Kirsop of Milton Keynes

Kirsop of Milton Keynes – Your Health & Safety Partner for Buckinghamshire and beyond…

Ensuring your health and safety obligations are met shouldn’t be a daunting task. At Kirsop of Milton Keynes, we’re here to simplify the process and make it hassle-free for you! Our comprehensive services include conducting risk assessments for health and safety, legionella, fire safety and disability access. Together we can not only reach beyond mere compliance with HSE or CQC regulations; we can safeguard the well-being of your staff and customers ensuring that your business runs smoothly and without costly incidents.

Health & Safety Services

Keeping a workplace safe is one of the basic requirements of your regular risk assessment. However, it goes beyond that. Keeping your processes and policies working correctly enhances your business and protects you from future issues. Your internal regular checks should be augmented with the help of qualified individuals who can impartially review each aspect as well as inspect accessibility and disability access.

Businesses that take equality to heart and ensure disability access is compliant with legal requirements help to make their workspace as inclusive as possible. It’s not only a legal duty for employers, but many of our clients see this as a moral duty as well. When your risk assessments become part of your enhancements to the welfare of your employees the return on investment is exponential.

Fire Safety Services

The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 (FSO) is the main piece of legislation governing fire safety in buildings in England and Wales. The FSO applies to all workplaces and the common parts of buildings containing two or more domestic premises. It places legal duties on anyone in control of these premises (the Responsible Person – usually the owner or landlord) to undertake a fire risk assessment and put in place and maintain general fire precautions.

The Fire Safety Act 2021 clarified that the external walls, flat entrance doors and structure of buildings are all covered by the FSO and must be accounted for in fire risk assessments. Fire risk assessments help to reduce the likelihood of a fire, however implementing the correct fire procedures increases the prospect that everyone will be safeguarded, even though you may hope that a fire incident wouldn’t happen in the first place.

Legionella Services

The most common sources of legionella are in man-made water systems including hot tubs and spa baths.

There are also a number of risks to exposure to legionella, e.g. humidifiers, air washers, emergency showers, indoor ornamental fountains etc.

If you are an employer, or someone in control of premises (e.g. landlord, including AirBNB), you have a duty to understand and manage legionella risks.

All systems require a risk assessment but not all systems will require elaborate control measures. A simple risk assessment may show that the risks are low and being properly managed to comply with the law. If such cases, your assessment may be complete and you may not need to take any further action, but it is important to review your assessment regularly in case anything changes in your system.

Disability Access Legislation

According to the Equality Act 2010, all public sector authorities have a legal responsibility to ensure accessibility, as do private organisations when hosting public events on-site. As with standard risk assessments, a disabled risk assessment will enable you to identify areas of non-compliance within your premises and highlight how you can improve allowing you to take steps to make required adjustments. Not all disabilities are visible. If you focus solely on wheelchair access you are likely to overlook reasonable adjustments necessary to facilitate those with hidden disabilities accessing your services.