WYG provide a full range of advisory, management and consulting services for businesses and construction projects both in the UK and overseas.

Effective management of health and safety is a critical factor in controlling and reducing risks in business and there is a general consensus that it is cost effective to finance and support proactive health and safety management systems.

UK legislation such as the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 and the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999, place specific duties on employers to be proactive in managing health and safety in the work place.

The Government's plans to ensure that the current levels of work place ill health and accident rates are reduced plus the increasing trends in civil litigation exert significant pressure on organisations to have effective health and safety management systems in place.

Risk Assessments

Risk assessment is an essential step in safeguarding your employees and your undertaking as well as complying with the law. It helps you focus on the risks that really matter in your workplace.

The principles of risk management can be summarised as risk identification, risk assessment and risk control. These principles have been enshrined in health and safety legislation, most notably in The Management of Health & Safety at Work Regulations 1999 and additionally in:

  • Noise Regulations
  • Manual Handling Regulations
  • Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations
  • Display Screen Equipment Regulations
  • Control of Legionnaires Disease Regulations
  • Lead and Asbestos Regulations

WYG is able to carry out these and other specific risk assessments as required by legislation and good practice.