Every organisation has a responsibility to ensure that its people are protected and to take all reasonably practicable steps to eliminate or minimise risks to health and safety.

In short, as a business, health and safety is a priority not only from a regulatory perspective but from a moral and ethical perspective.

Legislative compliance is merely a starting point. However, even just getting past this hurdle can throw an organization into a flat spin.

A structured health and safety management system should be implemented in every business. It should be structured to aid in the identification of hazards, the evaluation of risks and the development of controls to eliminate or minimise them. The system should be known and understood at every level of an organisation. Responsibilities and accountabilities should be assigned and communicated effectively and resources provided to support their execution.

When an adverse event does occur, your people need to know the steps to be taken to react, investigate and develop sound preventative actions to ensure repetition is prevented. Reporting functions should be in place and operating effectively, including those for the regulatory reporting of notifiable events.

Whilst these are the core functions of any health and safety system, they cannot stand alone. Processes for communication, competence management, review and evaluation and of course continuous improvement all need to operate effectively.

Hadrian Solutions are on hand to support and guide you through the development of these processes to ensure your health and safety program delivers. Our advisors have the experience and knowledge you require, getting your system developed, implemented, on track and operating effectively is our priority.

Contact us for more information about how we can help customise a health and safety management system that works for you – we are a phone call away.