Health and Safety Law is a particularly complex area of legislation and often cross references with other areas of regulation, which is why the services of a professional consultancy can help identify the relevant aspects which affect particular circumstances.

The Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations require employers to appoint ‘one or more competent persons' to help meet their duty to control risks in the workplace. In view of the complexity of Health & Safety legislation, many employers are unable to develop the full range of knowledge and skills in-house, so our competent consultants can help by providing essential advice and guidance to help clients more effectively manage their risks.

Why is ‘competence’ important?
Competence can be defined as the ability to undertake responsibilities and perform activities to a recognised standard, on a regular basis. A lack of competence and poor advice has been identified as root causes in many major accidents.

The Health and Safety Executive recognise that competent guidance is fundamental to managing risk sensibly. It is not an optional extra - the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations require it. In general, being competent is having relevant knowledge, skills and experience matched with the ability to apply these appropriately while recognising the limits of expertise.

With a wealth of experience in Health & Safety consultancy and national coverage from our network of offices, our consultants have a wide range of knowldge and skills, allowing us to provide suitably qualified personnel to assess and advise on your Health & Safety risks.