Folders Don't Equal Compliance

At our initial consultation with them, we learned that they were working with two folders provided by their incumbent Health and Safety supplier; these contained ‘everything they needed’ to work safely and in line with regulations. However, without a dedicated in-house person to work through these folders, compliance was never going to be achieved.

The reality is, that unless someone is responsible for working through what is contained in those folders, an organisation will neither be compliant or actively safe, meaning they are at risk of failing audits but, more importantly – costly accidents.

In our experience, unfortunately, this practice is quite common.

How we made them Safer.

To bring their Health and Safety practices to life, we committed to one day per month. Not just in time, but in presence, to ensure that risk assessments were carried out, policies were written, and safe practices were implemented around both their day to day activities and the constantly evolving workspace.

This means we provided a living, breathing safety professional for one day per month to work at the club to act as their face to face in house consultant rather than a set of folders and a voice on the end of a phone.

At an organisation like a golf club, management must ensure the safety of teams of staff (and many different types at that) as well as patrons. From kitchen and gardening equipment, to safe movement around the club house and course, there’s lots to consider. Each month, while present, we review the club, check for new risks and write new policies in line with updated processes, equipment and services.

This helps the club to keep on top of changes and ongoing safety. Our active attendance also ensures their staff can connect with the process, in a way that they simply can’t with an annually delivered set of folders.

Staff engagement will always benefit an organisation, as with the presence of a Health and Safety professional and worker co-operation, hazards which would be missed without that physical face to face interaction, are spotted. This truly alters workplace safety culture for the better.

Making your team, your equipment and your workplace Safer.

If you are responsible for the safety of workers and patrons, but your compliance levels are leaving you feeling a little uneasy, then let’s start to make you Safer. We work to eradicate H&S related worries and bring safe practices into the workplaces effortlessly.

Things we can support you with:

A Competent Person: Safer. can act as your on site H&S responsible operative. We are also available on the phone and via email when we aren’t on site.

Risk Assessments: We can carry out risk assessments on all actions and/or provide support for the persons responsible for risk assessments to ensure they are fit for purpose.  We also train key staff to conduct their own risk assessments, this ensures your portfolio will be task and site specific rather than generic.

Fire Risk Assessment: We can assess risks associated specifically with fire, create policies and submit actions to other responsible on-site bodies.  We can also train fire marshals.

Policy Writing: An easy to read policy is the foundation on which you can build an robust yet simple safety system.  We will work with your organisation at all levels to create a policy that works for your business and not against it.

Training: As mentioned, we are able to conduct risk assessment and fire marshal training, but further to that we offer health & safety, manual handling, first aid and other bespoke training courses to ensure your staff are equipped with the skills they need.

Induction Processes: We can create documentation and support you in ensuring new staff are well versed in the H&S policies of the organisation when they start to work there.

Additional Support: Of course, we will always work with our clients in all reasonable ways to ensure organisations meet their legal obligations for safety.

Get Safer.

If your health and safety extends beyond wayward golf balls, and can’t simply be managed by uttering, “Fore!”, contact us now.

Additionally, we are the only full accredited Face Fit provider in Sussex.