The Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999 require all employers to appoint a competent source for health and safety advice. Guidance to the regulations state that it is preferable for this person to be directly employed by the employer, however, many people appointed to this position still require access to an external source of advice. A generally accepted level of competence is someone having corporate membership of the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (MIOSH). More and more companies are now outsourcing this aspect of running a business.

BK Safety is able to provide an Appointed Competent Safety Advisor retained service. The service provides ongoing support for those who do not employ a health and safety professional or can be used as a back-up to existing in-house appointed persons. Packages, which start from as little as £50 per month, may be designed to include one or more of the following:

• Scheduled workplace safety inspections
• Regular meetings to discuss, advise and assist
• Telephone and e mail support
• Accident/Incident investigation
• Liaison with the Enforcing Authorities
• Risk assessment for the employment of young persons 
• Attendance at employees consultation meetings
• Priority response visits  
• Safety policy and procedure review and updating
• Designation as the competent person for tender documentation 
• Accident statistics 
• Safety plans and objectives
• Scheduled workplace safety inspections

Retained service clients will receive a discount on all other discrete services.