Health and Safety Training in Surrey, Sussex and Locations in the Surrounding Counties | A Business Priority
Health and safety training should never be considered a necessary expense or a box-ticking exercise. Business managers and main contractors benefit from training when employees feel protected. Accidents have a negative impact on timescales, costs and reputation, whereas a proactive approach to health and safety training leaves staff feeling happy and more productive.
M.L.A. offers a consultancy service in the following areas:
Berkshire | Essex | Kent | Hampshire | Hertfordshire | Surrey | Sussex | London
Make health and safety training a priority for your business and benefit from a positive culture, increased staff output, reduced absenteeism and more. We partner all regional trades and industries, including the construction sector, adopting a unique approach to training so that we can support you better.
Compliance
Because businesses face financial and legal penalties for not putting health and safety measures into place, compliance is one of the most important reasons to invest into training. Although the HSE will regulate and support your business, it will not hesitate to impose penalties on organisations which have failed to provide adequate health and safety training for their employees.
Penalties can include:
- Enforcement Action
- Prohibition Notices
- Prosecution and Imprisonment
Based on the sector you work in, there will be safety guidelines which govern it, such as the CDM2015 (Construction Design Management Regulations) if you work in building and construction, or the LOLER or PUWER regulations.
Costs
An investment into health and safety training will be much more beneficial in terms of cost than having to deal with the expense of an accident. Did you know, for example, that injuries and ill health impacts the UK economy by more than £20 billion each year? Businesses operating in the Berkshire, Essex, Kent, Hampshire, Hertfordshire, Surrey, Sussex and London areas not only end up paying staff who aren’t fit to work but also incur higher insurance costs.
A fatality in the workplace can cost a business an average of £110,000 and non-fatal injuries resulting in 7 days of absence cost approximately £8,000.
Productivity
Workplace accidents can damage morale and productivity, and operations suffer due to investigations, lost time from work and the repair or replacement of equipment. Tackling risk with a firefighting approach only serves to plug holes in your safety arrangements and, when your employees are concerned about keeping themselves protected, they lose focus and this affects output.
By holding regular health and safety training, you show your personnel that you are a conscientious employer that cares about staff wellbeing.
Reputation
It can take many years to build a good reputation but just the one incident to destroy it. Word can spread quickly after a workplace accident and other businesses in Berkshire, Essex, Kent, Hampshire, Hertfordshire, Surrey, Sussex and London won’t wish to partner with a company that is poorly managed from a health and safety perspective, and which doesn’t show due care for its personnel. Legal complications will only make such matters worse.
Health and safety training from M. L.A. provides a blueprint for managing risk in the workplace and helps all key stakeholders to better identify hazards, put control measures into place and provide suitable protection for all.
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