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Competent Person Services - Chester & The North

Competent Person - Chester & The North Of England

We believe that over the years our operational excellence and success in business has been down to:

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Competent Person Services

If you are an employer, it’s highly likely that you have come across the term ‘competent person’ but why it is important and why do you need one? 

A competent person is a person within an organisation that is appointed to help the business comply with the latest health and safety legislations and therefore help to take all reasonable steps to keep employees from harm.

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Choosing the most appropriate competent person should be carefully considered and not rushed. Every organisation must appoint a competent person and failure to do could result in prosecutions and fines. 

Here at Business Safety Solutions, we offer the latest health and safety training and can help to appoint a competent person within your organisation based on the following;-

-Relevant training.
-Skills and technical ability.
-Practical experience.
-Familiarity with organisation.
-Authority of individual.
-Applicable knowledge.

Choosing a competent person for your organisation is far more than just ticking a box. 

To ensure that you have got this role covered, experience, training and applicable knowledge may have to be gained beforehand to ensure a quality appointment. 

What Is The Role Of A Competent Person?

It is a legal requirement for employers to comply with all latest and relevant health and safety laws. The role of a competent person is to utilise their knowledge, experience and skills to help you comply with all relevant regulations and to ultimately ensure that all workers, visitors and customers are safe as a result of workplace activities that happens on-site or in the office. 

The appointed competent person must be able to identify existing and predictable hazards in the workplace environment and have the authorisation to implement health and safety procedures to keep all stakeholders in the business.

How Can Business Safety Solutions Help?

If you are unsure about the appointment of an in-house health and safety person, you may want to consider appointing external health and safety professionals such as Business Safety Solutions. 

We are able to provide tailored health and safety guidance and support as your competent advisors. We truly provide a flexible approach to modern health and safety requirements for your business and we will ensure that you have the correct systems and standards in place to best look after all stakeholders and avoid potential legal pitfalls. 

BSS will first to get to know the ins and out of your business before providing a bespoke competent person package that you’re satisfied with. For Business Safety Solutions to be named the health and safety advisor for your company, we offer an annual retainer service. 

Call us now on 01244 455277 or use our online contact form and we’ll get back to you as soon as possible.

In summary, we believe that our approach brings the following benefits to our clients:

Support

  • A sense that the safety process is proceeding as planned and that they don’t need to worry
  • Time and space to continue to run their businesses
  • A clear idea of what should be happening and by when
  • Honest, uncomplicated and timely advice when key decisions need to be taken not just a list of options
  • A confidence that any problems encountered during the process will be overcome

Other Advice & Support

  • The feeling we really do understand your business and your issues and therefore the advice they are getting is valuable
  • Clear solutions to your issues and how they are going to implement them, and a realistic idea of the timescales
  • Knowing that any practical support in implementing solutions will be delivered against agreed deadlines

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Access to a Competent Person when you need it

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Action plans that fit your business’ needs

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Bespoke business total safety organisational systems

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Customised training to meet your needs

Competent Person Services - FAQs

You can rely on Business Safety Solutions to provide competent person services in Chester and throughout the North West. Call us right away at 01244 455277 for additional details or to reach out to us right away. Alternatively, you can use our online contact form, and we’ll respond to you as soon as we can.

Outsourcing ensures you receive expert advice tailored to your industry without the need for costly in-house training or resources. It also reduces the risk of non-compliance penalties. Business Safety Solutions are happy to be your dedicated ”competent person” and provide direct services.

A Competent Person provides guidance on risk assessments, policy creation, employee training, workplace inspections, and ensuring compliance with current health and safety laws. When you partner with Business Safety Solutions, we provide all individual services for you to ensure peace of mind and compliance.

Failure to appoint a Competent Person can lead to fines, enforcement notices, or legal action if your business is found non-compliant with health and safety regulations. If you don’t currently have a competent person in place, we urge you to contact us today and discuss the options for outsourcing this to our 5-star-rated team.

Yes, outsourcing is an excellent option for small businesses that lack the resources or expertise for an in-house Competent Person. It’s cost-effective and ensures compliance. Plus, you won’t have to worry about ensuring that you keep up-to-date with latest policies or regulations. We cover everything for you and keep you updated.

Yes, you can appoint an in-house Competent Person if they have adequate training and expertise. However, many businesses prefer to outsource this role to specialists, such as Business Safety Solutions, for expert support.

Business Safety Solutions has extensive experience across various industries, providing tailored, practical advice to ensure your workplace is safe and compliant. We offer a cost-effective and professional service to meet your needs.

Yes. Business Safety Solutions are proud of the outstanding reputation that we’ve established within the industry. On our Google My Business listing alone, we have over ten 5-star reviews with customers highlighting our tailored approach, friendly yet professional approach, and commitment to providing the best possible service.

  • Testimonials
Gary came to my Osteopathic CPD group on 10th October 2020 on a zoom seminar. This was to give us reassurance of the health and safety procedures we have put in place for Covid 19. Gary readily and kindly agreed, giving an excellent well prepared presentation and easily with expert knowledge answered all our questions. I also found it very reassuring and helpful as he showed the dentistry and physiotherapy risk assessments he had implemented . The presentation helped to give confidence and reassurance to myself and osteopathic colleagues, that we have implemented the correct procedures of health and safety with full PPE and professional duty of care. Also Gary has been to my practice and brought all my professional policies of duty up to date. Fire Safety, Risk assessment, pathways for my practitioner team due to Covid. What a relief to have all this help and support, so all is professionally and expertly documented to give me peace of mind so I can concentrate on my work. Thank you so much and I will certainly recommend you most Highly.
Suzette Pulman
Suzette PulmanLymm Osteopathic Practice
"Gary was instrumental in installing a CAN DO ATTITUDE, which he instilled into me (which I thought nobody could ever do). He never planned to fail and was very hands on with every task. His health and safety knowledge was unbelievable"
Pyranha Mouldings
Pyranha Mouldings Production Supervisor
“Gary’s strength was his communication skills … his ability to recognise people’s strengths and weaknesses and work with them to improve. Gary is a man with a massive drive to improve and maximise the potential in all situations with an unparalleled knowledge of management skills and above all health and safety in the work place.”
Viridor WEEE St Helens
Viridor WEEE St Helens Production Supervisor
“Working in a heavily pressurised environment to tight deadlines, Gary produced results and proved himself as a highly effective communicator, providing the guidance and direction needed in an environment that was subject to regular changes. He would maintain a calm, professional demeanour demonstrating dedication to the cause, while maintaining effective and clear lines of interaction with all”
Matt Nikcevich
Matt NikcevichCustomer Sales Manager
“Gary has proven to be extremely trustworthy, tenacious, able to build relationships at all levels and is always willing to go the extra mile and support everyone. He is driven to achieve deadlines and targets, while making significant improvements within a business.”
Centriforce Limited
Centriforce LimitedHealth & Safety Manager
“I became aware of Gary when he was being assessed for two Wamitab qualifications of Level 4 (High Risk Operator Competence for Managing Transfer of Hazardous Waste) and (High Risk Operator Competence for Managing Physical and Chemical Treatment of Hazardous Waste). His Assessor drew my attention to him and suggested that he would make a good assessor. I took an interest in his portfolio and found it to be well above average. I would be pleased to have Gary as an assessor through adversity he maintained a dignified attitude. His personal qualities included having a calm demeanour, good communicative skills and traditional values.”
Action Resource Management
Action Resource ManagementDirector
“Gary came across as calm and logical with good operations experience and a good knowledge of modern management practices, Gary demonstrated a high level of professionalism at all times” “He introduced many systems which were designed to improve safety, training, operating costs and yields and as a result there was a notable progression in all aspects of operations, maintenance, yard, health & safety” “He put great importance on man management through personal interaction, meetings, targets and coaching to strive to achieve the many improvements he did.”
Viridor Waste Management (WEEE)
Viridor Waste Management (WEEE)Head of Recycling (WEEE)
"As a small business, it can be hard to find a trusted partner for H&S. The safety of our team is paramount, though spiralling costs were a concern. Gary perfectly understood the reality of being an SME and tailored and delivered a H&S package and Covid-19 audit, that fitted perfectly in our organisation (and our budget), with a sensible and effective approach."
The Goodlife Outdoor CompanyManaging Director
Our business has faced many new challenges due to the Covid-19 situation. With ever changing guidelines and with such important things at stake, we needed help and assurances that we were doing everything we needed to do as an employer to protect staff and protect the business. BSS performed a workplace audit for us and also provided so much useful information and resources to assist the business with our new fluid workforce requirement. After spending time with us in the office, BSS sent us a comprehensive action plan that we used to make our place of work safe. Gary’s clearly an experienced professional as his delivery method made it easy for us to understand a situation that’s previously done nothing but confuse us. We now have confidence that we have done what is required and we have shown that we are a responsible employer which is so important for us. The process was very efficient and all the paperwork arrived within days, as promised by BSS. We highly recommend BSS to all small businesses who want peace of mind about the safety of their offices and home working for staff.
Mark FrancisMD Stability IT Support Limited
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