Dear Colleagues,
We all find ourselves in an unprecedented situation as a result of the fast developing situation with Covid-19. At HCS Safety our duty is to provide a professional, friendly and practical service to our clients, and at the same time to look after the welfare of our staff. The following policy has been put in place as a proportionate response to risk in these difficult times. It is likely that we will need to update this policy frequently as the situation develops, so please continue to consult this website for the latest on training and our other services. However the situation develops, we will be here to advise and support you as we have been for the last 20 years.
Annual Review Meetings
We are able to conduct these remotely using Microsoft teams. This will keep your legal obligations intact and we have found it very easy to use. Please chat to us at the office about how to obtain this software and we can talk you through it.
Site Safety Inspections
We will continue to conduct site safety inspections as long as our clients require them, although we do have some limitations in place. All site inspections must have an intial COVID-19 specific inspection to execute your duty of care to ensure the safety of not only your staff, but the safety of HCS Safety’s staff too.
Training
From the 8th June, we will be opening our doors to our now fully COVID-19 Compliant training centre. We have undertaken thorough risk assessments and ensured that suitable measures have been taken to enable a safe learning environment. Naturally this means that we have reduced class sizes by at least a third, so please bear this in mind when booking your courses.
If you have staff who are furloughed, we believe they are able to attend training in order to keep their role current, although we strongly advise you to take separate advice on this matter.
Thank you for your support.
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Throughout this crisis, HCS Safety has continued to provide professional, friendly and practical advice to all our clients. We will remain one step ahead of the government guidance and do all we can to ensure you are receiving the best possible advice and support.
Due to the January 2021 lockdown we will no longer be able to offer face to face training until the situation improves.
As experienced training providers we wholeheartedly believe that there is no substitute for face-to-face interaction, but we understand that for essential safety training, you may not be able to wait until we can offer this again.
What are our solutions?
We will be adding later training dates to our calendar from July onwards. If you wish to move a booking for any course to a later date, there will be no charge for this. It is our hope that the vaccine roll-out will allow restrictions to ease for the latter part of the year.
We will be offering a comprehensive training program to be delivered remotely via Microsoft Teams. These will be delivered by our accredited tutors and will work well for those of you who are unable to delay your courses.
Teams invitations and course materials will be sent out via Microsoft Outlook to all delegates in advance. To work effectively, delegates attending via Teams will need:
There is a legal requirement for all workplaces to comply with the law on Covid-19.
Our Compliance Inspections will provide an accurate picture of how well your business complies and give clear guidance on any improvements you need to make.
A the global pandemic continues, we will continue to adapt, innovate and be here to help and support our clients through these challenging times.
If you need our help, please call – we are here for you.