Health and Safety (Automotive)

If you’re one of those that sees health and safety as just an annoyance, consider these sobering facts: over 200 people are killed each year in accidents at work and over one million are injured. A further two million suffer illnesses caused by, or made worse by their work.

The facts speak for themselves.

Every business has a legal obligation to protect the welfare of its staff, customers and suppliers, but it’s not just about reaching the minimum standards required.

In the year 1995-96, accidents and work related ill health cost UK businesses between £3.5 and £7.3 billion. Every year, around 40 million working days are lost and 25 thousand people are forced to give up work because of accidents and illness caused by their work.

Although businesses have insurance, these policies will only cover a small proportion of the losses associated with accidents and ill health. Uninsured costs include sick pay, loss of productivity, replacement staff training and salaries, fines and investigation time. HSE studies have found that, on average, uninsured losses cost ten times the amount spent on insurance in that year.

It’s clear that businesses can’t afford to ignore their requirement to protect staff welfare.

We offer three different Health and Safety courses to reflect the differing responsibilities of managers and employees. All the courses have all been written by highly qualified health and safety experts.

Working Safely - the principles of Health and Safety and best working practices for all individuals in the business.

Managing Safely - provides managers with a thorough grounding in the principles of Health and Safety in the workplace.

Health & Safety for Executives and Senior Managers - provides an understanding of the importance of Health and Saftey in terms of human suffering, cost of failure and legal consequences.