Site & Workplace Inspections

Site & Workplace Inspections

Manufacturing Sites

With regards to Manufacturing sites, this helps to ensure that your site is compliant to the Health & Safety At Work Act 1974 and Substantive Regulations.

Construction Sites

With regards to Construction sites, this helps to ensure that your site is compliant to the Construction Design Management Regulations.

This service includes our Consultant visiting your place of work, this may be either a manufacturing site or a construction site and covers the inspection of –

• Work Activities
• Plant, Machinery & Equipment
• Work Areas
• Welfare Facilities
• Premises

During this inspection regime, our Consultant will be taking appropriate photographs, and notes; these subsequently we be delivered to your nominated responsible person in the form of an ‘Inspection Report’, which will enable your management team to act upon the findings accordingly.

We also, offer the same service for other types of workplaces e.g. offices etc.

For more information please call us for a no obligation chat.

Cost of Service: POA

Our Site Inspection Service also now covers COVID-19 Workplace Inspections, please view details on our Coronavirus (COVID-19) Support Service page.

Frequently Asked Questions

Why do I need a Site/Workplace Inspection?

• Site/Workplace are a recognised means of helping to ensure that your work environment is being controlled in terms of work activities being undertaken, the use and condition of plant / machinery / equipment and facilities provided – this being in line with the Health and Safety At Work Act 1974 and the associated Regulations.
• Best accepted practice being that an independent inspection is carried out on a regular basis which reflects the hazards and risks posed in the work environment.
• Inspections of this type are also quite often a requirement set by Clients/Customers to underpin their control of a shared workplace.

What are the benefits of a Site/Workplace Inspection?

• Inspections are carried out by professionally qualified Health & Safety Consultants, which ensures that the findings of the inspection are comprehensive
• Inspections offer an independent (fresh eyes) approach which often highlights areas of concern which have been overlooked
• The findings are documented in a comprehensive Report which your Management Team can act upon
• Once the findings have been acted upon, you can be reasonably assured that you are compliant with the Health and Safety At Work Act 1974 and the associated Regulations.
• The findings can assist in the mitigation of future legal and civil actions and can be shared as you choose with other concerned parties to demonstrate your compliance.

Note: Inspection Reports are classed as confidential and unless legally obligated to do so are not shared with any other parties or authoritative bodies.

What does the Site/Workplace Inspection service include?

• Our professionally qualified Health & Safety Consultant coming to your workplace to carry out the inspection, this may also include an audit of your current documentation if you so wish
• A comprehensive Report, which your Management Team can act upon
• If required, additional advice either by Phone, Skype, Microsoft Teams (etc) regarding the findings of the inspection report

How long does the Site/Workplace Inspection take?

This will depend on the size of your workplace but can typically take one day but may extend to two or three days.

This will include time on site carrying out the inspection whereby the Consultant will need to be accompanied by your nominated representative and additional time off site writing up the Inspection Report.

Are the findings of the Site/Workplace Inspection confidential?

The report and its findings are only shared with your nominated person/s unless we are legally obligated to do so.