CDM, Fire Safety, and Health & Safety Consultancy
We support Clients to not only achieve legal compliance, but to meet industry best practice where possible.
At Positive Safety Solutions we pride ourselves on our service delivery and attention to detail, ensuring that our Clients achieve and maintain legal compliance, so that their staff and others are kept safe in the workplace and throughout the life of their projects.
Positive Safety Solutions can provide the tools and assistance you need to ensure you are compliant with all the CDM, Fire Safety and Health & Safety legislative requirements relevant to your project
and business.
Our CDM, Fire and Health & Safety Professionals are experienced across a range of industry sectors
including construction, heavy industry, oil and gas, energy generation, food manufacture and pharmaceuticals, for private organisations, local government and national government agencies.
Operating out of Cardiff, we cover all areas up to Birmingham in the West Midlands, down to Plymouth in the South West, from Pembrokeshire in West Wales and East along the M4 corridor to service your business needs efficiently and keep costs to a minimum.
Positive Safety Solutions offer:
- Independent and practical CDM, Fire Safety and Health & Safety consultancy support aligned to your business objectives
- A high-quality service delivered by a very experienced team of Health & Safety professionals, providing a wide range of knowledge and expertise
- A dedicated Consultant who will be your main point of contact for the duration of your contract with us. Your consultant is further supported by our compliance team to ensure consistency of service and ongoing support
Fire Safety Consultancy
- Fire Risk Assessment (Life Safety)
- Fire Safety Management plan development/review
- Fire safety policy and procedures development/review
- Fire Safety Training
Health & Safety
- Retained Consultancy
- One-Off Projects
- SSIP Assistance
- Review of company H&S Systems (Gap Analysis)
- Risk Assessment
- Safety Inspections & Audits
- Policies & Procedures
- Training
Fire safety consultancy
The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 applies to all work places (this includes construction
sites), and requires the responsible person to ensure the safety of all relevant persons that might be
harmed by fire. The CDM Regulations 2015 also imposes duties including the requirement to prevent risk from fireduring the construction stage. In addition to the above explicit regulatory requirements for fire safety management of workplaces, The Building Regulations 2010 require compliance in relation to fire safety in design. Positive Safety Solutions provide a range of fire safety related services to help ensure your
business/project is compliant with all relevant Regulations.
Fire Safety services we provide include:
- Fire risk assessment (life safety), in simple and complex premises including where there is a
sleeping risk - Fire safety training for/in:
- Fire Safety Awareness
- Fire Marshal
- Fire Warden
- Fire Extinguisher Selection and Use
- Fire Strategy Review
- Fire Strategy Development
- Design Review for Fire Safety Compliance
Contact us today to discuss how we can help ensure you are ‘Doing it better’.
Health & Safety consultancy
Managing Health & Safety is a necessity for your business moral, financial and legal reasons. Having a robust and effective Health & Safety management system in place can reduce staff turnover, insurance premiums, lost time, lost contracts and damage to your reputation; can increase morale, reduce absences, result in greater productivity and ultimately, profitability.
Our consultants provide clear and concise information to ensure that your business is both compliant and improving going forward. We provide a variety of health and safety consultancy services to all types of businesses to ensure compliance with legal duties and to help them achieve improvements in health and safety performance. Our experienced and knowledgeable consultants provide clear, industry specific guidance, assistance and information to your business and can provide document templates and training where needed.
Some of the services we provide include:
- Gap Analysis
- Risk Assessment (General, Task, Manual Handling, CoSHH, DSEAR, etc.)
- Policies and Procedures Development and Review
- Safety Inspections and Audits
- Training (both in house and regulated)
- Accident Investigation
- Assistance with SSIP applications (Chas, SMAS, Constructionline, FASET, etc.)
- Assistance with PQQs
- And more….
‘If you are unsure as to what you require, book a consultation with one of our H&S professionals for a quick review of your current H&S situation. A more detailed, documented report of what is required will require a full gap analysis which will identify and prioritise the actions you would need to take to ensure legal compliance relevant to your industry. We offer both one off services and on-going support and guidance to clients with an annual retained service.
Contact us today to discuss how we can help ensure you are ‘Doing It Better’.
CDM CONsultancy
The Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015, also known as The CDM Regulations or CDM 2015, are regulations governing the way construction projects of all sizes and types are planned in the UK. Replacing Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2007, CDM 2015 is the latest update to the regulations that aim to improve the overall health, safety and welfare of those working in construction.
CDM 2015 places legal duties on all involved in a construction project; duties which are enforceable by criminal law; however, statistics published claim up to 85% of businesses affected by the regulations do not consider themselves to be in the construction industry.
The scope of what constitutes ‘construction work’ (which is found here) is quite broad under the regulations. If you believe the project you are planning is subject to CDM 2015, please see below for the services we offer to help you ensure your compliance.
CDM Advisor
A CDM Consultant/CDM Advisor is a construction health and safety professional who provides advice, assistance and guidance to statutory duty holders (Client, Principal Designer, Principal Contractor, Designers, Contractors), under the Construction (Design & Management) Regulations 2015 (CDM 2015), to ensure they comply with their statutory duties and that health and safety is an integral part of the project.
The CDM advisor role can range from being one of purely providing advice and clarification of the requirements of CDM, to undertaking some of the duties on behalf of the duty holder.
There is no specific scope for this role as this will depend on what is required by the duty holder
Principal Designer
The Principal Designer is a statutory duty holder as defined in CDM 2015 and as such, must be appointed in writing by the client. The Principal Designer undertakes the duties as detailed in CDM 2015 which includes:
- Planning, managing, monitoring and coordinating health and safety in the pre-construction phase
- Working with designers to eliminate, or otherwise reduce foreseeable H&S risks to anyone affected by the work
- Assisting the Client to fulfil their statutory duties including:
- Identification and gathering of pre-construction information for designers and contractors
- HSE notification (F10)
- Construction phase plan review
- Conducting site H&S/CDM compliance inspections during the construction stage
- Drafting and developing the H&S file
- Liaising with the principal contractor, keeping them informed of any risks that need to be controlled during the construction phase
Further information about CDM 2015 and duty holders can be found here.
CDM Compliance Inspections
CDM 2015 Regulation 4 places duties on the client to ensure that suitable H&S arrangements are
both made and maintained throughout the life of the project; during the construction stage this duty
translates into on-site H&S and CDM documentation compliance inspections. Where you do not
have ‘in-house’ Health & Safety competence to do this yourself, and as experienced CDM and H&S
consultants with many years’ experience working in construction and as CDM advisors and
appointed Principal Designers on many projects, we can undertake these inspections on your behalf.
As part of these regular, usually monthly, CDM Compliance inspections, we will visit the construction
site unannounced, carry out an inspection of CDM documentation which should be available at all
times on site, and conduct a rigorous Health & Safety site inspection. A detailed report with
prioritised, recommended remedial actions (where applicable), and photos of good and poor
practice will be provided for your records, helping you to ensure this duty is complied with and
giving you peace of mind.
Our Clients
Our Clients
Fire Safety Consultancy
- Fire Risk Assessment (Life Safety)
- Fire Safety Management plan development/review
- Fire safety policy and procedures development/review
- Fire Safety Training
Health & Safety
- Retained Consultancy
- One-Off Projects
- SSIP Assistance
- Review of company H&S Systems (Gap Analysis)
- Risk Assessment
- Safety Inspections & Audits
- Policies & Procedures
- Training
Fire safety consultancy
The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 applies to all work places (this includes construction
sites), and requires the responsible person to ensure the safety of all relevant persons that might be
harmed by fire. The CDM Regulations 2015 also imposes duties including the requirement to prevent risk from fireduring the construction stage. In addition to the above explicit regulatory requirements for fire safety management of workplaces, The Building Regulations 2010 require compliance in relation to fire safety in design. Positive Safety Solutions provide a range of fire safety related services to help ensure your
business/project is compliant with all relevant Regulations.
Fire Safety services we provide include:
- Fire risk assessment (life safety), in simple and complex premises including where there is a
sleeping risk - Fire safety training for/in:
- Fire Safety Awareness
- Fire Marshal
- Fire Warden
- Fire Extinguisher Selection and Use
- Fire Strategy Review
- Fire Strategy Development
- Design Review for Fire Safety Compliance
Contact us today to discuss how we can help ensure you are ‘Doing it better’.
Health & Safety consultancy
Managing Health & Safety is a necessity for your business moral, financial and legal reasons. Having a robust and effective Health & Safety management system in place can reduce staff turnover, insurance premiums, lost time, lost contracts and damage to your reputation; can increase morale, reduce absences, result in greater productivity and ultimately, profitability.
Our consultants provide clear and concise information to ensure that your business is both compliant and improving going forward. We provide a variety of health and safety consultancy services to all types of businesses to ensure compliance with legal duties and to help them achieve improvements in health and safety performance. Our experienced and knowledgeable consultants provide clear, industry specific guidance, assistance and information to your business and can provide document templates and training where needed.
Some of the services we provide include:
- Gap Analysis
- Risk Assessment (General, Task, Manual Handling, CoSHH, DSEAR, etc.)
- Policies and Procedures Development and Review
- Safety Inspections and Audits
- Training (both in house and regulated)
- Accident Investigation
- Assistance with SSIP applications (Chas, SMAS, Constructionline, FASET, etc.)
- Assistance with PQQs
- And more….
‘If you are unsure as to what you require, book a consultation with one of our H&S professionals for a quick review of your current H&S situation. A more detailed, documented report of what is required will require a full gap analysis which will identify and prioritise the actions you would need to take to ensure legal compliance relevant to your industry. We offer both one off services and on-going support and guidance to clients with an annual retained service.
Contact us today to discuss how we can help ensure you are ‘Doing It Better’.
CDM CONsultancy
The Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015, also known as The CDM Regulations or CDM 2015, are regulations governing the way construction projects of all sizes and types are planned in the UK. Replacing Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2007, CDM 2015 is the latest update to the regulations that aim to improve the overall health, safety and welfare of those working in construction.
CDM 2015 places legal duties on all involved in a construction project; duties which are enforceable by criminal law; however, statistics published claim up to 85% of businesses affected by the regulations do not consider themselves to be in the construction industry.
The scope of what constitutes ‘construction work’ (which is found here) is quite broad under the regulations. If you believe the project you are planning is subject to CDM 2015, please see below for the services we offer to help you ensure your compliance.
CDM Advisor
A CDM Consultant/CDM Advisor is a construction health and safety professional who provides advice, assistance and guidance to statutory duty holders (Client, Principal Designer, Principal Contractor, Designers, Contractors), under the Construction (Design & Management) Regulations 2015 (CDM 2015), to ensure they comply with their statutory duties and that health and safety is an integral part of the project.
The CDM advisor role can range from being one of purely providing advice and clarification of the requirements of CDM, to undertaking some of the duties on behalf of the duty holder.
There is no specific scope for this role as this will depend on what is required by the duty holder
Principal Designer
The Principal Designer is a statutory duty holder as defined in CDM 2015 and as such, must be appointed in writing by the client. The Principal Designer undertakes the duties as detailed in CDM 2015 which includes:
- Planning, managing, monitoring and coordinating health and safety in the pre-construction phase
- Working with designers to eliminate, or otherwise reduce foreseeable H&S risks to anyone affected by the work
- Assisting the Client to fulfil their statutory duties including:
- Identification and gathering of pre-construction information for designers and contractors
- HSE notification (F10)
- Construction phase plan review
- Conducting site H&S/CDM compliance inspections during the construction stage
- Drafting and developing the H&S file
- Liaising with the principal contractor, keeping them informed of any risks that need to be controlled during the construction phase
Further information about CDM 2015 and duty holders can be found here.
CDM Compliance Inspections
CDM 2015 Regulation 4 places duties on the client to ensure that suitable H&S arrangements are
both made and maintained throughout the life of the project; during the construction stage this duty
translates into on-site H&S and CDM documentation compliance inspections. Where you do not
have ‘in-house’ Health & Safety competence to do this yourself, and as experienced CDM and H&S
consultants with many years’ experience working in construction and as CDM advisors and
appointed Principal Designers on many projects, we can undertake these inspections on your behalf.
As part of these regular, usually monthly, CDM Compliance inspections, we will visit the construction
site unannounced, carry out an inspection of CDM documentation which should be available at all
times on site, and conduct a rigorous Health & Safety site inspection. A detailed report with
prioritised, recommended remedial actions (where applicable), and photos of good and poor
practice will be provided for your records, helping you to ensure this duty is complied with and
giving you peace of mind.
Our Clients
Our Clients