By law, all companies are obliged to have a health and safety policy, which extends their duty of care to employees and non-employees (for example, visitors and contractors).
Section 40 of the Health & Safety at Work Act places the requirement on each company to prove that everything has been done to meet their duty of care and therefore the onus is on each company to prove their innocence in all aspects of health and safety.
Quite simply, this means that ignorance of legislation is no defence.
Regulation 7 of the Management of Health & Safety at Work Regulations also requires the appointment of a competent person to assist the employer to meet their legislative requirements.
Mesh Consultants provide a cost-effective solution that enables companies to gain access to professional health and safety expertise that doesn’t exist within the company.
Please look at our range of services from the options below, or in the first instance contact us to discuss your needs without obligation.
Accident Investigation
Auditing & Inspection
Competent Person Role
Construction Safety
Dealing with the HSE
Policy Development
Risk Assessment
Training
