Welcome to the Salus Services Knowledge Centre. This is the Go-To resource for Health & Safety Services and is updated regularly. If we haven’t already written about a particular aspect of health & safety services that you’re interested in, then please submit your enquiry here and one of our Health & Safety consultants will take a look.
What is a ‘competent person’ in relation to Health & Safety?
To be considered ‘competent’, an individual must have sufficient training, experience and knowledge of health and safety in order to assist you properly. Within the Management of Health & Safety at Work Regulations 1999 there is a requirement for every employer to...
What Should I Look for When Hiring a Health and Safety Consultant?
It’s essential when hiring a health and safety consultant that you check to see if they hold the properly recognised qualifications and can meet your specific business needs. Here are a few suggested questions you may want to ask before signing a contract: Do you have...
What Does a Health and Safety Consultant Do?
A health and safety consultant is hired as a third-party professional with specialist knowledge and expertise in the field of health and safety. Unlike an in-house employee, they will not have the added concern of having to juggle health and safety with other...
So, Who Hires a Health & Safety Consultant?
Every business who wants to provide a safe work environment for all of its employees. Regardless of the size or sector of your business, having a health and safety management system in place and ensuring that you are providing a safe work environment for your...
How can I be legal and be able to Protect myself, my company and my employees?
By following an easy 3 stage step by step process, which starts by completing our 15 Step Health & Safety Checklist to see how you’re doing. The UK is one of the safest places in the world to live and work but this is only because we put effort into maintaining...
Why Should I Hire a Health and Safety Consultant?
As a professional consultant, they’re fully dedicated to their role and will not get bogged down by your company’s internal affairs, nor are they influenced by your past safety record. Professional consultants, in general, are ahead of the curve for safety and...
Who Needs a Health and Safety Consultant?
Every business who wants to provide a safe work environment for all of its employees and every business owner who wants to protect them and their company. Health and safety consultants work with organisations of all sizes, across all sectors. From businesses in the...
What are the Benefits of Hiring a Health and Safety Consultant?
By choosing the right health and safety consultant, they can take your worries away and should save your business money. Many businesses may be wary about bringing in an outside contractor but hiring a health and safety consultant can save your company money, increase...
What Could Happen if I just do My Own Health & Safety?
Health and safety laws are there to protect you, your employees and the public from workplace dangers. Breaches of these laws can have serious consequences if your policies and procedures are out of date, that’s if you have any! If you’ve been fortunate enough to...
Why Should we Choose Salus Services as our Health & Safety Consultant?
Well, we have a reputation for being a practical Health & Safety Consultancy who help construction contractors and companies be Health & Safety compliant. Trusted by hundreds of UK businesses across a diverse range of sectors, we help employers to create safe...
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