Health & Safety in Construction
Ensuring robust construction health and safety standards is essential for every building project across the UK. Our team of expert construction health and safety consultants specialises in managing health and safety in construction, helping contractors, developers, and site managers meet legal obligations and industry best practices. From risk assessments to compliance audits, we support safer working environments by addressing all aspects of health and safety on construction sites. Our tailored solutions for health and safety construction help minimise hazards and help create a safer working environment.
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Need help cementing your building site Health & Safety?
Managing Health & Safety in construction can feel like you're walking on uneven terrain. Compared to other industries, construction has the highest number of recorded fatal injuries onsite each year.
Whether it's trip hazards, heavy machinery, work-related illnesses, or even fire safety, there are countless Health & Safety risks you need to manage.
Peninsula works with you to ensure your legal requirements are met. We can help with:
Health & Safety processes and documentation.
Urgent advice and queries.
Site set-up and layout.
Our packages take the Health & Safety in construction hassle off your shoulders, so you can focus on what you do best - building your business. Contact our experts in construction Health & Safety consulting today.
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Hammer out the key elements of your legal paperwork with Peninsula's team of experts
As an employer - and a construction business owner, you, your employees and your site must comply with Health & Safety in construction legislation. These include:
The Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015.
Construction (Design & Management) Safety Regulations 2015.
The Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992.
Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations 1998.
The Work at Height Regulations 2006.
The majority of the above outline how you must keep your construction workers safe - including creating and implementing key policies to protect them. For example, you are legally required to draft a:
Construction phase plan.
A Health & Safety policy that outlines your Health & Safety procedures.
But, when it comes to your legal documentation - it's hard to know where to begin. That's why so many construction companies choose to work with Peninsula's construction Health & Safety consultants.
When you outsource your building site Health & Safety to Peninsula, our team of expert construction Health & Safety consultants will craft all the policies you need. We'll help your workplace maintain robust safety procedures that protect everyone from harm, as well as ensuring your legal compliance.
It's just one of the many ways we help construction companies. We'll even look after your fire safety, too.
Nail your construction risk assessment with help from Peninsula's safety professionals
Whilst it should be the foundation of your business, Health & Safety management can be difficult to prioritise when operating construction sites. But with so many risks and the threat of serious injury, you must ensure you comply with the relevant Health & Safety law.
One of these obligations is construction risk assessments. This is a legal requirement for all employers, as risk analysis helps to identify potential hazards on site. For example, safety hazards on a building site may include:
Hazardous materials.
Falling objects and moving objects.
Heavy loads.
Ground working equipment.
From the results of your construction risk assessment, you'll be able to establish what control measures you need to protect your staff from harm - such as the use of safety signs. But, if you've never performed a risk assessment before, you might not know where to start.
That's why when you work with Peninsula, we help you do your workplace risk assessment in person, on site, at a time that suits you. After your visit, you’ll receive a personalised action plan - which advises what control procedures you need to protect people from any Health & Safety risks present. We've also created a free risk assessment and method statement template ready for you to download and use in your business.
We'll even help with your fire risk assessment, too. That's not all, we've also created a construction risk assessment for you to download when required. Contact us for construction Health & Safety advice today.
Don't hit a brick wall with Health & Safety Management - use Peninsula's 24/7 advice line
Working in construction means working in an ever changing environment in all types of weather. And whilst you might do your utmost to maintain Health & Safety onsite - problems can arise unexpectedly.
But, when Peninsula oversees your Health & Safety management, you have access to our 24/7 advice line - open 365 days a year.
We offer guidance on:
Implementing Health & Safety training.
Ensuring workers use the correct tools and the right equipment.
Preventing health problems, such as musculoskeletal disorders - e.g. hand arm vibration syndrome.
So whether you've had an accident onsite, or just need help creating your method statements, Peninsula can help no matter the time or day.
Speak to one of our construction Health & Safety consultants today.
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When your construction business works with Peninsula, you'll have the luxury of knowing your approach to Health & Safety is structurally sound.
Our construction Health & Safety consultants offer assistance to our clients 24/7, 365 days a year - so no matter the problem, we're here to help all construction companies. And, thanks to our risk assessment service, we can help you identify safety hazards on site at a time that suits you.
Not to mention, with our documentation service - we ensure your policies are drafted perfectly. So you can be assured that your approach to managing Health & Safety in construction is effective, and that you're doing all you reasonably can to prevent accidents occurring.
It's all a part of your Peninsula package. Contact us today with all your construction site Health & Safety needs.
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