What is Health & Safety supposed to do?

Many employers see Health and Safety as nothing more than an obstacle to work, just something to cost them money, to slow things down and to get in the way. This is not true.

Health and Safety is not about stopping you from working. It is about making sure your employees are working safely - which is not necessarily the way they have always done it.

This may include using the proper tools in the right way, not removing or adapting guards, and wearing appropriate PPE for their eyes, hands etc.

In other words, fewer accidents means less downtime, which in turn leads to more productivity and increased profitability.

Far too many employers, especially small businesses cannot see the value in spending their hard earned profits on a Health and Safety consultant. However one small accident can result in a claim costing many times our modest fees.

Consider -

• Cover for staff absence
• Extra recruitment and re-training costs
• Insurance, compensation and legal fees
• Potential damage to your reputation
• A loss in productivity and/or work efficiency

All of the above are avoidable.