As a business owner you are the person responsible for the Health and Safety in the workplace. The Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 clearly states that employers should provide ‘sufficient information, instruction, supervision and training’ for all employees.
Kestrel Services helps business’s understand and comply with their Duty Holder responsibilities. Everyone has a duty for the health safety and welfare of themselves and all those around them. By using the correct procedures and safe working practices this duty will be fulfilled.
If your business in the UK has five or more employees it is legally required to produce a Written Health and safety policy and risk assessments that address the hazards in the workplace. The company must have access to competent health and safety advice and must be able to evidence health and safety arrangements and the implementation of those in the workplace.
Penalties occur for those that do not comply with the law such as prohibition notices, improvement notices, unlimited fines, Director disqualifications and prison sentences.
If you need a comprehensive Health and Safety consultancy for your business we offer:
