Safety Hands Plus

What Could Happen Without Professional Health & Safety Support?

Not complying with your duties under the Health & Safety at Work Act 1974 and related Management Regulations can result in fines, accidents at work, and damage to your reputation.

Without expert help, many businesses experience:

• Uncertainty and pressure trying to interpret complicated legal duties.

• Expensive incidents or enforcement penalties due to compliance gaps.

• Lost time and resources managing health and safety on their own.

• Weaker safety culture and lower employee engagement without clear direction.

Outsourcing your health and safety support frees you up to concentrate on what’s most important—your people, your clients, and building your business.

Call 01452 539 345 for professional advice that delivers real value.

What Are the Risks of Not Having a Competent Safety Advisor?

If your organisation doesn’t have access to a qualified competent person, it could be open to significant legal, financial, and reputational consequences. Without reliable health and safety guidance, you may:

• Fall short of your duties under the Management of Health & Safety at Work Regulations 1999

• See more workplace accidents and injuries because of compliance gaps

• Be exposed to HSE fines or enforcement measures

• Spend unnecessary time and money trying to manage compliance yourself

Partnering with a remote competent safety advisor supports you in meeting your obligations while letting you concentrate on running your business—without the expense or pressure of recruiting in-house.

Call 01452 539345 for straightforward, expert health and safety support.

The heart of Safety Hands Plus is our enthusiastic team, who feel more like a natural part of your business than traditional, dull consultancy services. Our professional Health & Safety support for employers could be exactly what your organisation needs. With Safety Hands Plus, you can avoid the cost of recruiting extra staff for this responsibility and instead benefit from fixed-fee external consultancy from as little as £7.67 per week.

Outsourcing your required Health & Safety support to Safety Hands Plus can reduce costs, save time, and remove the pressure and resource burden from your business. We help you get back to enjoying why you started your business in the first place—focusing on operations, keeping customers satisfied, and driving revenue.

Safety Hands Plus takes the weight of regulatory compliance off your shoulders by delivering high-quality, proven, and tailored health and safety advice and support to directors, employers, business owners, and managers.

Stop a Single Incident Turning Into a Major Issue

Incidents at work can carry significant consequences—not only for the people directly involved, but for your whole organisation. If they aren’t properly investigated, your business could be at risk:

• You might face fines, legal claims, or enforcement action.

• The root cause could go unnoticed, increasing the chance of it happening again.

• Your reputation with employees, customers, and regulators could suffer.

Every year, work-related injuries and illnesses account for millions of lost working days. Each one represents disruption, downtime, and reduced revenue.

Take action quickly to safeguard your business.

Safety inspections are a structured yet less formal method of identifying hazards, defects, or potential failings within specific activities, equipment, or work areas. They are generally more focused in scope than audits and are designed to confirm that items or tasks meet defined minimum standards or acceptable limits.

Common examples of safety inspections include:

• Routine electrical inspections

• Scaffold inspections

• Equipment and machinery inspections

• Plant inspections

• Vehicle checks

• Infrastructure inspections, such as fire alarms, emergency lighting, sprinklers, cranes, and passenger lifts

Safety inspections are typically recorded by a qualified safety professional or an appointed safety representative. There are many different types of inspections, but most follow a structured process using established procedures or checklists. This approach ensures inspections are consistent and comprehensive, regardless of who carries them out, and helps inspectors clearly identify specific health and safety concerns.

Health & Safety Auditor

Auditing is a formal, systematic process used to gather information and evidence to evaluate how well management systems are working in practice. Its purpose is to check that your organisation is operating in line with compliance requirements. Safety audits review whether a business meets relevant laws, standards, and recognised industry best practice. The outcomes help shape corrective actions, provide guidance, and support ongoing improvements to management systems. They also assist senior leaders in defining strategy, direction, and measurable objectives for the organisation.

Safety audits may be carried out internally or by external parties. External audits are commonly performed by certification bodies to award or maintain certifications to recognised standards such as ISO 9001, ISO 14001, and ISO 45001. Suitably qualified auditors can conduct external audits, which are a key requirement for achieving and keeping ISO certification.

Audit results should review everyday planning, procedures, activities, and records against company policies and objectives. Weaknesses in a management system can lead to incidents or injuries. By auditing regularly, organisations can spot potential issues before they result in harm, using the findings to apply suitable corrective or preventive measures to strengthen the system.

Recruitment Support & Short-Term Cover

Safety Hands Plus provides recruitment support and temporary cover to help organisations maintain legal compliance during challenging periods such as short- or long-term sickness, maternity leave, unexpected departures, or other staffing gaps within your safety team. Even during difficult times, not having access to legally required competent advice is not a defence if something goes wrong—especially when other pressures are present.

We are experienced in delivering short-, medium-, and long-term cover for projects or busy periods, including support for new site setups, cover while recruiting permanent staff, or assistance for site-based projects away from your main locations.

Finding the right health, safety, and environmental professional—whether for a global corporation or a small local business—can be complex. We believe successful recruitment is about people, which is why we take the time to understand your team, values, needs, and ambitions. By getting to know your organisation properly, we can match you with the right fit.

Whether your requirement is temporary or permanent, we offer a tailored solution to suit your situation. With over 20 years’ experience in recruiting safety professionals, Safety Hands Plus can support your in-house team with drafting job descriptions, reviewing applications, shortlisting, vetting, interviewing, and candidate selection.

Approved & Accredited Training Provider

Safety Hands Plus training programmes help organisations manage their legal responsibilities, strengthen workplace safety, and develop employees in a highly competitive global market. With UK legislation continuing to evolve following Brexit and showing no sign of slowing down, it is vital to keep both you and your most important asset—your people—competent and compliant.

Our courses are designed to build employees’ skills, knowledge, competence, confidence, awareness, safety, and productivity. We regularly review and update our training to ensure delegates receive a high-quality experience, achieve the required standards, and meet your expectations.

Safety Hands Plus offers a broad portfolio of accredited and certified courses suitable for organisations across a wide range of industries. With extensive health and safety experience, our specialists can guide you in choosing the most appropriate training to safeguard your workforce and your business. Our courses suit everyone—from beginners and new starters developing core skills and knowledge to experienced staff who need refresher training or certification renewal.

Supplier Management

Every business relies on a supply chain, whether for simple services like internet provision or for complex engineering or high-risk construction activities. It’s important to make sure the organisations supporting your operations can deliver to the standards your customers expect, so your services run smoothly and your revenue is protected. An effective supply chain should be reliable, compliant, and capable of meeting your requirements.

Managing suppliers brings added responsibility. In many cases, clients will expect you to have strong processes for selecting, monitoring, and reviewing your suppliers—particularly those considered key or high risk. There are also legal duties under health and safety legislation to consider. If you work with larger organisations or aim to achieve SSiP accreditation, you will need to show you have a robust system for supplier assessment, risk evaluation, approval, and ongoing review through checks, testing, and inspections.

For contract managers, successful project delivery depends on careful planning, coordination, and oversight of multiple activities. Balancing these responsibilities alongside everyday duties can be demanding. When outsourcing work to subcontractors, careful consideration is needed to keep projects on track. A structured approach to subcontractor management helps prevent issues. The first step is evaluating whether a subcontractor is capable of meeting your requirements and has proven experience delivering similar work. Identifying a subcontractor who meets both industry standards and client expectations can be challenging but is essential for project success.

Health & Safety at Work Enforcement

Workplace health and safety enforcement is carried out by two main authorities, depending on the type of business: your Local Council or the Health & Safety Executive (HSE). While these organisations may occasionally collaborate or provide mutual support, only one authority will take any enforcement action it considers necessary.

Entertainment Sector Health & Safety Support

At Safety Hands Plus, we offer a tailored service of health and safety support, advice, and training specifically designed for the entertainment sector. Our team integrates seamlessly with yours, allowing you to focus on the creative side of productions while we ensure legal compliance and operational safety. We help keep your productions on schedule, within budget, and protected from fines, delays, legal issues, or harm to cast, crew, staff, and the public.

We can support all or part of your production needs, including:

• Comprehensive H&S services throughout production—from pre-production, location recce, rigging, shoot, to de-rig.

• Full production risk profiling and operational risk management.

• Risk management for remote locations or challenging environments.

• Acting as your UK legally required ‘Competent Safety Advisers’ with production team responsibilities.

• Health and safety guidance during initial production planning, either remotely or on-site.

• Enhancing safety for legal and insurance compliance.

• Checking competence, RAMS, and safety standards for contractors, crew, riggers, stunt performers, pyro technicians, SFX specialists, armourers, and other high-risk personnel.

• Location and set safety assessments.

• Developing or reviewing risk assessments for high-risk stunts, pyro, SFX, armourers, and other hazardous activities.

• Coordinating and managing high-risk operations and performers.

• Rigging and set construction inspections and assessments.

• Emergency planning advice, including liaison with emergency services.

• Recommendations for appropriate first aid and medical cover based on location and activity.

• On-location and on-site training.

• Equipment and PPE advice, including supply recommendations.

• Guidance on specialist requirements such as child protection, safeguarding, persons with special needs, animal welfare, and environmental protection.

• Remote health and safety advice.

• Retained H&S services tailored to your organisation.

• Custom hazard identification.

• Health and safety training.

• Development of policies, procedures, risk assessments, and method statements.

• Unique specialist advice for the entertainment industry.

Whether you notice them or not, ISO standards influence many aspects of our daily lives, from medical equipment and film speeds to computer imaging, testing and calibration, currency codes, and date/time formats. Some ISO standards are more widely recognised, including those for quality, environmental management, health and safety, energy, cybersecurity, risk, and corporate social responsibility. These standards provide a framework for establishing effective management systems. Safety Hands Plus can assist you with the planning, development, implementation, and practical application of these standards.

Business-to-business tendering and operations involve processes that verify the credentials of applicants—meaning your business. If you supply products or services to other businesses, you’ve likely come across the logo for Safety Schemes in Procurement (SSIP) or one of the verification schemes operating under the SSIP framework.

According to FORS:

“The Fleet Operator Recognition Scheme (FORS) is a voluntary accreditation programme for fleet operators, designed to improve standards across fleet operations and highlight those operators who achieve outstanding levels of safety, efficiency, and environmental performance.”

By and large, it has achieved this goal.

FORS aims to make fleets safer, smarter, and greener. Since 2015, the scheme has been managed by AECOM, who oversee its expansion, develop member benefits, and provide support services, including the FORS Helpline.

External Wall Fire Risk Assessments (EWFRA) are essential for maintaining the safety and structural integrity of buildings. At Safety Hands Plus, we collaborate with a specialist partner who provides thorough EWFRA services to identify potential fire hazards on the external walls of your property.

Fire Compartmentation Surveys play a crucial role in your building’s overall fire safety plan. At Safety Hands Plus, we highlight the importance of these surveys in controlling the spread of fire and smoke, helping to safeguard both people and property.

Comprehensive Fire Safety Compliance

Protecting your premises and the people within them is always a top priority—fire risk isn’t new (remember 1666?), and events like Grenfell only highlight the importance of vigilance. At Safety Hands Plus, we provide expert fire compliance services grounded in over 30 years of practical experience. Our team delivers tailored solutions to meet your specific needs, including fire risk assessments, fire strategies, and extinguisher servicing—without pushing unnecessary alarms, sprinklers, CCTV, or other electrical/security upgrades like some competitors.

We navigate the complexities of fire safety compliance for you, offering services such as detailed inspections, fire risk assessments, fire planning and strategies, extinguisher servicing, smoke vent inspections, fire door checks, compartmentation surveys, external wall assessments, and emergency lighting inspections to ensure your systems are fully effective.

Partnering with Safety Hands Plus gives you peace of mind, knowing your property is safeguarded against fire hazards. With our approach, you’re not just meeting legal obligations—you’re investing in practical, sensible solutions that protect your people and assets. Contact us today to explore how our fire compliance services can secure a safer future for your organisation.

Fire Door Inspections

Fire doors are a vital part of any building’s fire safety system, helping prevent the spread of fire and smoke while providing safe escape routes. At Safety Hands Plus, we recognise the importance of regular inspections to ensure fire doors function correctly when it matters most.

Our qualified and experienced inspectors carry out thorough evaluations of your fire doors, including annual inspections, to check compliance with safety standards and identify any issues that could reduce their effectiveness. We assess all components—door leaves, frames, seals, push bars, signage, closures, and hardware—to ensure they meet the required fire resistance rating.

Don’t wait for a fire to reveal weaknesses in your fire doors. Contact Safety Hands Plus today to arrange a comprehensive annual inspection and protect both your premises and its occupants.

Fire Extinguisher Servicing

Regular fire extinguisher maintenance is more than a legal requirement—it’s an essential part of your fire safety plan. At Safety Hands Plus, we provide professional BAFE-qualified fire extinguisher servicing to ensure your equipment is fully operational when it’s needed most.

Our skilled technicians carry out thorough inspections, servicing, and maintenance on all types of fire extinguishers, following the highest standards to guarantee compliance with current fire safety regulations.

With Safety Hands Plus, you can have confidence that your fire extinguishers are properly maintained and ready for action. Our service includes detailed reports, expert guidance, and a dedication to keeping your premises safe. Don’t take risks—contact Safety Hands Plus today for reliable fire extinguisher servicing that protects both your property and your people.

Fire Safety Compliance

Fire safety compliance is a legal obligation for businesses of all sizes. Failing to carry out a fire risk assessment not only breaches the law but also puts your property and everyone on it at serious risk.

Potential consequences include:

• Fines and legal penalties for non-compliance with UK fire safety regulations

• Undetected fire hazards that could cause significant property damage or personal injury

• Disruption to your business from preventable fire-related incidents

Don’t wait for an emergency to act. Call 01452 539345 today to schedule your fire risk assessment and safeguard your business.

Fire Safety Products

When you choose our products, you’re not just buying equipment—you’re investing in safety and compliance. Our knowledgeable team is ready to guide you toward the right solutions, helping ensure you’re prepared for any situation.

Outfit your premises with the appropriate fire safety supplies from Safety Hands Plus. Contact us today to explore our products and discover how we can help create a safer environment for everyone.

Our Products Include:

• Fire Extinguishers: High-quality units suitable for all types of fires.

• Signage: Clear, compliant signs for exits, equipment, and hazards.

• Smoke Detectors: Reliable systems to alert occupants promptly.

• Heat Detectors: Accurate and dependable fire detection systems.

• And more: Call us for the latest comprehensive product list.

Enquire Now to ensure your space is fully equipped and compliant.

Fire Safety Strategies

A strong fire safety strategy is essential for protecting lives, property, and your business from the devastating effects of fire. At Safety Hands Plus, we recognise the vital role a well-planned fire strategy plays in ensuring safety and compliance with fire regulations.

Our approach is comprehensive, covering risk assessments, system installation, ongoing maintenance, and staff training. We believe that a carefully designed fire strategy not only saves lives but also safeguards your business operations.

Investing in a fire strategy goes beyond legal compliance—it shows a clear commitment to safety and responsibility. With Safety Hands Plus, you have a trusted partner who understands the complexities of fire safety and delivers practical solutions that make a real difference.

Driving Continuous Improvement Through Workforce Engagement

Smartlog is a fully mobile application designed to digitalise the essential aspects of your operational compliance.

With Smartlog’s management software, your team can quickly gather accurate data, identify areas for improvement, generate and share reports, collaborate across teams, and allocate resources effectively.

Smartlog provides real-time access to live data, enabling more efficient and precise management of compliance—whether for a single site or multiple remote locations worldwide—all through one intuitive, easy-to-use platform accessible across devices.