Capita Symonds Health and Safety team offers clients a
wide range of audit and inspection services to support them in
their compliance with health and safety
legislation.
OHSAS 18001 Audits/ H&S Management System
Audits
Our team of auditors, some of which are OHSAS 18001 accredited
auditors, are experienced in reviewing and auditing safety
management systems and procedures across a wide range of industries
and business types from SMEs through to large multi-national
companies. Our audits are not just paperwork focused, but
also include discussions with staff and senior management to
establish the working practices and safety culture present within
the organisation. For further information, see our
Corporate Health and Safety page.
Legislative Compliance Audits
Capita Symonds’ legislative compliance audits cover over 50
different legislative subject areas. These are wide ranging
and include subjects from fire safety, working at height, working
with radiation, welfare and hygiene. In support of these
subject areas there are over 400 legislative compliance check
points that can be audited. Each is given a red, amber or
green status according to the evidence of compliance found during
the audit.
Our legislative compliance audits are tailored to suit the
specific requirements of our clients and can be used in any
environment or industry working within the UK’s legislative
framework.
Unlike other health and safety audits, this audit process does
not examine in detail the adherence of a company to its own safety
management system, but focuses on the actual compliance of a
company’s operations and activities in relation to health and
safety law.
The legislative compliance audit aims to:
- Provide a position statement on an organisation’s adherence and
compliance with legislation
- Provide a quantitative measure of risk
- Provide an action plan to remove high level risks
- Provide guidance and advice on adherence to legislative
requirements
- Support the protection of an organisation’s reputation
- Assist in the development of a positive safety culture
Property/ Premises Safety Management Audits and
Inspections
Capita Symonds Health and Safety regularly provides support to
its clients through the audit of its property safety management
systems and/or inspections of its premises. Combining an
audit of written management procedures as well as undertaking
property inspections, we are able to provide advice and support to
our clients with their ongoing health and safety management of
properties and premises. We have particular expertise in the
following areas:
- Offices and commercial premises
- Retail and leisure environments, including shopping
centres
- Industrial units/ sheds
- Educational establishments, hospitals and other local
authority/ NHS properties
- High security environments
- Manufacturing/ chemical/ industrial plants
- Power generation plants
- Disused, brownfield sites
- Derelict properties
Many of our audits and inspections are supplemented by detailed
risk assessments and action plans to support our clients with their
management of risk. find out more about our Property Health and Safety Management
services.
Construction Site Safety Inspections
For many of our projects where we act as CDM co-ordinator, we
also undertake regular site safety inspections. Our
inspections review the principal contractor’s compliance with his
construction phase plan and examine the paperwork held on site and
the activities being undertaken at the time. Our inspections
review against the requirements of Part 4 of the Construction
(Design and Management) Regulations and HSG150 Health and Safety in
Construction and are always supplemented with a RAG report of our
findings.
Site safety inspections are undertaken at a frequency agreed
with the client and relate to the complexities and size of the
project.
Find out more about our Construction Health and Safety
and CDM
Co-ordinator services.
Asbestos Survey/ Removal Works Inspections
Capita Symonds’ asbestos management team also supports its
clients with inspections of asbestos surveys and removal/
remediation works. These inspections are designed to ensure
compliance with the original specifications, Control of Asbestos
Regulations, associated guidance, other relevant health and safety
legislation and best practice. Our inspections are followed up with
a report of our findings. Find
out more about our Asbestos Management services.
Disabled Access Audits
Our team of NRAC accredited access consultants provides clients
with comprehensive accessibility audits of their properties.
Covering the whole of the UK, the access audit team is experienced
in a wide variety of properties including commercial, retail and
healthcare environments as well as specialist structures such as
listed buildings.
Find out more
about our Disability Access Consultancy services