We have an agreement with Croner Consulting (formerly IRPC), one of the leading Health and Safety consultancies in the UK, to provide us with the following services:
Croner Consulting (formerly IRPC) will develop our documentation through the period of our contract and keep it updated for:
Croner Consulting (formerly IRPC) carries out a general risk assessment at agreed intervals. This forms the basis of our risk management programme and helps us plan our future actions to reduce risk.
A Croner Consulting (formerly IRPC) consultant will visit our premises at agreed intervals to support our implementation of this system by:
Croner Consulting (formerly IRPC) fulfils part of the role of 'Competent Person', providing advice and assistance on Health and Safety issues.
Croner Consulting (formerly IRPC) provides for us a telephone advisory service - this is available 24 hours per day, 365 days of the year. Information on how to access this service is found on our telephone advice cards.
If we have a serious accident or incident involving the Enforcement Authorities, Croner Consulting (formerly IRPC) will help us through the crisis and, in agreement with ourselves, may carry out an accident investigation for us.
Croner Consulting (formerly IRPC) provides legal fees insurance, the terms of which are defined in our insurance policy document. This principally covers legal expenses (not fines) in the event of our prosecution for breaches of Health and Safety legislation, or appeal against Enforcement notices.
We receive newsletters to help keep us up to date with new and forthcoming legislation.
We also have access to a Business Advice Helpline that is available during normal office hours (9am-5pm) and provides advice on various business issues.