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It is now becoming easier for enforcing authorities
to successfully prosecute directors and senior managers
who fail to discharge and act on their health and safety
obligations. Any resultant legal action will, at the
very least, have detrimental effects on company business
and corporate image.
Leading property support services company Select Facilities
Management is an authority in providing health and safety
advice to companies, no matter what their size or business.
With many years of business experience Select FM is
qualified and has the expertise to provide professional
advice on such serious issues. Having experienced many
years of legislation, Select FM fully understands the
changing needs of business and is equally dynamic in
its approach to managing corporate disputes.
There are two main reasons why companies decide to
outsource the health and safety part of their business.
Firstly, existing clients see the high standards of
health and safety as adding value to their business,
in the same way as effective facilities management has
done. They understand the benefits including the reduction
of cost and risk to their business without the need
to increase headcount.
Secondly, many organisations find it difficult, particularly
on a cost basis, to employ their own qualified staff
or find the time to deal with complicated health and
safety legislation. Select FM builds close relationships
with their clients, making the outsourcing of safety
services much easier. Clients need to trust suppliers
of safety services and Select FM is successful in building
that trust.
One of the many benefits of outsourcing is taking away
the pressure that legal action can bring on the company
and the individual involved. Paul Bullows, Health &
Safety Manager at Select FM comments, “As
well as damaging your company image, the person who
is directly involved is liable to prosecution, which
if successful, may result in a personal criminal record.”
Mr Bullows continues, “There are many benefits
of outsourcing health and safety services. By outsourcing
this part of your business to Select FM you can concentrate
your efforts on core business, freeing managers to carry
out the work they are competent to do and therefore
reducing costs.
“Outsourcing to health and safety
experts not only reduces the risk of prosecution and
civil claims for damages in a cost effective way, but
also removes the need to employ full time safety staff.
Outsourcing allows for an independent and therefore
more credible monitoring of safety performance and accurate
auditing, benchmarking and review at single and multi-site
operations. It also ensures continual improvement, which
is so necessary in maintaining best practices in safety
management.”
To ensure that Select FM adheres to current legislation,
the health and safety service is managed and monitored
by qualified and competent staff, who attend regular
training courses and maintain CPD (Continuous Professional
Development) standards which are pre-requisite to maintaining
corporate membership of professional bodies and authorities.
Select FM can advise and assist any company, to put
in place a robust safety management system, improve
safety culture, identify hazards, assess, quantify and
reduce the risks open to the business, enhance existing
safety systems, comply with legal requirements, reduce
loss causing events and overall reduce costs.
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