What is it?
General and Specific Consultancy Services provide tailored health, safety and environmental support to meet individual client requirements.
With 60 years of experience supporting organisations, British Safety Council helps businesses develop, implement and maintain systems and processes that contribute to excellence in health, safety and environmental management.
Whether you need to develop an entirely new safety, health and environmental management system, improve existing arrangements or address a specific technical aspect of your operations, our experienced practitioners work to your organisation's requirements.
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Expert support across your organisation's requirements
General services
Support with your organisation's wider health and safety management systems, arrangements and development needs.
Risk assessment
Development of safe systems of work
Policy and procedure development
Training needs analysis
Contracted dedicated consultant support
Specific services
Specialist technical support to assess and address particular workplace risks and operational requirements.
Asbestos management
Legionella surveys
Fire risk assessments
Manual handling assessments
Other specialist technical requirements
WHO IS IT FOR?
Consultancy for organisations of every size and sector
Our services are suitable for organisations requiring general support with occupational health and safety management system requirements, specialist assistance with specific OH&S issues or both.
The service is designed for organisations seeking tailored advice as they work to improve health, safety and environmental management performance.
Why these services may be right for your organisation
Improved workplace standards
Improved operational efficiencies
Demonstrable commitment to health and safety for stakeholders and regulatory bodies
Support in demonstrating compliance with legislative requirements
A structured route towards continual improvement
Why General and Specific SHE Consultancy Services?
Entirely bespoke services to meet your specific requirements
Internationally experienced consultants
Expert support on achieving the highest standards
Support for specific technical and operational requirements
Support for all aspects of health, safety and environmental management
The service at a glance
Dedicated and bespoke expert support
Improved OH&S standards and arrangements
Advice on meeting relevant legislative requirements
Prerequisites: None.
OUR CONSULTANCY APPROACH
How does it work?
The precise approach depends on the nature of the service required and may include documentation reviews, interviews with stakeholders and operational sampling.
STEP 01
Discuss your requirements
Your account manager and our technical management team discuss the scope and nature of the support required.
STEP 02
Allocate the right practitioner
An experienced practitioner is allocated to meet your organisation's particular technical and operational needs.
STEP 03
Deliver specialist support
Support may range from management system development to technical issues such as permits to work, legionella, asbestos or fire risk.
STEP 04
Flexible engagement
The service may involve a single visit to your premises or ongoing support through multiple visits, depending on your requirements.
CONSULTANCY OUTPUTS
What will your organisation receive?
Depending on the agreed scope, your organisation may receive expert advice and support through the following outputs.
Discuss your consultancy requirements
Explore the right level of general or specialist support for your organisation.
CLIENT PERSPECTIVES
Experience and expertise in practice
The service and advice was constructive and helpful and has helped us to raise and improve our standards year after year. I have found British Safety Council auditors to be friendly and very easy to work with.
James Richard Finch
HIS Environmental Co-ordinator, Liverpool Bulk Terminal
Industry perspectives
Interview: Abdul Rahman, Reliance Industries Limited — Sword and Globe of Honour 2017.
Why choose British Safety Council?
Our internationally recognised audit and consultancy services help organisations develop management systems and arrangements suited to their business requirements, strengthen implementation and support continual improvement.
Continually reviewed services
Our audit and consultancy products are regularly reviewed to meet customer needs, expectations and sector best practice.
Robust quality assurance
Consistent service standards are supported through auditor standardisation, training and performance monitoring.
Technical expertise
Our technical specialists serve on strategic committees for occupational health, safety and environmental standards.
Internationally recognised methodology
Our distinctive Five Star Audit process provides an internationally recognised approach to assessing and benchmarking performance.
Industry recognition
Recognition opportunities through prestigious awards such as the Sword of Honour and Globe of Honour.
SPEAK TO OUR CONSULTANCY TEAM
Find the right consultancy support for your organisation
Whether you require support with your wider management systems or advice on a specific technical issue, our team can help you explore the most appropriate consultancy service.
Request a call back to discuss your requirements with British Safety Council.
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FAQs
Here is a list of common questions that people ask us. If you can’t find what you’re looking for please email [email protected] or call us on +91 2241437969.
What consultancy services do you offer?
Our health and safety and environmental consultancy services are based entirely on customer needs and involve one of our experts helping to support improvements in performance in general or more specific areas (for example: risk assessments, training needs analysis, legionella surveys, asbestos management, permit to work processes, strategic planning, culture surveys, etc.)
What audits does the British Safety Council offer?
We currently offer a range of audit products and services including our best practice Five Star Wellbeing Audit, Five Star Occupational Health and Safety, Five Star Environmental and Five Star Integrated audits. We also offer certification audits to the ISO 14001 (2015) standards and the ISO 45001 standard (when issued). A bespoke sector-specific systems review service (safety and environmental) is also available and provides a baseline indication of how effectively your safety, health and/or environmental systems are being implemented across multiple sites or within specific departments.
Five Star Occupational Health and Safety Audit - what is it?
Our Five Star Audit is an internationally recognised, quantified and comprehensive audit process used by organisations to compare their health and safety management system against best practice technique and current trends.
Five Star Occupational Health and Safety Audit - what is changing?
The current specification continues to offer you the opportunity to progress toward a best practice occupational health and safety management system(s) and the business benefits this can produce. The specification aligns best practice safety management indicators (including leadership and stakeholder engagement) against a Plan - Do - Check - Act management model.
As part of the British Safety Council’s commitment to the continual product-improvement, together with a recognition of recent developments in legislative and safety management trends, our five-star audit specification(s) are reviewed on an annual basis.
Five Star Environmental Audit - what is it?
Our Five Star Environmental Audit is an internationally recognised audit process used by leading organisations to compare their environmental performance against best practice and current trends.
What is the Sword of Honour?
The Sword of Honour is an award scheme available to organisations that have achieved a five-star rating in our Five Star Occupational Health and Safety Audit. A separate award process is independently adjudicated and only those submissions from five star organisations, which meet defined criteria, are awarded the sword of honour status. A true recognition of excellence in health and safety management.
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What is the Globe of Honour?
The Globe of Honour is an award scheme available to organisations that have achieved a five-star rating in our Five Star Environmental Audit. A separate award process is independently adjudicated and only those submissions from five star organisations, which meet defined criteria, are awarded the globe of honour status. A true recognition of excellence in environmental management.
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ISO 45001 - What is it?
A new international health and safety standard management system standard that is expected to eventually replace BS OHSAS 18001. ISO 45001 reflects contemporary health and safety management requirements and is currently due to be published in late 2017.