Healthcare & Dentists

Our health and safety experts can help you understand and apply health and safety regulations.

Our team of health and safety experts understand the unique demands placed on doctors, dentists, nurses and other healthcare workers. They will make sure you remain compliant with the relevant health and safety legislation and protect your staff and patients.

We can work with you to create a Health and Safety Improvement Plan (HASIP) that will help you to make your workplace as safe as possible for your staff and your patients. The plan will be clear, straightforward and, above all else, manageable.

Health and safety management can be time consuming. However, adequate health and safety management can increase staff productivity, reduce staff absences, and help to prevent incidents that may lead to possible reputational damage.

We understand the healthcare sector has to meet the different requirements of two enforcing authorities; the HSE for healthcare workers, and the Care Quality Commission for patients and service users.

Our team has experience of working for the HSE. This provides us with a unique insight that enables us to ensure that policies and practices are in line with current regulations and provide effective evidence of compliance in the event of future legal action.

Why should you choose us?

The short answer is our experienced health and safety experts have all the expertise you will need to identify and resolve health and safety issues.

We are registered on the British Occupational Hygiene Society (BOHS) Directory and are one of only 15 BOHS registered Occupational Hygiene service providers in the UK to employ a Chartered Hygienist.

Our team also includes face fit-testers who can help with queries related to Respiratory Protective Equipment (RPE) and fit-testing.

The areas we can help with include:

General risk assessments
Focused risk assessments (manual handling, COSHH, DSEAR, fire, asbestos, legionella)
Compliance advice related to the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 and the Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations 2002
Control measure selection, including in relation to biological hazards such as COVID-19
LEV examination and testing
RPE selection and advice
Fit2Fit accredited face fit-testing
Advice relating to compliance and record keeping to help you in the event of possible future legal action

We can also provide specialist advice on the below:

Clean rooms maintenance and design
Chemical exposure
Biological contamination
Mortuaries
Laboratories and research facilities

What should you do next?

If you would like to speak to our healthcare expert, Rosie McKay, please contact her by phone on 01302 499055, email rosiemckay@pragmaandassociates.co.uk or use our contact us form for a free initial consultation.