Health and safety services built around your business.

Under the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999, every employer has a duty to appoint one or more competent persons to assist them in meeting their health and safety obligations. For many small and medium-sized businesses, fulfilling this duty through an external appointment is both practical and cost-effective.

BroadSteps Consultancy Ltd provides an external competent person service, giving your organisation access to qualified health and safety expertise without the need for a full-time internal resource. We act as your named competent adviser, providing regular support, guidance and input across all aspects of your health and safety management.

Regular health and safety inspections are a fundamental element of any effective safety management system. BroadSteps carries out impartial, thorough inspections of construction sites, operational premises, manufacturing facilities and office environments, providing clear written reports with findings and prioritised corrective action plans.

Inspections can be conducted on a one-off, quarterly or monthly basis depending on your requirements, with reports formatted to meet the expectations of principal contractors, insurers and accreditation bodies where needed.

The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 requires the responsible person for any non-domestic premises to ensure a suitable and sufficient fire risk assessment is in place. BroadSteps provides fire risk assessments carried out by a competent assessor, giving you a clear record of identified hazards, existing and required control measures, and prioritised actions.

Assessments are presented in a format suitable for compliance records, insurance purposes and regulatory inspection. We can also provide review and update services to keep your fire risk assessment current as your premises or activities change.

Risk assessments and method statements (RAMS) are required for the vast majority of construction and maintenance activities, and are increasingly expected by clients and procurement teams as a condition of engagement. BroadSteps creates, reviews and updates RAMS documents and health and safety policies tailored to your specific activities, workforce and work environment.

We also provide complete health and safety policy documentation, safe systems of work, induction materials, toolbox talk resources and procedural guidance aligned with your operations. All documentation is written in clear, practical language your team can follow and apply on the ground.

The Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015 place specific duties on clients, principal designers and principal contractors involved in construction projects. Navigating these duties — particularly for clients who rarely commission construction work — can be complex without specialist guidance.

BroadSteps provides CDM advisory support to help clients understand and discharge their legal obligations, including pre-construction planning, notification requirements, health and safety file management, and review of principal designer and principal contractor arrangements. We can also support principal contractors with construction phase plan preparation and site-level CDM compliance.

A well-structured health and safety management system gives your organisation the framework to manage risk consistently, meet legal obligations and demonstrate competence to clients and accreditation bodies. BroadSteps supports the development and implementation of practical health and safety systems designed around the specific nature of your operations.

From initial gap analysis through to a complete suite of documented procedures, BroadSteps can help you build a system that is proportionate to your business size and risk profile, and that your team can actually use day to day.

Pre-qualification questionnaires (PQQs) and contractor vetting processes are a standard part of securing work with larger clients and public sector bodies. The health and safety sections of PQQs require clear, evidenced responses — and an inadequate answer can mean automatic exclusion from a tender at the first stage.

BroadSteps helps contractors prepare robust health and safety responses for PQQs and procurement applications, review existing submissions, identify documentation gaps and ensure your organisation presents itself compliantly and competently to prospective clients.

Where tight-fitting respiratory protective equipment (RPE) is used to protect workers from hazardous atmospheres, a face fit test is required to confirm that the equipment provides an adequate seal for the individual wearer. BroadSteps provides face fit testing services using qualitative or quantitative methods as appropriate to the RPE type.

Face fit records are provided to both the employer and the individual, and testing can be carried out on-site at your premises or facility. This service is suitable for businesses working in environments involving dust, fumes, biological agents or hazardous chemicals where RPE forms part of the control strategy.

Not every business needs a consultant on-site every week. For many organisations — particularly smaller contractors and service businesses — remote health and safety support provides a cost-effective way to access competent advice, keep documentation current and maintain compliance without the cost of frequent site visits.

BroadSteps provides structured remote support packages covering policy and document management, telephone and email advisory services, incident investigation guidance, toolbox talk and induction material preparation, and accreditation renewal support. Remote support is also available as a supplement to existing on-site arrangements.