Retained health and safety support
If you want ongoing peace of mind, our retained health and safety support gives you access to expert advice whenever you need it.
We’ll become an extension of your team providing named competent person, regular guidance and a tailored approach to managing your health and safety responsibilities
Support can include:
- Ongoing health and safety advice
- Policy and procedure development
- Risk assessments
- Workplace inspections
- Compliance support
- Training advice
- Incident and accident support
- Regular reviews and guidance
Pay-as-you-go health and safety support
Our PAYG health and safety support gives you access to specialist advice without a long-term commitment.
Whether you need help reviewing a risk assessment, responding to a client requirement or understanding what your business needs to do next, we’ll provide practical advice based on your situation.
Health and safety audits and compliance checks
Not sure how you’re doing? A health and safety audit can give you a clear picture of what’s working, where there are gaps and what needs attention.
Our audits look at your current arrangements and provide practical recommendations, helping you prioritise the actions that will make the biggest difference.
We can review areas including:
- Health and safety policies
- Risk assessments
- Training and competency
- Workplace arrangements
- Emergency procedures
- Incident reporting
- Documentation and records
- Legal and regulatory compliance
Risk assessments and method statements (RAMS)
Risk assessments should reflect what actually happens in your workplace. We can develop practical, tailored risk assessments and method statements (RAMS) that reflect your activities, your people and the risks involved.
Whether you’re preparing for a particular project, responding to client requirements of reviewing your existing arrangements, we’ll help make sure your RAMS are clear, proportionate and useful.
Workplace inspections
Regular workplace inspections can help you spot issues before they become incidents.
We’ll look at your workplace from a practical health and safety perspective, identifying areas of concern and providing clear recommendations for improvement.
It’s about understanding what’s really happening on the ground, not just what’s written in your policies.
Accident and incident investigations
When something goes wrong, knowing what happened is only part of the picture.
A good investigation should help you understand why it happened, whether anything could have prevented it and what needs to change to reduce the chance of it happening again.
We can support you with accident and incident investigations, helping you identify root causes, take proportionate action and demonstrate that you’ve taken your responsibilities seriously.
Fire safety
Fire safety is a key part of keeping your people and workplace protected.
Our support can help you understand your responsibilities and put appropriate arrangements in place, including:
Fire risk assessments
We can carry out professional fire risk assessments to identify hazards, assess existing controls and provide clear recommendations.
Management of fire safety
We can also support your wider fire safety arrangements, including policies, procedures, training, drills and compliance reporting.
The goal is simple: practical arrangements that help you keep people safe and know what to do if the worst happens.
COSHH assessments and control
If your business uses substances that could be hazardous to health, you’ll need appropriate controls in place.
Our COSHH assessments and control support helps you identify risks associated with hazardous substances, assess how they’re currently managed and put proportionate controls in place.
We’ll help you understand what needs to change and keep the necessary records in a way that’s practical for your business.
Health and safety support across Oxfordshire
We’re based in Thame and support businesses across Oxfordshire and the surrounding Thames Valley.
Our health and safety support is available to organisations across areas including:
- Oxford
- Thame
- Bicester
- Abingdon
- Witney
- Banbury
- Didcot
- Henley-on-Thames
- Wantage
- Wallingford
- Kidlington
- The wider Oxfordshire area
Whether you’re a growing SME in Oxford, an established business in Bicester or a charity or organisation elsewhere in Oxfordshire, we’re here to help.
Not sure where to start?
From compliance and risk assessments to ongoing health & safety support, we can help you understand what you need and put the right processes in place.
Workplace wellbeing and safety
A safe workplace isn’t only about physical hazards.
We can also help businesses consider the wider factors that affect employee health and wellbeing, including workplace stress, mental health and working practices.
Our support can include:
- Stress risk assessments
- Wellbeing policies and processes
- DSE assessments
- Employee engagement initiatives
- Workshops and awareness sessions
- Support around sickness absence and return to work
- Reasonable adjustments
- Health and safety investigations
Because looking after your people should be about more than simply ticking the compliance box.
Frequently Asked Questions about health & safety in Oxfordshire
Do I need a health and safety consultant? 
Not every business needs a full-time health and safety professional, but every employer has health and safety responsibilities.
An external health and safety consultant can provide the specialist knowledge you need without the cost of employing someone permanently. This can be particularly useful for SMEs that need advice, audits, risk assessments, training or ongoing support.
What does a health and safety consultant do?
A health and safety consultant can help your business understand and meet its health and safety responsibilities. Depending on your needs, this can include risk assessments, audits, workplace inspections, policies, training, accident investigations, fire safety, COSHH, CDM and ongoing advice.
How much does health and safety support cost?
The cost depends on the type and level of support you need. We offer flexible options including retained support, PAYG consultancy and one-off projects, so we can tailor our involvement around your business rather than asking you to commit to more support than you need.
Can you provide health and safety support for small businesses?
Yes. We work with SMEs and growing businesses that may not have dedicated health and safety expertise in-house. We can help you establish the right foundations, review your existing arrangements or provide ongoing support as your business grows.
Do you provide health and safety risk assessments in Oxfordshire?
Yes. We can provide tailored risk assessments based on your workplace, activities and specific risks. We can also support with method statements and RAMS where required.
Can you carry out a health and safety audit?
Yes. Our health and safety audits provide an overview of your current arrangements, identify gaps and highlight practical actions to improve compliance and reduce risk.
Do you provide health and safety training?
Yes. We provide bespoke health and safety training alongside flexible eLearning options. Training can be tailored to your workforce, your risks and the needs of your organisation.
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c/o The Sanderum Centre
30A Upper High St
Thame
OX9 3EX
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Whether you’re starting from scratch, reviewing your current arrangements or dealing with a specific health and safety issue, we’ll help you understand what you need and where to start.
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