Your competent person, on retainer.
Every employer needs competent health and safety help. Most small and growing businesses don’t need a full-time hire to get it. With 3Sixty on retainer, a named chartered consultant becomes your health and safety department: keeping you legal, your paperwork current and your people safe.
You must have access to competent health and safety advice.
Every employer must appoint one or more competent people to help them meet their health and safety duties. Competent means having the training, experience and knowledge to give sound advice for the risks in your business.
If you have someone suitable in-house, the law prefers you use them. Many small and medium businesses don’t, and that’s where an external competent person fits. Retained support means that help is already in place, before a client, insurer or inspector asks for it.
Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999, regulation 7
Everything a health and safety department would do.
We agree the level of support with you after a free review, based on your size, sites and risks. A typical retainer covers:
A named consultant
One chartered 3Sixty consultant who knows your business, your sites and your history. No call centre, no being passed around.
Planned visits and inspections
Regular site visits and workplace inspections, each followed by a clear, prioritised action list.
Documents kept up to date
Your policy, risk assessments, COSHH, fire risk assessments and RAMS reviewed and refreshed as your business changes.
Advice when you need it
Phone and email support between visits, from buying new equipment to answering a client’s health and safety questionnaire.
Changes in the law, explained
We tell you when new law or HSE guidance affects you, and what you need to do about it.
Support when things go wrong
Help with accidents and near misses, RIDDOR reporting, investigations and HSE visits, so you’re not facing them alone.
For larger projects or specialist work, we bring in trusted associates, so you get the right expertise without the overheads.
Four steps from first call to ongoing support.
Free review
A no-obligation conversation about your business, your risks and what’s already in place.
Initial audit
We check your current arrangements and documents, and find the gaps that matter most.
Agreed plan
A clear plan and visit schedule, with a fixed retainer agreed before any work starts.
Ongoing support
Regular visits, up-to-date documents and advice on call, reviewed with you as your business changes.
Built for businesses without an in-house health and safety team.
- Small and medium businesses that need a competent person but not a full-time hire
- Contractors whose clients, tenders or accreditation schemes ask for competent health and safety advice
- Rail and construction suppliers working on or near live operations
- Growing businesses taking on staff, sites or new kinds of work
- Businesses that have had an accident, near miss or HSE visit and want things put on a proper footing
Common questions about retained support.
Is having a competent person a legal requirement?
Yes. Under regulation 7 of the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999, every employer must appoint one or more competent people to help them comply with health and safety law. That can be someone in your business or an external adviser like 3Sixty.
How much does retained support cost?
It depends on the size of your business, the number of sites and the level of risk. After a free review we’ll quote a fixed retainer, so you know exactly what you’re paying before any work starts.
Which areas do you cover?
We’re based in Bicester and support businesses across Oxfordshire, the Midlands and the South East. For rail and construction work, we support clients UK-wide.
What if we need more than advice?
We can take on specific pieces of work alongside your retainer, such as fire risk assessments, RAMS or training. For larger projects or specialist work, we bring in trusted associates.
We only need a one-off assessment. Can you help?
Yes. Retained support isn’t the only option. Get in touch and tell us what you need, and we’ll recommend the simplest way to get it done.
Talk to us about retained support.
Tell us a little about your business and we’ll get back to you to arrange a free review. If it’s urgent, call us.
info@3sixtyhealthandsafety.com
