Fire Risk Assessments & DSE Risk Assessment

DSE Risk Assessment; Fire Risk Safety Assessment Services

Workplace Assessments

Our Services

Workplace Assessments, in whatever form, are essential in order to reduce the risk to your organisation. We will help you understand, evaluate and take action on all of your risks with a view to decreasing or eliminating them from your organisation. Whilst specific legislation and competence applies in each of these areas, we have qualified consultants who can conduct these on your behalf and provide you with recommendations and action plans for risk minimisation.

“It has been really refreshing to work with a company like OMS over the past 18 months. You have not only demonstrated your technical knowledge and expertise, but have also developed a friendly and enthusiastic relationship with Home-Start, which has meant that we have been able to work together positively to achieve the required results. OMS quickly developed a good understanding of our needs and has been very responsive to feedback throughout the programme of assessments. I have been very impressed with your professionalism and quality. Thank you.”

Sue Carrington, Home-Start

Fire Risk Assessments

As of 1st October 2006 the new fire safety law, The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety Order) 2005, came into effect. If you are responsible for business premises, an employer, self-employed with a business premises, a charity or voluntary organisation, a contractor with a degree of control over any premises, then you MUST comply by carrying out a Fire Risk Assessment of your premises. The law emphasises preventing fires and reducing risk, it is therefore your responsibility to ensure the safety of everyone who uses your premises and in the immediate vicinity. Fire certificates issued by the local fire brigade are now abolished.

DSE Assessment

The Health and Safety (DSE) Regulations 1992 require that employers assess the workstations of ‘users’ of display screen equipment to ensure that their health is not detrimentally affected by using the equipment. Civil compensation is now reaching several hundred thousand pounds for long term upper limb disorders caused by poor use of display screen equipment. It is therefore essential that organisations adhere to DSE Assessment regulations to alleviate their liability.

Workplace Risk Assessments

Regulation 3 of the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regs 1999 requires ALL organisations to undertake documented risk assessments of their activities and where appropriate implement suitable control measures to as low as reasonably practical. Within these regulations special consideration is given to 'Young Workers' and 'New and Expectant Mothers'.

COSHH Assessments

All workplaces must carry out an assessment under the Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations 2002 (COSHH). These regulations require every employer to identify hazards, eliminate or minimise the potential risks from substances and take all necessary controls measures. The HSE’s guidance booklet COSHH Assessments HS(G)97 recommends that although the assessment process can be started in-house, an external specialist may be required to assist you in making your assessment.

For more information on any of these legal requirements, click here for detailed guidance documents

For details of our DSE Assessment or Risk Assessment Training Courses, click here.