
Retainer programs
- Option 1: Silver
- Option 2: Gold
- Option 3: Platinum
Option 1: Silver
Having access to specialist advice, at the time that you depend on it the most, can be difficult.
Apple Safety Services offers a Safety Support telephone/ email service that provides you with expert advice on all health and safety issues that may arise within your business that will provide you with the necessary advice as and when you need it.
Unlike some advice lines, our advisors will do more than point you in the right direction, they will provide you with sensible and practical information that will assist you in making positive progress. The team all have vast experience in dealing with cases across Food Safety, Fire Safety and Health & Safety and Licensing. They will work closely with you to ensure they fully understand your business and any issues you may have. They will do their very best to resolve the issue over the phone but should onsite case investigation be required they will also be able to organise this for you.
Services that form part of the telephone/ email support include
- H&S advice on a variety of topics
- Reviews of Risk Assessments and other documentation
- Support following an accident/ incident and RIDDOR requirements
- Liaison with the Enforcement Authorities on your behalf
- Regular legislative updates
- Assistance with tenders and other applications involving H&S questions
- Advice on staff training requirements and course placements
The Apple Safety Advice telephone/ email support service is available on an annual retainer service as a standalone service, or available as part of our SME Support packages.
Cost of service: £150.00 + Vat initial set up month 1 and then £59.00 + Vat per month thereafter for next 11 months.
Minimum of 12 month contract required
Option 2: Gold Package
At Apple Safety, we are all too are aware of the pressures and demands which Small to Medium sized Enterprises and Contractors are under when it comes to meeting the wealth of legislation and standards. This includes health and safety standards, which if not dealt with in a ‘sensible’ and ‘reasonable’ manner, could become a financial and bureaucratic burden to any organisation.
What is the 'Gold' package?
This is a Health and Safety retainer support package, specifically aimed at Medium sized Enterprises with between 25 and 50 Employees. For larger organisations we would need to discuss your requirements on an individual basis to ensure you are adequately covered.
You would have all the benefits of the silver package with the addition of a nominated Health and Safety advisor who would work on your behalf. This service is tailored to your organisations specific requirements at a fraction of the cost of employing a full or part-time adviser. Your fully qualified Consultant will work on a continual basis to ensure that you improve your health and safety systems and meet your legal obligations.
An initial Free on site consultation to outline the areas of concern specific to your organisation, and help to establish your organisational needs.
What’s included in the Gold package?
The package is based on the HSE’s ‘Successful health and safety management' system, and can include all or some of the following:
- Health and Safety Policy development
- Health and Safety Manual of Procedures specific to your activities
- Risk assessment support (including Fire risk assessment)
- Telephone/ Email Support for specific advice when needed.
- Designation as your Health and Safety Adviser
The service also includes bimonthly visits from your dedicated advisor to conduct development work (as above), carry out inspections or audits, or deliver other support/training where necessary to help you further progress your health and safety and management system.
Training provision included in package:
5 x Level 2 & 3 Courses (example: Food Safety, HACCP, Health & Safety)
10 places in total - Additional course places will be billable separately.
How much is this service?
Initial set up £450.00 +Vat month 1 then £250 (+VAT) per month thereafter for 11 months. Minimum 12 month contract is required.
Option 3: Platinum
Bespoke Support package
Keeping up-to-date with the wealth of health and safety obligations can be very tiresome and frustrating for many businesses, who cannot dedicate the time or resources necessary to make good sense of it all.
The Bespoke package will be specifically tailored to your individual requirements at a fraction of the cost of employing a full or part-time adviser.
As your Health and Safety Advisor Apple Safety would provide you with a service that is cost effective, yet provides you with the peace of mind that you are receiving quality support from Health & Safety professionals. Following your Free on site consultation we will discuss with you any areas of concern specific to your organisation, and help to establish your organisational and needs. This will enable us to determine what package and level of service you require.
This could include all or some of the following depending on your current status with Health and Safety Management systems.
- Health and Safety Policy development
- Inspection/ Audit of workplace/ activities including documented report
- Risk assessment support (including Fire risk assessment)
- Attendance at Health and Safety Management Meetings
- Accident Investigation support and report production
- Liaison with the Enforcing Authorities on your behalf
- Telephone/ Email Support for specific advice when needed.
- Regular legislative updates
- Advice and organisation of staff training requirements
- 20 Free training places from a suite of suitable qualifications
When we have determined all of the above your Apple Safety Advisor will then tailor a Support package specific to your organisation and discuss this with you to ensure that it fits your requirements.
Cost of Services: £750.00 initial set up monthly costs thereafter to be determined by the final package. Minimum of 12 months required.