Safety Management Systems
Your Safety Management System (SMS) is the system your businesses uses to manage safety in the workplace. It is crucial to ensure that your system complies with current health and safety legislation and our expert consultants will work with you to ensure that your practices meet and exceed requirements.
At ASM, we have a team of qualified and experienced Safety Officers who can assist you in developing and implementing CHKS (healthcare), ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 45001 and Safe T Cert. We can discuss the unique requirements of your business and tailor our services to reflect these.
What is covered by a Safety Management System?
A Safety Management System is the protocol which covers the health and safety policies and practices within your organisation. This includes planning for accidents and setting out responsibilities, potential risks and how these are mitigated by the employers and employee within the organisation.
A Safety Management System will also set out processes for reviewing and maintaining the health and safety policies and should also include the way in which performance is audited and reviewed within your organisation. The SMS will set out best practice in your industry and ensure that your organisation is compliant with all guidance and legislation that is relevant to you.Employer Responsibilities
As an employer, you have a responsibility to maintain good health and safety standards to protect your employees and customers, as well as your suppliers, insurers, shareholders, contractors and the community around you. There will be extensive health and safety legislation relating to your industry and you may face significant financial and reputational damage if you do not adhere to regulations.
Instead of adopting a reactive approach to incidents that happen in the workplace, a Safety Management System will help you to get ahead of the game and take a preventative approach, identifying hazards in the workplace and making actions plans to mitigate risks. This will result in a more effective approach, in which your personnel and workplace are protected and you will avoid costly medical and liability claims.Safety Statements
Your Safety Management System will incorporate your organisation’s Safety Statement, which is a clear and concise breakdown of hazards and the ways in which these are to be addressed. Your Safety Statement should be available to all employees at your workplace, and specific risks should be communicated directly to those they could affect.
Each procedure or process within the workplace that carries risk should be assessed thoroughly, using audits, ATEX or HAZOP assessments, and we can customise our services to provide all of these and more to suit your organisation and your industry. We will work in conjunction with your management and your safety committee to make improvements and drive up the level of safety standards throughout your workplace.Health and Safety for Your Team
Your Safety Management System primarily protects your team, designing and maintaining a safe workplace for all. It will include provision to maintain all plants, equipment and machinery in the workplace and to ensure safe, compliant working practices at all times. The ongoing provision of hazard identification and risk assessments is crucial to your practice and your SMS will also consider protocol for emergencies, incidents and accidents.
Health and Safety Training is an important factor to consider within your SMS, and we can help you to identify and deliver the training your team needs to maintain the highest standards throughout your organisation. Our consultancy services include contracted Safety Officers who can take on full or part-time positions in the long- or short-term to provide you with the advice and guidance your business needs to comply with industry requirements. is an important factor to consider within your SMS, and we can help you to identify and deliver the training your team needs to maintain the highest standards throughout your organisation. Our consultancy services include contracted Safety Officers who can take on full or part-time positions in the long- or short-term to provide you with the advice and guidance your business needs to comply with industry requirements.Services
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Enquire About our Health and Safety Consultancy Services
At ASM, we offer unique consultancy services to drive up the standard of Health and Safety practices in Ireland. Health and Safety Consultancy Services can give you peace of mind, ensuring that you and your team are protected both practically and legally, and will ensure that you make the most of our experience and expertise. We are committed to improving health and safety in the workplace and we look forward to working with you.
