At Aversion, we offer a full range of risk management services to our clients. We have the skills and resources to create health, safety and environmental solutions for every organisation, whatever their needs. Our flexible approach to risk management allows our services to be tailored to every client, to fulfil their specific requirements.
General Health & Safety
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By reviewing the environment that you work in and evaluating the opportunities and threats, we can advise on the level of resources and pre-planning required to ensure business continuity.
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BS OHSAS 18001:2007 provides a flexible framework that allows a business to constantly identify and manage its health & safety risks, reducing the potential for accidents and aid compliance to legislation. Thus improving overall performance and promoting a safe and healthy working environment.
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HSE Guidance Note HSG 65 recommends that safety management systems are regularly monitored to ensure both compliance at site level and the continued relevance and effectiveness of those systems. Full or partial audits will allow us to advise on any actions required.
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Compliance with the company health & safety procedures by both employees and sub-contractors is a crucial element of any safety management system. Yet sometimes site management teams lose their focus. We conduct an impartial inspection of all areas affected by your works and report back with our findings and recommendations.
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All companies with 5 or more employees need a health & safety policy; we are able to provide a policy that suits your activities. All health & safety policies need to be reviewed at least annually to take into account changes in legislation and working practice. Following such a review we will advise/redraft any amendments.
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Risk assessments are a statutory requirement for all work activities setting out the basis of the Safe System of Work.
We believe in a practical approach to risk assessment, based on making all site activities safe.
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All employers with five or more employees must have access to competent health & safety advice. All our advisers are chartered members of IOSH.
We offer a range of service level agreements to suit any client’s needs based on the services listed in this section.
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We offer a 24/7 helpline to our clients. An Account Director or Risk Advisor will be available to offer advice and assistance.
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Changes in legislation now require offices, workplaces and sites to have a fire risk assessment in place. We provide a detailed review of your premises’ fire loadings, risk areas and fire prevention advice.
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Our AIEMA qualified advisers will assist with or will review your environmental policy and conduct environmental impact assessments or advise on Site Waste Management Plans.
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A survey and report, with recommendations for improvements, on any land or unoccupied properties that you own or have a “duty of care” to ensure you meet you legal obligations
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We help clients to prepare a health & safety management plan with procedures and protocols as a stand-alone document or as part of an integrated management system.
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Baseline measurements established before work operations commence will determine if noise is a statutory nuisance or existing background noise. We are also offer noise level benchmarking for work activities in order to advise on noise reduction methods or the appropriate level of personal protective equipment.
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An audit carried out on prospective companies prior to purchase, merger or takeover. Specifically targeting existing and ongoing compliance with statutory requirements as well as competencies of the company employees.
Incidents/Accidents
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By using clients’ company data we analyse accident, incident or near miss statistics and compare with industry standards or identify trends and propose initiatives to improve clients’ health & safety standards.
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Our experienced advisers will undertake an impartial investigation of any incident, conducting interviews and establishing the root cause of the event. We will advise on immediate actions to be taken and propose an action plan to prevent any re-occurrence.
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Reportable incidents can give rise to stressful time-consuming reporting procedures. Aversion will ensure that the company complies with statutory reporting obligations, ensuring that only relevant categories of incident/accident are reported.
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Where a company representative is required to attend a meeting or interview including those subject to the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 with an enforcing officer, we will provide support, representation and/or advice.
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Our expert witness service provides a comprehensive report which compares and contrasts implemented or existing standards against specific legal requirements, following, or prior to, enforcement action taking place.
CDM
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We offer a full CDMC service from concept through to design, pre-contract information, competency advice, construction phase and health & safety file preparation. Our experience ranges from small scale alterations, housing to BSF/PFI projects.
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Whether being assessed by a client or contractor, or applying for CHAS accreditation, will advise on the completion of paperwork and submission of documents.
IT Systems
Whether issued with an enforcement notice or served a summons Aversion’s legal compliance service provides advice on options and strategies for dealing with enforcement issues. We work together with specialist solicitors who will represent clients at legal proceedings and prepare Expert Witness reports to help make the right choices for the clients’ business.
