Looking for health and safety support for your business or organisation?
Health and safety is an area you can’t afford to ignore, but it can be complicated and time-consuming. With WorkNest, you can be sure things are taken care of.
- Confidently fulfil your legal duties
- Save valuable time and money
- Protect your people and your organisation
How we help
Your trusted health and safety partner
Not all organisations have access to competent health and safety support in house. Even if you do, you may need a little extra help from time to time. WorkNest’s fixed-fee Health & Safety service gives you access to the expertise and support you need.
A cost-effective solution to your safety needs, our comprehensive service covers everything from on-site audits to emergency assistance in the event of a serious safety incident.
We will get to know your organisation so that we can function as an extension to your team. And with our unlimited, fixed-fee service, you can call on us as often as you need, safe in the knowledge that you won’t pay more.
- Ongoing advice and support from a named Health & Safety specialist
- Simple software to help you monitor and manage compliance easily
- Expert help with policies, risk assessments, audits and more
If you’re not sure where to start, we can conduct a full health and safety audit (General Risk Assessment) to assess your current compliance status and put an action plan in place. If you have a specific need, including training, our qualified Health & Safety specialists have the skills, experience and technical ability to assist you.
Protect against rising penalties
The consequences of a health and safety incident can be devastating. As well as the impact on individuals, the financial consequences for employers can be significant, inviting Fee for Intervention charges, fines, prosecution, absences and reputational damage. In some cases, directors have been jailed.
It’s therefore important to get it right. By enlisting support from WorkNest, you can rest easy knowing that your compliance is being taken care of by a professionally-qualified Health & Safety Consultant with a wealth of hands-on risk management experience.
Get support now
We provide solutions-focused, hands-on help with all aspects of health and safety. From COVID-19 and homeworking to vehicle safety and COSHH, get dedicated specialist advice, combined with software and resources to keep you compliant.
Do I need to consider work organisation hazards for staff currently working at home?
Regulators have a number of options if they believe that a breach of health and safety law is taking place. These include: 1) Writing to you to explain the breach they believe has taken place. Under the Fee For Intervention (FFI) scheme, the regulator can choose to charge you for the time taken to investigate and inform you of this and write the letter. The cost of FFI at the present time is £157 per hour. 2) Improvement or prohibition notices. These may be issued by the enforcing agent whilst on site or remotely. Improvement notices specify specific improvement(s) that must been implemented within a specified length of time. Prohibition notices prohibit specified activities from being carried out until such time as steps are taken to improve health and safety protection as detailed in the notice. If either type of notice is not complied with, further action can be brought in court. 3) Prosecution. Inspectors may choose to bring prosecutions in court under relevant statutory provision, including (but not limited to) the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 and related regulations under this Act
Do I need to consider work organisation hazards for staff currently working at home?
Regulators have a number of options if they believe that a breach of health and safety law is taking place. These include: 1) Writing to you to explain the breach they believe has taken place. Under the Fee For Intervention (FFI) scheme, the regulator can choose to charge you for the time taken to investigate and inform you of this and write the letter. The cost of FFI at the present time is £157 per hour. 2) Improvement or prohibition notices. These may be issued by the enforcing agent whilst on site or remotely. Improvement notices specify specific improvement(s) that must been implemented within a specified length of time. Prohibition notices prohibit specified activities from being carried out until such time as steps are taken to improve health and safety protection as detailed in the notice. If either type of notice is not complied with, further action can be brought in court. 3) Prosecution. Inspectors may choose to bring prosecutions in court under relevant statutory provision, including (but not limited to) the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 and related regulations under this Act
What powers to HSE Inspectors have on site?
HSE Inspectors and Environmental Health Officers have a number of powers they may exercise when enforcing health and safety law. These include the power to: – Enter premises at any time and without notice; – Inspect and investigate; – Take measurements, samples and photographs; – Require an area or machine to be left undisturbed; – Seize, render harmless or destroy dangerous items; – Obtain information, including written documents; and – Take statements including under caution as defined in the Police and Criminal evidence Act 1984.
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Why choose us?
Experts in Health & Safety
We have the expertise to help you simplify complex health and safety legislation, find workable solutions to health and safety challenges, and protect your organisation from the rising cost of non-compliance.
- Approved by a Primary Authority
- Dedicated specialists with recognised qualifications
- Genuine hands-on experience of managing risk
- Cost certainty with our unlimited, fixed-fee model
- The confidence to act as one of your competent persons
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