Health & safety

In the past few years the workplace has become one of the most highly regulated areas. Recently announced legislation will increase penalties for businesses breaching these regulations or ignoring legal responsibilities and could lead to company officials receiving prison sentences.

Increasing numbers of businesses have found themselves under investigation or even worse, before the courts, simply because they were unaware of their duties and responsibilities.

Investigations by the HSE can be a great source of worry and concern and many business owners and company directors are wholly ignorant of what they are required to do or say in the course of these investigations. The Health and Safety Team here at Thomas Eggar LLP can help you through this process advising and assisting you from the very outset.

Our dedicated team has a wealth of experience in this area and is complemented by the services of other specialist teams at Thomas Eggar LLP. Our experience has shown that prompt advice at the start of any investigations does make a significant impact on how the case is finally disposed of. In some circumstances early advice can even lead to the avoidance of court proceedings.

We can advise you on your liabilities and responsibilities both as an individual and as a corporate entity. Our team can also provide comprehensive guidance on compliance matters, policies and procedures.

We can advise in relation to investigations by:

• Environment Agency
• DEFRA
• Health and Safety Executive
• Department of Trade and Industry
• VOSA
• Local Authorities

Accidents will happen – Thomas Eggar LLP are here to help.