We are expanding yet again. As part of our continual growth we have now taken another health & safety company - A F Associates [Scotland] Ltd into our Group of Companies - A F Associates [Scotland] Ltd clients will continue to receive the high level of service they have come to expect, plus the added bonuses offered to our own range of clients.
We have successfully been running a series of open training courses on health and safety. These sessions have proved ideal for the Director, Proprietor, Senior manager within any size of organisation. They are half day sessions and currently held in the West Lothian area. Contact Gillian@nhasco.com for more details.
ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION - This next open course to be held in West Lothian during Late May 2008. Understand the requirements necessary to undertake your own investigation of accidents. It is ideal for Senior managers, company directors and proprietors. Space is limited so book early to avoid disappointment. Date will be issued soon, but it will be late May - 9.30 am start. Contact James Douglas on jamesd@nhasco.com if you would like to book a place on this training session. Book now to ensure your place.
Fire Risk assessments. Even now; more than a year since the introduction of the new regulations, companies are still failing to complete the necessary Fire Risk assessments, fines are being awarded against companies who do not take this area of compliance seriously. If you have any questions or would like us to undertake the completion of your Fire Risk assessment then please contact the office or email jim@nhasco.com
We have got to highlight this again...... Have you recently had a visit from the HSE inspectors? They are out there and currently doing random checks on various businesses - DO NOT BE CAUGHT OUT! Make sure you are complying with all aspects of legislation as laid down by the Health and Safety executive, especially the Fire Risk assessments and your responsibility to complete them. If you are unsure then call us now on 01506 870900 and find out how we can help. we have had reports from clients in the Mid Lands, North East and the Borders of Scotland - that the inspector just popped in for a look. Please make sure YOU have everything in place .
The home of health & safety! Here you will find the information you require to help you with all aspects of legislative HSE compliance - from Disability Access to Manual handling - Accident Investigation to Working at height, Staff Training and Fully managed H&S systems.
With our Head Office sited just outside Edinburgh in the Heartland of Scotland; our nationally based team of Nebosh / IOSH Technically qualified health & safety consultants and sales personnel are available in your region to assist you in ensuring you have everything in place for HSE legislative compliance.
This site is designed to assist the Business owner understand the requirements of HSE legislation and not get lost in a MAZE of technical explanations. It attempts to explain the requirements in terms we can all understand, without resorting to an elaborate technical description of the legislations. Our highly qualified team of technical people [MIOSH & NEBOSH diploma] are there to make sense of the terminology, thus allowing you to concentrate on running your business. The site attempts to do away with the majority of the jargon, however if you want more detailed explanations of the legislations please email us or visit the HSE website detailed on our links page.
Our aim at the 'National Health and Safety Company' is to ensure that you remain within the law. Whether you have two employees or two hundred, Health & Safety and Employment Law issues within the workplace are very important to all small businesses and not just to the large organisation. You may think that the concern of Health & Safety/Employment Law has been covered to an appropriate level in your business but there are still things that many people are unaware of. This includes completing all Risk Assessments, COSHH assessments, Disability Access Audits, Fire Risk Assessments, to name but a few.
Our Prime aim is your legislative compliance with Health & Safety in the workplace; and as such we will provide cover for you on all the legislative issues that are common to most businesses.
We will further highlight your responsibilities, as a manager, owner, director, to cost effectively integrate Health & Safety into your business so that you (and your staff) are confident of a safe working environment.
Why is Health & Safety Important to the Small Businesses or organisation?
Your employees/workers/volunteers have legal rights to work in safe conditions with a regard to personal health and it is therefore important that you offer them this sort of working environment: failing to do so can result in personal injury, disease or general poor health.
Your Responsibilities as an Employer
The Health & Safety at Work Act, 1974 states that it is your responsibility to protect the health, safety and welfare of yourself, your employees, and people that may be affected by what you do. Such people include:
· Visitors to your workplace
· The public that use your product or service
· Neighbours
In other words, you need to control the risks that arise in the workplace and from the work itself that may result in poor health or injury.
It is therefore your responsibility to acknowledge a risk assessment that may be completed by other people in the business or by an outside consultancy company like ours, but will have your approval. If you employ five or more people, then you need to have a written Health & Safety policy which should be brought to the attention of all employees.
For a small business manager you are advised to be pro-active when it comes down to Health & Safety by regularly checking the facilities yourself for potential risks that may not have been picked up by anyone else (or that you never knew existed yourself). By doing so, you are showing responsibility as a manager for regarding Health & Safety as a serious issue.
It is also your responsibility to make sure that your employees are fully aware of Health & Safety in the workplace through regular training sessions to bring them up to speed.You should also keep them updated about any changes that will affect Health & Safety, for example, new power points or new office equipment. You can use a third party such as a Safety Consultant Company like ours to deliver the training and complete the necessary Risk assessments, but it is still your responsibility to make sure that it is done. If you retain our services, we will guide you step-by-step through this requirement, ensuring everything is legislative compliant.
You should provide equipment to deal with hazards such as fire, chemical spills, broken glass, or anything that is specific to your business. Likewise, it is important that you provide safety equipment that will reduce the risk of injury or illness, say protective eye goggles or simply mouse pads that are specifically designed to reduce the risk of repetitive strain injury.
We will keep you on the right track with our 'Hands on' guidance and support in the completion of the necessary Risk, COSHH, and Disability Access audit assessments. Our aim is ensure you have the benefit of a National company with the assurance of a local delivery of service - at a price that is in the realms of your business budget. We take pride in ensuring you achieve and maintain compliance with current / future H&S legislation.
Our aim is ensure your present and future compliance with all Health and Safety Legislation. To ensure you, your staff and the public you come in contact with remain safe within the operation of your business. To monitor and control an effective system of work that will reduce the possibility of serious accidents happening within your workplace. To ensure that a better more effective Health and Safety system is in place thus saving you thousands of pounds in possible payouts.
Our services include full Health and Safety / Employment Law assistance, advice and legislative compliance. For information on health & safety email: 
We are the approved supplier of H&S to the 
The National Health & Safety Company Ltd is a Libra Management Group Company.