Construction Health and Safety Advice

Managing health and safety in construction effectively is essential for any employer operating in the construction industry. Construction health and safety laws are some of the most complex and strict in the country – rightly so, as construction environments are home to heavy machinery and dangerous equipment that can cause serious injury if risks are not adequately managed.

With construction health and safety advice from Avensure, you can make sure that your own premises are safe for employees and that you have taken all the legally required steps towards health and safety compliance.

Note: Our services are limited to client-owned or controlled premises and do not include risk assessments for third-party construction sites.

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While it is vital to ensure your construction health and safety procedures are robust and steps are taken to prevent injury, the laws are strict and the consequences of failure are significant. As an employer, this process can be intimidating. Thankfully, you don’t have to become an overnight expert in construction health and safety.

Contact Avensure, and we will provide you with construction health and safety advice for your own domestic or commercial premises. From there, our team supplies you with reusable health and safety training material, giving you a strong understanding of the relevant laws and helping with ongoing risk identification in your workplace.

Disclaimer: Our services do not include risk assessments for third-party construction sites or premises not owned or controlled by the client.

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Health and safety risk assessment support for client premises UK wide

By using our expert team for your construction project, you can be confident that nothing is missed in your internal health and safety approach. Avensure is an independent HSE consultancy that works to protect and safeguard businesses and employers in the UK through remote and on-site evaluations of client-owned or controlled premises, provision of training materials, and full guidance to ensure the implementation of safe practices. While our head office is based in Manchester, we have a network of highly trained consultants across the country who are ready to support your health and safety needs, wherever your business is based.

Health and safety in construction is complex and confusing, so rather than navigating it yourself, call us for expert help. We know our way around both domestic and commercial construction industry workplaces. So, no matter how big or small the job is, you can contact Avensure for health and safety guidance, risk assessment advice, and the necessary support to keep your premises safe and compliant with H&S requirements.

Important: Our risk assessment services apply only to premises owned or controlled by our clients. We do not provide risk assessments for third-party sites.

From scaffolding risk assessment to working at height risk assessment, we understand construction health and safety compliance requirements

Even if you think you only need a working at height risk assessment or a scaffolding risk assessment, Avensure provides comprehensive guidance and audits that will cover everything related to H&S risks in your workplace, including:

  • Slips And Trips
  • Working At Height
  • Moving Parts And Machinery
  • Vehicles
  • Manual Handling
  • Noise
  • Vibration
  • Extreme Temperature
  • Electricity
  • Dust
  • Fire

Construction environments are home to risks you won’t find in other sectors, and risk assessments in the construction industry must be carried out by someone who understands these unique challenges. Avensure is an industry leader in construction health and safety consulting, and our risk assessment advice is comprehensive and detailed.

Alongside audits for your own premises, our consultants help develop health and safety training for you and your employees so you can identify risks and prevent injuries, keeping your staff safe and ensuring you are in full compliance with H&S law.

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Construction health and safety consulting, training materials to make sure your project is compliant

After a health and safety evaluation, Avensure provides you with detailed training materials, including video, for you and your team. To ensure your team is well trained in risk identification and compliance for your premises, we use a range of exercises and support materials to make these sessions both engaging and informative.

We recognise that everyone learns differently, and our construction health and safety advice and training guides are kept up-to-date to ensure you can continue to educate your staff and manage your own health and safety responsibilities.

Avensure provides health and safety training guides and convenient construction health and safety course materials

Although our consultants can support you anywhere in the UK, we also offer construction health and safety courses online. With the growth of video conferencing solutions, many employers are choosing online training. This cost-effective solution provides a more convenient way to run training for you or your team without needing to worry about travel or scheduling.

With Avensure’s service, you will receive a reusable compliance kit that you can use as a health and safety course, helping maintain compliance and ongoing awareness. Our construction safety experts will help you identify the risks you are likely to see in your workplace and help you put together an action plan to stay compliant and safe.

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Construction environments are dangerous places if not correctly managed. Construction vehicles, heavy machinery, and hazardous materials can present risks to both employees and visitors. We understand that you are busy running a business and don’t have time to learn the details of health and safety in construction yourself.

With Avensure, you have construction health and safety advice whenever you need it, and it comes at a lower cost than hiring a permanent Health and Safety expert, alongside an array of helpful construction safety course options.

Disclaimer: Our services are limited to client-owned or controlled premises. We do not conduct risk assessments for third-party construction sites.

Construction health and safety FAQs 

Health and safety in construction sites is important for keeping your employees, clients, or visitors safe, as well as for remaining in compliance with the UK’s Health and Safety legislation. Failing to take steps towards a compliant workplace can result in fines from HSE or legal action. More importantly, health and safety protocols prevent accidents and injuries.

If you need construction health and safety advice or are worried that your workplace is not compliant, call Avensure today for comprehensive guidance and follow-up training, or if you need advice meeting the requirements for a specific construction health and safety certificate.

Note: Our services are limited to premises owned or controlled by the client and do not include risk assessments for third-party sites.

The most common health hazards in construction can be summarised as:

  • Trips and falls: Half-finished balconies and stairs with no bannisters make trips and falls more likely
  • Machinery: Power tools and machinery have the potential to cause serious harm if handled improperly
  • Vehicles: On larger sites, bulldozers, excavators, and cement trucks may be moving around frequently
  • Hazardous materials: Adhesives, concrete and other chemicals frequently used in construction can be corrosive or toxic.

Avensure’s guidance will highlight the most urgent health and safety risks in your premises and help you take effective steps to control them.

Construction health and safety issues are often the same as found in other workplaces – slips and trips, machinery, noise, vibration, or working at height. The critical difference is that a construction workplace is continually evolving and changing as the project progresses. These factors make it inherently more dangerous than other workplaces, so good construction health and safety advice is vital.

Health and safety and risk assessment in the construction industry is a collection of steps and measures taken to reduce the risk of an injury within the workplace, specifically within client-owned or controlled premises. Health and safety can be more complex than in other workplaces due to heavy machinery, vehicles, and hazardous materials, so an employer must comply with HSE requirements. It’s often a very good idea to reference an up-to-date construction safety inspection checklist.

Disclaimer: Avensure’s risk assessment services do not include risk assessments for third-party construction sites.

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