"Many businesses are lacking the knowledge, and the resources to obtain that knowledge, in current health and safety legislation. What makes matters worse is that Government regulations change frequently, whereby company bosses become further lost and confused by the complexities of what is legally required of them. Put simply, many employers don’t know who to turn to for help."
- Mark Needham, of MNBS, speaking to Leicestershire Chamber of Commerce members, Leicester College, November 2005.

As your appointed competent person, MNBS will be dedicated to helping your Company demonstrate it is taking all reasonable and practicable steps to ensure employees, visitors, and members of the general public, are not harmed by its business activities.

Whether you need immediate help with remedial work identified by a Health and Safety Executive (HSE) inspector, or monthly pro-active visits to implement procedures, or an annual review of your risk assessments, we can offer a wide range of bespoke services tailored to your individual requirements, including:

• Written agreed Health and Safety Policy and relevant sub-policies applying to the safety and well-being of all company employees. Tailored to meet the company’s safety, health and environmental (SHE) procedural requirements, this is a comprehensive Policy – NOT just a policy Statement – which includes full details of your SHE procedures as well as health and safety objectives of the company written into it, against which annual H&S performance standards can be monitored and compared;


• Assessment of safety hazards and systems of work throughout the business premises, identifying current preventive/protective measures and providing guidance as well as proactive help with any further control measures required for the company to attain legal compliance. Areas may include fire safety, COSHH, dangerous machinery, manual handling, noise, personal protective equipment, vehicle movement, display screen equipment etc;


• Individually written Safe Operating Procedures (SOP), compiled for each dangerous machine or procedure (such as un/loading delivery vehicles) as a step-by-step guide for general safety reference and in-house training – integral to any organisation’s commitment to implementing a programme of safe systems of work (SSOW);


• Help with developing an Environmental Management System (EMS) using the implementation process outlined in the British Standard BS 8555. This can also prepare the organisation for accredited certification to ISO 14001 or registration to the EU’s Eco-Management and Audit Scheme.


• Occupational health – a health surveillance system set up for workers, supported by occupational health notes for each employee, and annual accident analysis;


• Baseline Audit – This is a comprehensive audit designed to identify any deficiencies in a company’s health and safety practices and procedures (gap analysis), and which provides subsequent recommendations and guidance to help the company attain legal compliance (proven to help organisations requiring professional opinion on their current position, or which are in the process of appointing a dedicated H&S team and require direction and guidance etc.)


• Training and refresher instruction, tailored as required. As an instructor qualified to teach at further education level, we can provide training to cover any health and safety discipline or requirement. This may be for a procedure requiring regular refresher training to help keep the company within the law (e.g. emergency evacuation procedure); a change in a work process (e.g. an employee transferring to another work area where the equipment is different); health and safety induction for new starters (including temporary workers, agency staff and part-time employees); or perhaps for a deficiency identified in the company’s workplace health and safety training practises etc;


• Proactive support with implementing safe systems of work (SSOW);


• Establishing emergency response procedures and complete incident/near-miss investigations;


• Compiling a full COSHH inventory, including database containing safety data sheets obtained from manufacturers of products located on the premises / site;


• Providing advance notification of any significant changes in health and safety legislation;


• Providing helpline support.

Being a proactive service provider, we promise to ALWAYS VISIT your premises, not just sit at the end of a telephone dishing out instructions. To reiterate, we shall identify hazards for you, undertake risk management, ensure appropriate safe systems of work are in place, provide legal guidance, create a robust Health and Safety Policy, and develop a positive safety culture - all without affecting your production or business activity. To this extent, your business shall benefit from:

• Improved safety of employees and Company assets;
• Reduced sick absence and downtime;
• Improved standing and reputation among suppliers and partners;
• Reduced risk of insurance claims, compensation awards, and expensive legal costs.

ANY BUSINESS FAILING TO MANAGE HEALTH AND SAFETY EFFECTIVELY IS ONE WHICH IS POORLY MANAGED