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“The H&S Management Scheme has

ensured that this function is given

the attention we need”

STAEDTLER UK Practical assistance building it occupies. Rayer was employed a specialist.” can open up a lot of questions,

but Rayer was on hand to
Other benefits of the
The Scheme works as follows:
on hand for the fire assessment
Tom Rayer from BOSS is
Scheme are that all the legal
provide this to the quality
and test drill, reviewed the
the Responsible Person for
requirements are taken care
demanded by a major retailer.
fire procedures and guided
Davies concludes: “Even
H&S. He visits the company
several times a year to review the company on what else it of. Rayer’s advice means that though our workforce is fairly
the company is compliant with
needed to do. This also enabled
procedures, suggest guidelines it to challenge the landlord the H&S rules and regulations, small, we have to comply with
for improvement, and so on. in terms of his procedures, and stays up to date with H&S regulations just as much
He is also always available by pointing out anything that was them as these change. Larger as a company ten times our
telephone if specific questions lacking there. customers want to know size would have to. The H&S
arise between his visits. about its H&S policies and Management Scheme has
Davies and his colleagues Cost-effective benefits procedures, and they are ensured that this function is
are in no doubt that this has A key advantage of the Scheme, also required for contractors given the attention we need,
proved very useful. “The main particularly to a relatively small working on site. Thanks to while protecting us from the
benefit is that we can draw on employer such as Staedtler UK, the Scheme, the company’s threat of litigation that might
Tom’s wealth of experience. is that it’s an economical way H&S manual is properly otherwise arise. I would certainly
His background is in printing to handle its H&S requirements. maintained, appropriate posters recommend it to any BOSS
firms with heavy machinery Davies: “We will never need are displayed throughout its members.”
and other items with significant a dedicated H&S specialist premises, and everybody knows
consequences for H&S. By on our payroll; but having what the procedures are. n FOR MORE INFORMATION
contrast our requirements are Tom’s expertise to draw on Ad hoc requests can also PLEASE CALL PHILIP
not that complex: but it’s great is in effect outsourcing this be handled. For example, THOMPSON ON
that we can always call on him.” function. We know we get the the company demonstrates 020 7915 8377 or EMAIL
One example of how the advice and assistance we need, modelling clays in stores, philip.thompson@bpif.org.uk
service has benefited the but we don’t have to pay for and was asked to produce a
company was when it decided an individual who would be risk assessment for one of its
to rent an additional sixth of the idle much of the time if we demonstrators. This sort of thing

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