Manufacturing health and safety solutions
Manufacturing Health & Safety Services
Manufacturing environments can involve complex machinery, production lines, forklifts, chemicals, manual handling, maintenance, noise, dust, fumes and interaction between employees and moving equipment.
Reid Safety and Consultancy provides practical health and safety consultancy for manufacturing facilities of all sizes.
Manufacturing Services
Machinery Risk Assessments
Assessment of machinery and production equipment, including:
- Guards
- Emergency stops
- Access points
- Moving parts
- Maintenance
- Cleaning
- Adjustment
- Isolation
LOTO – Lockout/Tagout
Development of isolation procedures for machinery and equipment during maintenance, cleaning, repair and servicing.
Production Line Safety
Assessment of production processes and interaction between workers and machinery.
Workplace Transport
Assessment of forklifts, pallet trucks, reach trucks, combis and other workplace transport.
Pedestrian Segregation
Development of controls to separate pedestrians from moving vehicles and plant.
Manual Handling
Assessment of repetitive, heavy and awkward lifting activities.
Chemical Safety
Risk assessments and safe systems for chemicals, cleaning products, oils, solvents and other hazardous substances.
Noise
Assessment and management of workplace noise hazards.
Dust & Fumes
Assessment of processes that generate dust, fumes, vapours or airborne contaminants.
Maintenance Safety
Procedures for maintenance, cleaning, servicing and machinery isolation.
Fire Safety
Fire risk assessments covering machinery, electrical installations, combustible materials, hot works, storage and emergency evacuation.
Emergency Planning
Development of emergency procedures for fire, serious injury, machinery incidents, chemical spills and other foreseeable emergencies.
Workplace Inspections
Regular inspections to identify unsafe conditions and monitor corrective actions.
Contractor Management
Controls for contractors carrying out maintenance, installation or construction activities within manufacturing facilities.
Ergonomics & DSE
Assessment of workstations, repetitive tasks, posture and office-based activities.
Ongoing Manufacturing Support
Businesses can choose individual services or ongoing consultancy support including inspections, risk assessments, RAMS, training, documentation reviews and assistance with safety management systems.