Dealing satisfactorily with Issues relating to Health and Safety is becoming ever more important to businesses. The onus is continuing to increase on employers to take the necessary steps to insure the Health and Safety of their employees but also to be able to demonstrate to other organisations they have dealings with that appropriate policies and procedures are in place.

In the near future it will become much more common for those involved in awarding contracts to refuse to deal with organisations that are not deemed to have suitable policies and procedures in place with regard to Health and Safety. It is not always realised that companies who appoint sub - contractors have a responsibility to insure that the company carrying out the work is competent to do so.

The government is currently consulting on a new bill to replace the Health and Safety At Work Act 1974 which is likely to feature stronger penalties and higher fines for safety breaches. In addition magistrates may be given the power to impose a jail sentence for many Health And Safety offences. Furthermore the government is planning to introduce a new offence of 'Corporate Killing' which could see company directors imprisoned for fatal accidents.

With the demands of current legislation and the potential implications of planned future legislation many hard pressed company directors find they need some form of outside assistance. Amra Cost Management Ltd. can offer this assistance to small companies who do not have the resources to fund their own in house safety officer. Our ongoing consultancy service can provide organisations with regularly updated Health and Safety advice whilst insuring their current procedures are suitable and sufficient for their intended purpose. Our service is flexible and can be tailored to the individual requirements of the client.