Health and Safety Competent Person
Your Trusted Partner for Ongoing Health and Safety Guidance
As required by UK health and safety law, every business must appoint a competent person to help meet their legal duties. At Candy Management Consultants, we can act as your appointed Health and Safety Competent Person, providing expert advice, guidance, and ongoing support to ensure your business stays compliant and protected.
What Is a Competent Person?
A competent person is someone with the training, experience, knowledge, and other necessary qualities to assist you properly with health and safety management. You can appoint someone internally or use an external provider – the choice is yours. However, consider the following:
- The level of competence required depends on the complexity of your business activities.
- Your competent person must be able to advise you on your legal duties and the actions needed to comply.
- They should also advise on industry best practices, typically set out in HSE guidance notes. These are often used as benchmarks in court – failure to follow them can result in substantial fines.
- You are required to consult health and safety representatives on your arrangements for competent help.
Your competent person must:
- Advise on safe systems of work.
- Ensure controls identified in your risk assessments are implemented and monitored.
- Support the monitoring of your risk control measures and help investigate incidents to prevent recurrence.
Candy Management Consultants as Your Competent Person
At Candy Management Consultants, we offer competent person cover as part of our Health and Safety packages.
✅ You qualify for this cover once you take out one of our Health & Safety services.
❌ We do not provide cover unless we’ve reviewed or audited your systems – we won’t put our name to anything we haven’t assessed.
⚠️ If you ignore our advice, the competent person cover will become void.
What’s Included in Competent Person Cover?
- Support from qualified Health & Safety experts
- Independent advice and an impartial review of your current systems
- Cover for PQQs and tenders where a competent person is required
- Ongoing support and advice, depending on the package selected
Control of Noise at Work Regulations – Now Included
All Health and Safety packages include support with the Control of Noise at Work Regulations, including:
Noise level detection using on-site noise meters
Identification of high-risk noise areas
Advice on appropriate action and control measures
Our Packages
Basic
Detailed inspection of your premises
Identification of non-compliance and hazards
Full inspection report with legal recommendations
Scored report to track improvement
Standard
Everything in Basic, plus:
Assistance with implementing control measures
Follow-up inspection after actions are completed
Second scored report to demonstrate progress
Premium
Everything in Standard, plus:
Full competent person retention
Ongoing day-to-day safety support
Help with incidents, site visits, customer concerns, and more
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