Guthrie and Craig (Management Services) Ltd provide a complete Health and Safety Service to Clients and are specialists in developing systems which are tailored to reflect our Clients operations and where defined the requirements of OHSAS 18001: 1999.

Consultancy
Guthrie and Craig (Management Services) Ltd have provided Clients with Health & Safety related services, which include:

• Undertaking a safety survey / inspection of Company premises and equipment to report present compliance and make recommendations

• Identifying the legislation which Clients are required to comply with.

• Preparation of a Health & Safety policy and procedures.

• Prepare records, undertake system audits and assist in Management Reviews (OHSAS 18001)

• Assist in undertaking risk assessments which may include:

Work Equipment
Manual Handling
Display Screen Equipment
Personal Protective Equipment
COSHH
Fire

Once documented, the above stages constitute your Health & Safety policy and records which reflects current legislation and your current scope of activities.

This is the initial step in conforming to the Health and Safety at Work Act.

It is a requirement of the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations that policies and assessments are reviewed and updated to reflect expanded facilities, additional activities and revised legislation.

In 1999 British Standards introduced OHSAS 18001: Occupational Health & Safety Management Systems. The Specification is based on principles of good management to enable the integration of Health & Safety into the overall management system.

The standard requires the following elements to be undertaken:

• Initial status review

• Policy preparation

• Planning

• Implementation and operation

• Checking and corrective action

• Management review

• Continual improvement in business performance

There are common principles in management and as can be seen by those that implement ISO 9001 / ISO 14001 there are links between certain elements.

Where required we can integrate the requirements of OHSAS 18001 into your existing management systems to ensure that the requirements are being followed, reviewed and implemented.

Why Use Our Services

• Our consultants can be named as ‘competent persons’ in your policies or tenders

• We can access the relevant expertise, when areas are outside our ‘in house’ experience.

• Our consultants have experience in manufacturing and construction over a wide range of industry.

• We have access to all current Health and Safety legislation.

• We can assist you in Health & Safety for either single projects or if required on an ongoing basis.

• We give you an independent, stand back, view of your operation.

Benefits of Health and Safety

Costs associated with industrial injury and work related illness can go far beyond the immediate costs such as sick pay. Other costs that may be less obvious include the following:

• Acquisition and training of replacements

• Lost working time due to reduced efficiency

• Increased insurance premiums

• Fines and legal costs (after serious accidents)

It should be emphasised that the provision of a safe working environment is not only about complying with legal requirements but ensuring your employees and visitors have a healthy and safe environment and maintaining a professional company image.

It should be noted also that accidents that result in injury are a small proportion of all accidents. However, virtually all accidents cause lost time, many result in damage to machinery and equipment and a few can have major cost implications if injury or major damage result. Health and Safety makes good financial sense.

You can comply with legislation by utilising our experience gained with a wide range of clients. It is cost effective even for the small business because it is used only when needed. It helps the large business because it supplements their own people who can concentrate on their primary functions and it gives an independent and impartial view of performance in this field.