Health and Safety Support for Printing Companies

Most printers need support when it comes to the arrangements for health and safety in their company. Some have been disappointed by the services provided by others:

What SSS provide

SSS provide:

Specialist health and safety support for printers, based on support given to over 300 printing companies.
Practical and realistic support, ranging from risk, CoSHH, fire and other assessments from Chartered Health and Safety Practitioners with specialist print knowledge.
A unique, industry specific, IOSH accredited course, Managing Safely in the Printing Industry, and other courses, where required.

What we don't do

SSS don't tie you into a fixed contract for a year or more. If you don't like us, then you can tell us to stop providing support there and then; (nobody does this.)
Provide loads of forms and then expect you to do all the work. We do it for you, (but it's essential we talk to your employees.)
Expect you to pay for services you don't need or get. (Unlike others who tie you into blocks of daily support or turn up when you don't really need them.)

SSS can provide a complete package or indivudal services, tailored to meet your needs. Here is a sumary of some of these services, and the benefits to you:

Service	Output	Benefit
Risk assessments	Assessment report Actions ranked in descending order Review record	Legal requirement Eases the management of any corrective actions Provides history. Very useful when contesting civil claims
CoSHH assessment	Assessment report Risk control measure summary Emergency action summary dedicated to each point of use. Review record	Legal requirement Enables you to ensure that control, first aid and spill precaution measures are implemented at the point of use Provides history
Fire Risk Assessment	Assessment report with actions	Legal requirement
	Building drawing with escape routes, extinguishers, etc.	Supports assessment
	Review record	Provides history
Musculoskeletal disorder assessments	Manual handling assessment report	Legal requirement where applicable
	Upper limb disorder (RSI) assessment report	Legal requirement where applicable
	VDU assessment report	Legal requirement
	Information pack for VDU users	Legal requirement
Noise assessment	Assessment report with actions	Legal requirement where applicable
Substance or dust measurement	Reports on substance concentrations	Enables controls to be proportionate to the problem
Training	Bespoke training courses Managing Safely in the Printing Industry Printing Industry Safety Awareness	Provides cost effective tailored training for manual handling, VDU, Competent Person and other areas
Policy and systems of work	Written systems of work for critical operations	Policy is a legal requirement Can drive behaviour. Very useful when contesting prosecution or civil claims
Certification to 18001	Systems that meet the requirements of the OHSAS 18001 standard	Enables you to demostrate performance to a nationally recognised standard
Certification to 18001	Support with certification
Expert witness support	Provides support during civil or criminal cases	Support when contesting prosecution or civil claims
On-going support	Provides support as and when needed.	Cost-effective health and safety support