Advising Risk

Why Choose OSS for Safety?
• Our advisers have a wealth of knowledge and practical experience in safety
• Our advisers are aware of risk management and the link to business in the real world. We know what pressures are on business today and that means we take a focused approach to finding the right solution for you to enable you to keep working
• We are a flexible client focused company able to provide practical cost effective solutions
• Friendly and lively trainers – able to engage even the most stubborn of students

OSS offer a range of consultancy services which include;
• Implementation of safety management systems
• Policy development and implementation
• Procedure development
• Training needs analysis
• Audit and Inspection
• Risk assessments
• Water risk assessment
• Atmospheric monitoring
• Noise measurements and surveys
• Fire audits and assessment
• PUWER assessments
• Manual handling assessment
• DSE workstation analysis
• Accident investigation

Risk Assessments
Our qualified and experienced consultants, in partnership with key staff in your organisation, undertake assessments of the risks presented by your working environment and workplace activities.

We produce suitable and sufficient risk assessments to assist you in achieving safety for your employees and legal compliance for your organisation.

Our general health and safety risk assessments are systematic in tackling all workplace risks and the risks to employees away from their base location.

The risk assessment format is designed to be easily understood and to identify practical solutions to provide a safer workplace.

High risk areas that we would focus on together include;

• Work equipment
• Fire safety
• Water risk – Legionella
• Work tasks
• Personal safety
• Workplace transport
• Hazardous substances
• Stress

Of course there are many other risks in the workplace and we will make sure that you cover them all.

Legislation states that an organisation must have someone they can turn to for competent advice. By entering into an agreement with us, OSS are taking on the role of your “Competent Person”.

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Our Safety Management System
Our Safety Management System provides a practical solution, written in a user-friendly format that enables the user to manage health and safety within your organisation. The system also includes on-going proactive support.
Our Safety Management System includes:-
• Health and safety policies for all the safety activities of your organisation
• Documents for recording health and safety activities such as risk assessments, inspections and employee advice
• Risk assessments for your workplace including those for work equipment, water risk, fire safety and specific tasks
• Safety procedures for activities in your workplace and outside
• An annual review and update for all documents, policies and procedures
• Inspections and audits between annual visits
• Training for managers and staff
• Us acting as your competent safety advisors
• Telephone or e-mail support
• Regular news updates to keep you advised of changes in safety law or best practice improvements
• Incident response, monitoring and investigation where required
The implementation of a new Safety Management System will be determined by the size and nature of the client’s business. The normal sequence of events would be:-

Phase 1: Information gathering – We will visit your workplace to gather information by carrying out a general hazard identification and to produce a report detailing the way forward.

Phase 2: Development and Implementation – We will develop policies complete risk assessments and generate procedures specific to your organisation. The implementation includes training of staff and management and distribution of the staff safety materials.

Phase 3: Further visits and ongoing support – Risk assessments, training and procedures should be kept under review and updated regularly. Ongoing training is provided and of course there’s the support through e-mail and phone.
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