Health and Safety Support

The appropriate support depends on the work activities, workforce, locations, risks, existing competence and reason for seeking assistance. We can begin with a focused review and agree whether the priority is documentation, a workplace inspection, risk assessment, incident support, competent-person assistance or ongoing management support.

Employers must appoint one or more competent people to help them meet their health and safety legal duties. The competent person may be the employer, a suitably competent employee or an external adviser. The appropriate arrangement depends on the organisation, its risks and the competence available internally.

No. An external adviser can provide knowledge, assistance and challenge, but the employer remains legally responsible for managing health and safety, controlling risks and implementing suitable arrangements.

Yes. Support can cover a defined document, risk assessment, inspection, incident review or improvement project. Ongoing support can also be agreed where the business requires regular advice, visits, monitoring or management reporting.

Yes, depending on the task. Document reviews, meetings and some advisory work can be completed remotely. Workplace inspections, operational risk reviews and activities requiring direct observation will normally require a site visit.

Yes, where included within the agreed scope. Effective risk assessments and documents require accurate information, involvement from people who understand the work and implementation by the business. Documents should reflect actual activities and controls rather than being produced solely to satisfy a customer or audit.

Yes. Existing documents and arrangements are reviewed first and retained where they remain suitable. They should only be updated or replaced where requirements, activities, risks, responsibilities or working practices have changed.

All employers must manage health and safety risks. Where an organisation has five or more employees, it must record the significant findings of its risk assessments and prepare a written health and safety policy. Smaller employers may still benefit from written arrangements and customers or accreditation schemes may require them.

Support can be provided across a range of operational environments, including manufacturing, warehousing, distribution, contractor and service-sector activities. The exact scope depends on the hazards involved and whether additional specialist testing, engineering, occupational-health or fire expertise is required.

We can help review the circumstances against current HSE reporting criteria and explain the relevant considerations. The formal responsibility for deciding, ensuring and submitting a required report remains with the responsible person under RIDDOR. Not every workplace accident or near miss is reportable.

Timescales depend on the number of sites, complexity, urgency, available information and agreed scope. A timetable and fee are confirmed following the initial review. Morgan Compliance Group can help identify gaps and strengthen arrangements but cannot guarantee legal compliance, prevent every incident or remove the employer’s responsibilities.