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Competent Person (Retained Consultant)
Why do you need it?
Under Regulation 7 of the Management of Health & Safety Regulations 1999, as an employer, you must appoint someone competent to help you meet your health and safety legal obligations.
A competent person in health and safety is someone, either an internal employee or an external advisor, who is sufficiently trained and has the level of knowledge and experience necessary to assist you. The level of competence needed depends on the type and complexity of the help you need.
A retained competent person can either support your in-house health and safety team or serve as your primary source of expertise and guidance. In the latter role, they will oversee all aspects of your Health and Safety Management Systems (HSMS), ensuring continued compliance and effective risk management.
How can we help?
Eden Health and Safety can take this responsibility off you, by providing your business comprehensive and affordable services and competent person packages for businesses of all sizes.
Your business can benefit from having Eden Health and Safety act as your Competent Person, which means you can reduce your overheads by not employing a full-time member of staff to deal solely with Health and Safety issues, and have that reassurance of being able to call upon expert support, advise and guidance when you need it.
Hiring a retained Competent Person will give you peace of mind that your legal duties under Health and Safety legislation are covered and you are providing your employees with a safe working environment.
Retained management support plan
We have seen SME's, who were once using the larger health and safety consultancy companies, migrate over to us once their renewal periods have expired.
The reason being, as your Competent Person, Eden Health and Safety offer a more personal client to consultant relationship, with realistic support plans, designed for your business needs and which do not tie you in for long periods of time.
Our Health and Safety Support Plan will provide piece of mind, that professional support and advice is available when you need it, and that your legal obligations are covered, and you are providing your employees with a safe working environment.
The benefits of engaging a Health and Safety Competent Person
Our Retained Management Support Plan
Competitive & flexible for your businesses needs
We recognised that business safety requirements vary greatly, therefore we work with our clients and provide flexibility around our Health and Safety packages, so that you receive the correct level of support and service your business requires. This is normally determined by the outcome of your initial consultancy meeting or compliance audit and workplace inspection (gap analysis).
Our aim is to provide an appropriate level of professional and dedicated support to you, so that you can be compliant with your legal Health and Safety obligations, no matter the type or size of business you are, or how many employees you have.
We Offer
Competitive pricing
Comprehensive support
Flexible services for all business sizes & requirements
Cost effective solutions
No long term rolling contract
This package includes support via telephone, email and virtually (remote) from a qualified H&S practitioner, and is perfect for running queries past us, having us double check your paperwork before a tender and providing legal updates which may affect your business or industry.
From £95pm
Includes:
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Certificate of service
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Legislation updates, safety alerts and H&S news
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On demand support by phone, email or remote*
plus:-
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Annual mini audit and workplace inspection
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Assistance with risk assessments (review & advice only)
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PAYG discount on other services & consultancy fees
Assistance includes the annual review of existing risk assessments, or the review and practicable advice on newly written risk assessments. Discount is available on other key health and safety services.
*On demand support is restricted to advice only. Enquiries which leads to more than 15 minutes of work by Eden Health & Safety will be invoiced accordingly at an agreed rate.
Build it your way
We can enhance this plan with the following add on services or supply these as standalone services.
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Annual review of H&S policy
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Assistance with COSHH assessments
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Accident Investigation (RIDDOR)
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Half yearly or quarterly review meetings (In person or remote)
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Liaison with enforcement bodies (where necessary)
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Fire Safety Management (see fire safety management plan)
Our fees are calculated on; number of employees, size & number of premises and risk complexity (risk level) of the business operations.