HEALTH & SAFETY SUPPORT
Practical, retained support for employers who want to understand what matters, put sensible controls in place and keep their Health & Safety arrangements working.
As part of the retained service, Harrington Raine acts as your external competent person, with unlimited day-to-day advice, an on-site audit and report, a bespoke Health & Safety policy, a general workplace risk assessment and ongoing legal and HSE updates.
Competent advice. Practical support. Clear next steps.
PRACTICAL RISK MANAGEMENT
A policy folder does not make a workplace safer. Good Health & Safety management means understanding where meaningful risks sit, deciding what needs attention and putting controls in place that work in practice.
Not every issue carries the same level of risk. We help you identify the priorities and deal with them in the right order.
The right measures need to be sensible, proportionate and workable for the people expected to follow them.
Policies and risk assessments should support what happens in practice — not exist simply to fill a file.
RETAINED HEALTH & SAFETY SUPPORT
Our retained service gives employers the core advice, documentation and oversight needed to manage everyday workplace Health & Safety with greater confidence.
Harrington Raine acts as your external competent person, providing competent Health & Safety advice to support the way your business manages workplace risk.
Ask as many Health & Safety questions as you need by telephone or email. You get a clear answer, a recommended next step and support when issues arise.
We review your workplace and existing arrangements on site, then provide a written report identifying gaps, priorities and the actions we recommend.
We prepare a Health & Safety policy for your business rather than simply providing a generic template, helping make responsibilities and arrangements clear.
We prepare a general workplace risk assessment focused on the significant hazards, existing controls and further action needed within your business.
Where relevant changes to Health & Safety law or HSE guidance affect your arrangements, we help you understand what has changed and what, if anything, needs to be done.
HEALTH & SAFETY AUDIT
An audit gives you a clear view of how your Health & Safety arrangements are working in practice — what is already in place, where attention is needed and what should be prioritised.
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We visit your workplace to review the working environment, existing arrangements and the way Health & Safety is being managed in practice.
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We look for significant weaknesses, missing controls and areas where documentation or working practices need attention.
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You receive a written report setting out what we found, what we recommend and which actions should be dealt with first.
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The audit is not intended to become a report that sits in a folder. Your retained advice service is there to help you work through the findings and keep arrangements under review.
Good Health & Safety advice should leave you knowing what needs to change and what happens next. We help turn that advice into clear actions, practical controls and the documentation agreed within your service.
Your retained service includes a bespoke Health & Safety policy and general workplace risk assessment. Where further documentation is agreed as part of your service, we prepare it rather than leaving you with a list of documents to create yourself.
You should know what needs to change, what should be prioritised and what happens next. We help make the practical steps clear for the managers and people responsible for putting them into place.
Workplaces change. Your retained advice service gives you somewhere to turn when arrangements, working practices or risks change, so the documentation and the way the business operates do not drift apart.
ONGOING HEALTH & SAFETY SUPPORT
People change. Workplaces change. Equipment, processes and working arrangements change. Good Health & Safety management needs to keep pace.
Your retained service gives you unlimited day-to-day Health & Safety advice by telephone and email. When a question arises, you have competent advice available without needing to find a consultant and agree a new piece of work first.
Your Primary Advisor understands your business and owns the overall relationship, supported by the wider Harrington Raine team so straightforward questions do not wait unnecessarily.
We keep you informed of relevant Health & Safety legal and HSE developments and help you understand whether anything needs to change within your own arrangements.
ADDITIONAL HEALTH & SAFETY SUPPORT
The retained service is designed around general workplace Health & Safety.
Where your business needs additional visits, assessments, training, project support or more specialist input, we establish what is required and agree the scope and cost before work begins.
Extra site visits, Health & Safety audits and on-site support can be added where your business has additional locations or needs more frequent input.
We can prepare additional risk assessments, method statements and other task-specific documentation where work falls outside your general workplace risk assessment.
Where hazardous substances are used, additional COSHH assessments can be prepared to identify the risks and establish appropriate controls.
Fire risk assessments can be provided separately where required, with the scope agreed according to the premises and circumstances.
Practical training can be arranged for managers and employees, including subjects such as risk assessment, COSHH, manual handling and fire safety.
If an accident, RIDDOR issue or enforcing-authority matter arises, we can provide additional support and agree the work required according to the circumstances.
HEALTH & SAFETY SUPPORT
Our retained Health & Safety service gives you the core advice, documentation and ongoing support needed to manage general workplace risk — with additional requirements agreed around the way your business operates.
Your core service includes unlimited day-to-day advice, external competent-person support, on-site audits and reporting, a bespoke Health & Safety policy, a general workplace risk assessment and relevant legal and HSE updates.
The number of locations, frequency of audits and any additional recurring support, such as assessments, training or project work, can be agreed before the service starts and reflected in your ongoing fee.
Retained clients receive a certificate confirming:
“This organisation retains Harrington Raine for Health & Safety support.”
It confirms that professional Health & Safety support is in place without suggesting that the business has been certified, accredited or declared compliant.
HEALTH & SAFETY PRICING
Our retained Health & Safety service is priced around the size and requirements of your business. Enter your employee count below to see an indicative monthly price for our standard retained service.
YOUR BUSINESS
Standard online pricing is available for businesses with up to 200 employees. If you employ more than 200 people, speak to an Adviser for pricing.
INDICATIVE MONTHLY PRICE
Primary Health & Safety adviser, backed by our wider team
Unlimited day-to-day Health & Safety advice
Annual audit / compliance review
Risk assessment support
Policies and documentation support
Recommended 36-month agreement · Pay monthly
Start your Health & Safety supportHEALTH & SAFETY FAQs
Straight answers to some of the practical questions businesses ask about Harrington Raine’s Health & Safety service.
The core service includes unlimited day-to-day Health & Safety advice by telephone and email, external competent-person support, on-site auditing and reporting, a bespoke Health & Safety policy, a general workplace risk assessment and relevant legal and HSE updates.
The scope can also be adjusted to reflect your locations, audit requirements and any additional recurring support your business needs.
Not necessarily. Employers need access to competent Health & Safety assistance, but that competence can exist within the business.
External support can be particularly useful where you do not have sufficient Health & Safety expertise internally, want independent oversight of your arrangements or need ongoing advice without employing a dedicated Health & Safety professional.
Harrington Raine provides that support through an external competent-person relationship, backed by advice, audits and core documentation.
UK employers are required to appoint one or more competent people to help them meet their Health & Safety duties. A competent person needs sufficient skills, knowledge and experience to recognise workplace hazards and help put sensible controls in place.
That person can be you, someone within your business or an external adviser. If you do not have sufficient competence in-house, Harrington Raine can act as your external competent person as part of the retained service, giving you ongoing advice and support.
The legal responsibility for managing Health & Safety remains with the employer.
Yes. As part of the retained service, Harrington Raine can act as your external competent person and provide competent Health & Safety advice to help you manage workplace risk.
The employer remains responsible for managing Health & Safety within the business.
We visit your workplace to review the working environment, existing arrangements and how Health & Safety is being managed in practice.
You receive a written report identifying significant gaps, priorities and the actions we recommend. The frequency of audits and number of locations covered are agreed according to the needs of your business.
The core retained service includes a general workplace risk assessment.
Additional or task-specific assessments — such as COSHH assessments, RAMS and other assessments required by the way your business operates — can be scoped separately or incorporated into your ongoing service where appropriate.
Additional audits, site visits, assessments, training, project work and other Health & Safety support can be agreed separately.
Where you are likely to need additional support regularly, we can discuss this before the service starts and factor the agreed scope into your ongoing fee.
Yes. Harrington Raine can provide additional advice and support following workplace accidents or incidents, including assistance with RIDDOR issues where required.
This work sits outside the standard retained service and is scoped separately according to the circumstances.
Yes. We can provide additional support where the HSE or another enforcing authority becomes involved, with the scope agreed according to the circumstances.
More involved work, including site attendance, investigations or other project support, is not automatically included within the standard retained fee.
The retained service is designed around general workplace Health & Safety. Where a matter requires specialist testing, surveys or technical expertise, we will help you identify what is needed and can help you find an appropriate specialist.
Any specialist work or third-party costs are agreed separately.
Yes. If your business is likely to need additional audits, assessments, training or other recurring Health & Safety support, we can agree this when your service is scoped and reflect it in your ongoing fee.
One-off requirements can also be agreed separately as they arise.
Speak to Harrington Raine about your current Health & Safety arrangements, what support you need and the right retained service for your business.
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