Health & Safety

Become your competent persons

By law, all employers, regardless of their size or sector, must appoint one or more “competent persons” – someone with the necessary training, experience and knowledge to help them fulfil their duties under health and safety legislation.

If you don’t have this level of expertise in-house, WorkNest can help you fulfil this requirement by acting as one of your competent persons, giving you an added layer of technical health and safety support.

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A high-quality extension of your health and safety team

Few companies are willing to take on the responsibility of becoming one of your competent persons, instead positioning themselves as ‘competent advisers’.

At WorkNest, we’re so confident in the expertise of our consultants and the quality of our personalised, fixed-fee support that we’re prepared to take on this title and the responsibilities it entails.

  • A named, highly-experienced Health & Safety specialist acting as an extension of your team
  • Qualified experts (all our consultants are member of the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health, the professional body for safety practitioners) 
  • As much advice, guidance and support as you require to meet your duties under health and safety law
  • An on-site General Risk Assessment to identify and remedy any areas where you’re exposed and get to know your organisation
  • Everything you need to maintain and demonstrate compliance – from a robust Health & Safety Policy to award-winning software

Related resources

Factsheet

What is a Competent Person?

Blog

Who's Responsible for Workplace Health and Safety?

Case study

Customer Story | BeaverFit

Your competent source of health and safety advice

With a named consultant acting as one of your legally-required competent persons, trusted support is only a phone call away. Plus, if you record an incident using the accident application on our Health & Safety Software, we’ll be alerted that a new case has been recorded and be able to see basic details; if it seems like something you might need to look into further, such as a serious accident, near miss or dangerous occurrence, your consultant will give you a call to find out what help you need.

In all cases, we’ll make sure all accidents and incidents are dealt with appropriately, help you to mitigate enforcement action, and keep you operating safely and compliantly

Popular FAQs

Common competent person queries and questions about our service, answered by our Health & Safety specialists.

What is a competent person?

What is the difference between a competent person and a responsible person?

Do all organisations need to appoint a competent person(s)?

What does the role of competent person involve?

Who can take on this role?

Can you act as one of our competent persons if you’re advising us from a distance?

Why would I appoint somebody external to my business?

Will appointing WorkNest satisfy the competent person requirement entirely?

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Accident and incident investigation

An accident in the workplace is every employer’s worst nightmare. We can help to guide your investigation, advise on corrective action and protect your interests in the event of regulatory enforcement.

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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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