A survey of 2,000 individuals who work in varied roles across a range of UK sectors has found 68% of respondents feel their business/organisation would likely not comply with on-the-spot Health and Safety Executive (HSE) inspections.
This is because they feel the business/organisation they work for doesn’t have the data to prove that its fixed and movable assets are managed and maintained to the required regulatory standards.
The article headline extract above makes a strong case to review your maintenance arrangements and record keeping. The article is rather skewed towards digital asset management records, but the question stands – is your firm prepared to be inspected and would it be compliant?
If you are in doubt about your legal duties and responsibilities (such as suitability, maintenance, inspection, information and training…) then why not drop us a line. Happy to provide pragmatic no-nonsense advice on an ad-hoc or retained basis.