Specialist Health & Safety support for South West employers
Not confident in your health and safety compliance? With WorkNest’s comprehensive Health & Safety service, West Country employers can operate safe in the knowledge that their business and people are protected.
Say goodbye to guesswork and the fear of what might happen if an inspector shows up at your door. Say hello to high-quality, personalised support from named, qualified Health & Safety Consultants, with the added reassurance of fixed fees.
- No hidden costs – just a fair price agreed upfront
- Call or email as often as you like, with any health and safety query
- Ongoing support from a named South West Health & Safety Consultant
- Hands-on help with policy creation and on-site audits included in the cost
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Experienced, local Health & Safety Consultants
It may not be the most exciting part of running your business, but health and safety is an area no organisation can afford to ignore. With the average fine per case now sitting at an eye-watering £145,000, a proactive approach is essential.
With Health & Safety Consultants covering the South West, WorkNest is here to help you save time, simplify risk management and stay on top of your responsibilities through:
- Sensible, proportionate advice, on everything from risk control measures to regulatory requirements, to help you get clear on your responsibilities and minimise the potential for health and safety incidents.
- Annual General Risk Assessments to identify workplace hazards that could cause harm to employees and visitors and help you put measures in place to manage them, reducing the risk of accidents.
- A robust health and safety policy and handbook, tailored to your organisation, to outline your approach to managing risk, promote best practice across your organisation and strengthen your claims defensibility.
- Acting as one of your competent persons, which all organisations must have access to in order to help them meet the requirements of health and safety law.
- Emergency assistance in the event of enforcement visits and accident investigations, to help protect your organisation during difficult times.
- Engaging e-Learning courses, designed to improve health and safety awareness and embed long-term cultures of compliance.
To guarantee the best possible support, our West Country Health & Safety services are delivered by named consultants who will take the time to understand your business and its specific risks so that they can assist you as a true extension of your team.
We have health & safety consultants in the South West of England
Email us | enquiries@worknest.com
Call us | 0345 225 8396
Meet the team
Our people are the most important part of our service.
From our highly-qualified advisory teams that deliver dedicated support to our clients, to our back-office teams that ensure a smooth service, we’re exceptionally proud of the team we have.
Who you’ll be working with
Angela Carter
Director of Legal Services
Toyah Marshall
Head of Team
Toyah Marshall
Principal Employment Law Adviser
Client stories
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Gus Hosein
Executive Director, Privacy International
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WorkNest supports our 280 staff members with Employment Law and Health & Safety and has provided quality management training too.”
Lisa Best
Head of Service Delivery, Catalyst Choice
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We get a great deal of comfort and satisfaction knowing that we have support as and when we need it, in a decisive and responsive way.”
Richard Berry
Group HR Director, Culina Group
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We moved our legal support to WorkNest (formerly Law at Work) having previously used a time and line law firm. It was important, though, that an all-inclusive fee structure did not come at the expense of quality. Thankfully we’ve been delighted with the service we’ve received from WorkNest.”
Chief Executive
Waverley Care
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What we recognised in WorkNest is the background that they have. They are able to supply knowledge and experience in a number of disciplines, which enables us to develop our business in a way that’s safe, to do it on time and with a quality to it.”
Debbie Rainbow
Director of Human Resources and Health & Safety,
Bluestone National Park Resort
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Celia McKeon
Chief Executive, The Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust (JRCT)
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As the company started to get larger, we knew we had to protect our employees and our contractors both onsite and in the offices. WorkNest is exactly what we needed to move the company forward.”
Joanne Beaver
Operations Director, Beaverfit
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Pineapple have worked with the team at WorkNest (formerly Law at Work) since 2003, and we have built a trusted partnership together. We particularly like WorkNest’s concise and practical advice concerning employment law/HR issues and also appreciate their totally supportive approach in all areas of health and safety.”
General Manager
Pineapple Dance Studios
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I’ve taken WorkNest into every organisation that I’ve worked with. I’ve introduced them to many teams and many colleagues and referred them with absolute pleasure because I genuinely trust in the service that we get.”
People Director, The Works
What we can help with
COVID-19
Being Employment Law Compliant
If you often find that you’re not sure of the best course of action when faced with difficult employee dilemmas, or you’re conscious that your policies and procedures might not comply with best practice, WorkNest can reduce your risk of claims through dedicated, expert support.
Absenteeism
Bogged down in low-level absence or facing a particularly tricky situation? Our experts can help you deal with bogus absences, long-standing conditions that may be disability-related, and everything in between.
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Disciplinary
Whether you feel completely out of your depth or just want the reassurance of a second opinion, we’ll find out what you want to do, help you explore options and risks, and work with you to manage misconduct quickly, effectively and in line with the law.
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Employment Tribunals
Worried about the rising threat of employee claims? We help organisations proactively reduce their exposure through pragmatic advice, with the reassurance of expert Litigation support should a claim arise.
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Grievance
From setting up a grievance procedure to holding a hearing and managing appeals, we’re here to walk you through the process so that you can resolve issues quickly, compliantly and with minimal disruption to your organisation.
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Performance Management
Managing performance can be a large undertaking for time-poor managers. If you don’t have the time or expertise, our Employment Law and HR specialists can help with everything from process advice to policies and frameworks.
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COVID-19
Managing COVID-19
Furlough, self-isolating staff, refusals to work and even redundancy – coronavirus (COVID-19) has created numerous employment obstacles. Our free-to-use Coronavirus Advice Hub contains hundreds of resources to help you tackle these issues head on.
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Redundancies
Whether you’re looking at single redundancies or collective consultation, navigate the process as painlessly as possible and limit the potential for claims with our end-to-end redundancy support.
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Upskilling Managers
Keen to upskill in essential HR topics and legal compliance? Looking for ongoing support in the form of a responsive helpline? We offer a range of solutions designed to help managers carry out their role confidently and effectively.
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95% Client satisfaction rate
97% Client retention rate
Health & Safety Audits
Annual health and safety audits
When you come on board with us, your South West Health & Safety Consultant will conduct a General Risk Assessment (health and safety audit) at your premises to identify what you’re doing well and highlight any areas where you’re exposed.
From there, we’ll be able to provide you with a clear, easy-to-follow Action Plan to help you take the steps needed to become compliant. Your Health & Safety Consultant will work with you to identify sensible solutions that ensure you’re effectively managing risk without being overly restrictive.
Your assessments will be stored on our market-leading health and safety software, SafetyNest, where you can assign actions can to members of your team and monitor your overall risk rating in real time.
As well as giving you peace of mind that nothing is missed, this programme of health and safety audits will help you to reduce the potential for injury and ill health, demonstrate compliance and stand up to regulatory scrutiny should an incident occur.
Why Choose Us?
The West Country’s health and safety company
Our Health & Safety Consultants already provide trusted support to businesses throughout the South West, helping them to become and remain compliant and protecting them from financial and reputational risk should a serious incident occur.
Our local experts cover Gloucester, Wiltshire, Somerset, Dorset, Devon and Cornwall, so whether you’re a Bournemouth-based insurance business or part of Torbay’s tourist industry, we’re here to provide personalised, professional support.
Not only are most of our consultants CMIOSH qualified, but they have genuine hands-on experience and are skilled at finding practical, commercially-minded solutions to any health and safety challenge, so you can be sure you’re in safe hands.
Plus, unlike other some West Country health and safety companies, WorkNest’s South West Health & Safety Consultants are part of a much larger network of consultants operating throughout the UK, giving you the benefit of local support backed by hundreds of years’ combined experience.
To discuss your specific needs and discover more about our set-cost Health & Safety service, get in touch with our team today.
