Health and Safety Discount for Members Free helpline for all BSAVA members BSAVA in collaboration with McCormack Benson Health & Safety Limited (MBHS) is now able to offer all BSAVA members a range of health and safety (H&S) service packages.
Automatic free service to all members Basic support package (£250.00 includes a 50% discount) Competent Person support (£900 - £1,800; visits discounted by 10%) Specific projects (charges depend upon nature of project)
Automatic free service to all members BSAVA members will be given access to a free H&S helpline. The helpline is available between 9am to 5pm Monday to Friday (except bank holidays). Members will receive advise based upon their questions and will not be sold services. MBHS will also supply a 6 monthly newsletter informing all members of current trends and new legislation.
Basic support package (£250.00) MBHS will supply to all members of BSAVA a basic support service at a membership discount of 50% so that for £250 an MBHS advisor can arrange to visit the practice and provide an audit with specific relevance to H&S legislation covering the specific practice.
The purpose of this package is to assist a member in completing their own risk assessments and helping them in complying with current health and safety laws.
Service includes:
Confidential - site audit/inspection of premises and practice
Confidential report and where appropriate solutions or suggestions to assist with compliance
Access to risk assessment templates with advice and completed samples to assist their appointed H&S responsible person
E-learning modules – for the H&S responsible person. They can choose from 16 individual modules
Competent Person support A nominated H&S advisor will act as the member’s Competent Person. This service would include:
Competent person (2 – 4) visits per year (Number of visits is dependent on size of practice and is charged at a discounted rate of 10% at £450 per visit)
Renewal and review of Health & Safety policy, organisation & arrangements
Completion of all required risk assessments of premises and tasks and provision of an annual action plan for the practice to follow
Contractor approval
E-learning x 8 modules. To allow more staff to undergo H&S training
Specific projects The previous support levels are designed to cover the majority of issues that the H&S legislation expects director’s of companies to comply with. In an endeavor to keep the costs as at a reasonable rate we have not included certain services that on occasion members will need assistance with.
The following projects outline typical specific projects MBHS is asked to assist with. The list is not exhaustive. Discounted rate of 20%
Fire risk assessment Single storey building £250 2 storey building £350 4 storey building £450
CDM projects (cost for each phase and inspection) Pre- tender H&S plan £450 Construction phase plan £450 Site inspections and audits £250 (per inspection) Completion & issue of H&S file £450
Accident investigation £450
Specific risk assessments at a discounted rate of 20% (cost per visit £250) Manual handling Working at Height Display screen equipment (VDU) Transport & driving
Each specific risk assessment will be carried out with your staff to assist with their further training in H&S.
Training (all based on ½ day, max 12 persons at your location to suit your shift programme) at a discounted rate of 20% (£360 per ½ day) Fire marshal & evacuation Fire awareness & use of extinguisher Risk assessing the work place General Heath & Safety for supervisors and managers Manual handling VDU E-learning administration, plus £20 per module
All training completed by individuals whether by a trainer or online will be issued with a task specific certificate.
Pricing All prices quoted above will be held until 31st December 2008 and will only change with the agreement of BSAVA. All prices are subject to the prevailing rate of VAT.
MB-HS Health and Safety Common Sense Unit 1 Hedley Avenue West Thurrock Grays Essex RM20 4EL
