Skip to main content

Health and safety support

Image
People doing different work activities

With the health and safety support we offer in partnership with WorkNest, our members have access to advice from expert consultants with a wealth of hands-on risk management experience.  

How our expert health and safety support can help you  

Co‑operatives UK has teamed up with health and safety professionals WorkNest so our members can benefit from their expert advice and consultancy, which can help you to: 

  • Strengthen your health and safety systems 
  • Simplify complex health and safety legislation 
  • Embed a culture of safety throughout your organisation 
  • Find workable solutions to health and safety challenges 
  • Protect your organisation from the rising cost of non‑compliance 

WorkNest’s team of experienced consultants are professionally qualified, sector-savvy and have a thorough understanding of the compliance challenges businesses face. Through our partnership we can provide practical advice on essential areas of health and safety, including:  

  • Risk assessing your environment 
  • Health and safety policy and procedures 
  • Manual handling, slips, trips and falls 
  • Violence and aggression 
  • Lone working 
  • Fire 
  • Statutory inspections (gas, fixed wiring, fire prevention, etc.) 
  • Ongoing Covid‑related risk management 

What’s included for Co‑operatives UK members  

Through our partnership with WorkNest, all Co‑operatives UK members benefit from health and safety support. 

All membersPartner and Contact package members 
  • High‑quality, expert information and regular updates on health and safety compliance and developments in the law 
  • Webinars delivered by experts from WorkNest 
  • Preferential rates on WorkNest’s Health & Safety One2One Service, giving you access to unlimited personalised support that includes assessment visits, bespoke policies, emergency assistance and access to your own dedicated online portal

All of the support listed.

In addition, you can access email or telephone advice from WorkNest. 

To activate this advice, contact the Co‑operatives UK Advice team via [email protected].

Get health and safety support through our Contact Package
From governance advice to HR to health and safety, discover the benefits of our member-only Contact Package.
Related content