procedures required to meet the legal requirements, including:

• A written health and safety policy (if you employ five or more people).
• Assessments of the risks to employees, contractors, customers, partners, and anyone else who could be affected by your activities — with the significant findings recorded in writing (if you employ five or more people). Any risk assessment must be “suitable and sufficient”.
• Arrangements for the effective planning, organisation, control, monitoring and review of the preventive and protective measures that come from risk assessment.
• Access to competent health and safety advice.
• Providing employees with information about the risks in your workplace and how they are protected.
• Instruction and training for employees in how to deal with the risks.
• Ensuring there is adequate and appropriate supervision in place.
• Consulting with employees about their risks at work and the current preventive and protective measures.

How our network can help

Cliffen Consulting has a nationwide network of Health and Safety consultants. The simplest, most cost-effective way to ensure your business is complying with the law is to have expert help whenever you need it. Our network can help you to:

• Create a safe workplace for staff and visitors.
• Reduce your Health & Safety expenditure.
• Be compliant with all relevant Health & Safety laws.
• Write your Health & Safety policy, or review an existing one to ensure it's up to date.
• Carry out thorough workplace inspections, with practical advice on achieving compliance.
• Conduct a full audit of your business and workplace to verify your health and safety practices are correct.
• Carry out risk assessments for your business.
• Carry out appropriate training.
• Work closely with your team to create a tailored Health & Safety manual.
• Increase productivity through reduced employee sickness and injury.