Welcome to Link Safety Limited, a Health, Safety and Environmental consultancy providing a professional, competent, cost-effective and 'hands-on' service. Whether you are a small company employing less than 5 people, or a medium sized company, Link Safety has the solution for your business.Link Safety Limited
Link Safety have the knowledge and expertise to make a real difference to your business, and would very much like to become part of your success!
Every company is required by law to have access to competent health and safety advice. As a duty holder it is your responsibility to ensure that if you use a consultant they are competent and suitable, based upon your particular business needs. Link Safety can guarantee that you will receive competent advice from a chartered member of the Institute of Occupational Safety and Health who is a registered consultant on the HSE approved Occupational Safety and Health Consultants Register (OSHCR). In the current economic climate it is re-assuring to know that a consultancy can offer you a cost-effective service, and not leave you feeling disappointed and overcharged. Link Safety will always offer a value for money service with a refreshing ‘hands-on’ approach. The unfortunate reality is that most companies do not feel that they receive a value for money service from health and safety consultants. As a client of Link Safety you will receive a personal and hands-on service from a conscientious and hard-working health and safety practitioner. With over 14 years experience as a health and safety practitioner Phil Lord has a proven track record in health and safety management and also in an advisory capacity across a diverse range of industries. Link Safety Limited was formed by Director of the company Phil Lord, who is a chartered member of the Institute of Occupational Safety & Health (CMIOSH). Phil has spent many years managing health and safety for national and multi-national companies. After much consideration and concern over the way in which health and safety is managed in most companies, Phil decided that there was an opportunity to establish a consultancy who would offer an honest, straight forward and simple approach to health and safety. Many organisations run the risk of prosecution, loss of business and insurance claims because they do not comply fully with legal requirements. It is our policy to take a pragmatic approach and to keep health and safety simple, in a format that everyone understands. In doing this we will help your business to become more efficient and therefore more successful. This allows us to hold a leading position in the market and gains the client’s trust and respect. Our professional services include: click each heading to read more
Because health and safety is an ongoing process we also offer to maintain your health and safety system on an annual contract basis, thus enabling you to focus on the pursuit of your business goals. Use the contact us form to request more details about this service. You would think that one-on-one training would cost a fortune and be time-consuming to organise. Well, it isn’t! Our one-on-one tutor led interactive online training goes at precisely the pace required by each individual. It provides an opportunity to go over the learning content as often as required so every employee gets the optimum learning experience that’ll be retained and applied to keep your business safe and compliant. At a fraction of the cost and fraction of management time than you’d expect, this health and safety training has the added bonus of a minimal loss of productivity because it’s really efficient and flexible. We offer Courses in In the most serious situations a first aider’s role will be to assess the scene so that accurate information can be passed to Emergency services and then to act appropriately to try and increase the patients odds of survival. Courses The Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012 apply to employers, employees, self employed persons and duty holders and cover all work with asbestos containing materials. Regulation 10 of CAR states that every employer must ensure that adequate information, instruction and training is given to employees who are liable to be exposed to asbestos. This includes maintenance workers and others who may come into contact with or disturb asbestos. Courses Our interactive video based training course is aimed at all employers and staff to assist them in identifying the danger that Legionella poses, as well as covering ways to identify & assess sources of risk from Legionella in the premises and implement & manage a control programme. Courses There are a wide range of tools and processes that use abrasive wheels and ensuring these are used correctly and safely is of paramount importance. Applications range from hand grinding to disc cutting. They can be used at all stages of a work process, for making preliminary cuts and scores in materials, or for fine polishing and finishing. Different wheels will have different properties and characteristics suitable for particular tasks. They also have different weaknesses and can pose different risks and hazards in handling and use. For this reason, it’s important. Courses In legal terms, these are substances that are classified as “very toxic, toxic, harmful, corrosive or Irritant” under the Classification, Labelling and Packaging Regulation (CLP). This was a new regulation that came into force in January 2009 dovetailing with a set of regulations called REACH. REACH is a European Union regulation concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals, which came into force on 1st June 2007. One of the main aims of REACH is to provide a high level of protection for human health and the environment from the use of chemicals. Courses The first thing most people think of is a computer monitor. But that’s not the only thing it refers to Display screen equipment could also mean laptops, tablet PCs, televisions, smartphones, CNC control pads, portable diagnostic screens or equipment containing cathode ray tubes, or CRTs. The Health and Safety (Display Screen Equipment) Regulations contain special directives covering DSE safety. Both employers and employee-users have responsibilities under the legislation. These courses fulfil your statutory training obligations and covers among other things, the correct way to set up and use your display screen equipment safely. Reducing the risk of work related conditions. Courses Our online fire safety training courses are aimed at all employees to assist them in identifying and reducing the risk that fire presents in the workplace and it is a cost effective way for employers to fulfil their legal obligation to provide their employees with the necessary understanding of fire awareness. Courses Training your employees with our online system will go a long way to give them greater awareness of the dangers that poor food safety standards pose, as well as covering how food safety risks actually arise and how to control and prevent them. Courses The Regulations lay out duties for both employees and employers. They give a general requirement that employees must be trained to manually handle correctly including the use of any equipment their employer provides to handle loads safely. Courses The term work at height applies to a wide range of situations ranging from the obvious ones like working on platforms, ladders, scaffolds or stages to working alongside deep trenches. This is because the crucial thing to understand about work at height is that it’s not how far you climb, but how far you can fall. ‘Falls’ doesn’t just mean people falling from heights. If materials or equipment fall, that will obviously present an equally dangerous hazard to anyone below. All working at height situations are covered by health and safety legislation. Chief among these is the Work at Height Regulations 2005. These regulations confer legal duties on employers and employees to assess, control and minimise risks and hazards from work at height. Courses Workers have an expectation to go home at the end of the working day not having been injured by any workplace activity. Most workers feel that accidents are something that only happens to other people. The reality is that too many workers are coming to harm by not observing Health and Safety laws and not working to safe systems of work. That’s where our working safely course can help. The course covers why we should work safely, defines hazard and risk, identifying common hazards, improving safety performance and protecting the environment. Training is a big part of changing attitudes towards taking risks in the workplace and can make a real difference. Courses Courses Whether you’d like to check our training course availability or would like to discuss our services in more detail, we’d be happy to hear from you. An initial consultation meeting to assess your requirements is without charge or obligation. We appreciate every opportunity to be of service, and look forward to working with you. Simply fill out your details below and we’ll be in touch as soon as possible. Registered in England | Company No. 07938268 T: 0161 641 0526 M: 0771 778 7273
Services
As a client of Link Safety Limited you will be able to demonstrate a positive and pro-active approach to health and safety, giving the following benefits to your company:
Link Safety will review your health and safety management systems by carrying out full and thorough compliance audits.
The audit report will identify your health and safety strengths, and also give sensible advice on appropriate corrective actions required if any areas of weakness are identified.
A well written audit report will be produced, highlighting clear priority ratings should corrective action be required.
Risk assessment is central to good health and safety management.
We will identify your hazards and related risks, assess the level of that risk and identify effective control measures to reduce the risk to an acceptable level.
We can also write task specific method statements for more complex tasks where there is a sequence of operations for example.
Following an accident/incident in your workplace you may need assistance with the follow up investigation.
Link Safety can take the lead role in gathering evidence, taking witness statements, writing the accident investigation report, and advising on reactive measures to prevent recurrences of the incident.
Many generic health and safety documents can be downloaded from the internet, but they will often not be suitable for your business.
Link Safety will ensure that your company policy and procedures accurately reflect your business undertaking.
A clear and well written policy will give clear direction to your workforce and provide a solid foundation on which to build.
If your documentation is not appropriate it will not stand up to scrutiny and may be viewed purely as a bureaucratic exercise.
Link Safety provides health and safety training courses that are interactive, relevant to the tasks undertaken by trainees, and include assessment throughout the course to confirm that learning has taken place.
Our tutors possess teacher training qualifications and teach in an enthusiastic and easy to understand manner.
Courses include asbestos awareness, manual handling, work at height, fire awareness, and basic health and safety awareness etc.
In order to monitor your health and safety performance we can carry out workplace or site inspections with clear and concise written reports.
Inspections are an important way of identifying potential workplace hazards before they cause any harm.
The frequency of inspections will depend on the nature of the work.
Inspections may be less often, for example, if the work environment is low risk like in a predominantly administrative office.
But if there are certain areas of a workplace or specific activities that are high risk or changing rapidly, more frequent inspection may be justified, for example on a construction project.
Training
First Aid Training
What is Emergency First Aid? Well it’s exactly that, the first aid to be offered if an incident occurs. Not many of us are confronted with scenes of blood and gore in our everyday lives – so usually first aid could be as simple as sticking a plaster on a small cut. But what if you did find yourself confronted with a more serious situation? This Emergency aid course will highlight some of the most common situations that you might come across and the actions that you can take to help.
Asbestos Training
Asbestos is probably the most dangerous building material ever used. Every year thousands of people fall ill and die because of exposure to asbestos and it was widely used by the construction industry right up until the year 2000.
Legionella Training
Current legislation set out by the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 along with the HSE’s updated code of practice known as L8 which was published in 2001, states that Companies and building owners have a legal duty to manage Legionella.
Abrasive Wheels Training
This course is aimed at anyone who uses abrasive wheels, or employs people who use abrasive wheels as part of their work.
COSHH Training
This course covers what you need to know about the Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH). It’s aimed at anyone who is exposed to Substances Hazardous to Health at work, as well as line managers with responsibility for such people. So what do we mean by ‘Substances Hazardous to Health’?
Display Screen Equipment Training
These courses are aimed at users of display screen equipment (DSE) and those responsible for assessing display screen equipment. A ‘user’, is anyone who regularly uses display screen equipment for a significant part of their normal work. In practice, if you use display screen equipment continuously for more than one hour a day, then you’re a ‘user’. So what do we mean by display screen equipment?
Fire Safety Training
Current legislation, The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, applies to all workplaces regardless of the number of employees and requires employers to provide adequate training in fire awareness for all members of their staff.
Food Safety Training
Food Handlers and their employers have a legal duty to manage Food Safety. These obligations are set out by a number of EU and UK Laws. These Laws state that food handlers must make sure that food which is prepared, cooked, served or sold, is safe for human consumption. Failing to follow food safety standards can cause food to become contaminated with potentially fatal consequences.
Manual Handling Training
Manual handling, or to be accurate, incorrect manual handling, is one of the most common causes of injury at work. To try and combat manual handling problems, the Manual Handling Operations Regulations were introduced.
Working at Height Training
This course is aimed at anyone who undertakes work at height, or who employs people who regularly work at height.
This course covers topics including the dangers of working at height, the regulations, the hierarchy of controls, assessing risk and much more.
Working Safely Training
Working safely is in the interest and concern of all staff – both the employers and employees. Although most of the legal duties fall to the employer, Health and Safety law is one of the few pieces of legislation that places duties on the employee as well. There are three reasons for managing risk at work that bring benefit for all concerned – moral; not causing harm to work colleagues, legislative; the law requires it! – And finally financial; all accidents bear a cost to both parties.
Safeguarding Training
These courses have been created because, first and foremost, each and every one of us has basic human rights. Chief among these is the right to be healthy, happy and treated well, regardless of race, age, gender or location. When these rights are abused in some way it’s wrong, and it is therefore vital that guidelines, policies and procedures are followed to enable everyone, without exception to live a life in which these basic values and rights are maintained and upheld.
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