Health and Safety

Every company is under a statutory duty to carry out an assessment of risks present in its workplace. If your company employs five people or more, the risk assessment must be in writing. Legislation requires that the assessment be carried out by a "competent person" and examine the entire company’s activities to identify any hazards involved, the likelihood of those hazards causing harm and the steps required to eliminate or minimise the risks.

The risk assessment should be reviewed periodically and whenever there are significant changes in the workplace. If you require DPS Ltd. to visit your premises and carry out a risk assessment study on your behalf please click on the link for details for more information.

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Method statements are an important part of your health and safety control measures and specify exactly how you should control the hazards and risks associated with your works.  As well as being a legal requirement, you will find that many clients and main contractors will not allow you to start works until you have prepared and provided them with a copy of your method statements and/or risk assessments. 

It is imperative that your method statements and risk assessments are relevant and specific to the works that you are carrying out, whilst addressing all of the risks and hazards associated with the work.  In addition to this, method statements should also specify how you are going to deal with the hazards, whilst ensuring the proposals in your method statement are legal and in compliance with current health and safety regulations.

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Pre-Construction information provides information for those bidding for or planning work, and for the development of the construction phase plan.

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A construction phase health and safety plan is the most important strategic management tool in safeguarding health and safety on site. To be effective the plan must be developed as construction work proceeds. Our Construction Phase Health and Safety Plan is designed to assist the principal contractor in day-to-day management of all health and safety issues throughout the construction process.

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If you employ 5 or more people you have a legal duty to prepare a health and safety policy. This document states how your organization intends to manage its health and safety responsibilities. Design & Project Solutions (Derby) Ltd. is experienced at preparing health and safety policy and procedures documents, tailored to reflect the management structure and activity of your organization. We can also review and update your existing policy and procedures.

The policy covers:

The procedures cover what your organisation actually does in the work environment and may include:

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