Health and safety consultants in Bristol
Confused by health and safety law? Not sure what’s required to keep your business safe and compliant? Whatever the requirements, if you’re looking for health and safety support for your company in Bristol, WorkNest has you covered.
Our outsourced Health & Safety service is designed to help employers stay on top of their responsibilities and maintain safe environments through personalised, professional support.
- Fixed-fee packages with no hidden costs
- Call or email as often as you like, with any health and safety query
- Ongoing support from a named, local Health & Safety Consultant
- Hands-on help with policy creation and on-site audits included in the cost
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Health & Safety Consultants in Bristol
Experienced, local Health and Safety Consultants in Bristol
When it comes to health and safety, the consequences of poor practices can be costly to both your people and your business. From lost productivity to fines and reputational damage, the right support can save your business valuable time and money.
With Health and Safety Advisor’s covering Bristol and the West Country, WorkNest is here to help you take a proactive approach to risk management through support from local experts.
- 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.
- Emergency assistance in the event of enforcement visits and accident investigations, to help protect your organisation during difficult times.
- Real-time risk management software, Safety Nest, which will help you save time, satisfy inspectors and see your risk status at a glance through one simple-to-use dashboard.
- Engaging e-Learning courses, designed to improve health and safety awareness and embed long-term cultures of compliance.
Whether you’re at the start of your health and safety journey or just want extra support to provide assurance around your current practices and help take the pressure off, with our health and safety advice, Bristol’s businesses of any size and sector can improve their risk management practices.
We have health & safety consultants in Bristol
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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97% Client retention rate
Health & Safety Audits
Annual health and safety audits
Health and safety audits are an important part of keeping your business safe and compliant. They systematically examine what could cause harm to people within your workplace so that you can review existing precautions and, if necessary, put more measures in place to reduce risk.
WorkNest’s Health & Safety service in Bristol includes a programme of General Risk Assessments (health and safety audits) – conducted annually either at your site or remotely – to reduce the potential for accidents and breaches and provide peace of mind.
After your health and safety audit, you’ll receive a clear Action Plan outlining the steps needed to become compliant. You’ll then be able to manage these actions through our simple-to-use software, SafetyNest, and keep an eye on your risk status in real time.
All of this will help you to proactively reduce risk, demonstrate compliance and protect your position should an incident occur.
Why choose us?
Workplace health and safety for Bristol
Our Health and Safety Executives in Bristol support local employers across the city and the wider West Country, working with them to find “reasonably practicable” solutions to all their health and safety challenges, whatever their size, sector or risk profile.
Whether you’re a harbour-side hospitality business, one of Bristol’s many food and drinks retailers, or part of the country’s thriving creative cluster, we help businesses from to Avonmouth and Portishead to Abbots Leigh and Longwell Green protect their people, whilst giving them peace of mind that their premises and practices are compliant with all relevant regulatory requirements.
Sector experienced, professionally qualified and armed with an abundance of technical knowledge, our team of Bristol based Health and Safety Advisers are even able to act as one of your competent persons, something all employers must have under health and safety law.
Wherever you’re at in your health and safety journey, we’re here to give you confidence in your compliance. To discuss our Health and Safety services in and around Bristol, get in touch with our team today.
