Health & Safety Consultancy
Competent Person & Ongoing Health & Safety Support
RSCP Engineering & Consultancy provides competent person and ongoing health and safety support for businesses, contractors and duty holders, helping clients access clear external advice as their work, risks and responsibilities evolve.
This service covers retained or recurring health and safety advisory support. It is intended for organisations that need access to competent advice on an ongoing basis rather than only as a one-off exercise.
Service Overview
Competent person and ongoing support services give organisations access to external health and safety input when internal resources are limited or regular review and advice are needed. The service can support day-to-day questions, document review, monitoring activity and longer-term improvement.
When You May Need This Service
You may need this service when the business requires access to competent health and safety advice, internal resources are limited, management needs recurring support with documents and questions, or the organisation wants periodic review as work activities and risks evolve.
Regulatory Context
Across the UK, employers are expected to appoint competent help to assist them in meeting health and safety duties. That support may come from within the organisation or from an external adviser, provided the person has the necessary skills, knowledge and experience for the nature of the work involved.
Scope of Service
- Competent person support
- Ongoing health and safety advice
- Review of documents and arrangements
- Recurring compliance guidance
- Periodic inspections or monitoring visits were agreed
- Management support on emerging issues
- Support the following changes, incidents or client requirements
- Practical input into the continuous improvement of arrangements
Deliverables
- Retained or recurring advisory support
- Review comments on health and safety documents
- Periodic visit notes or action summaries, where applicable
- Ongoing recommendations and practical guidance
- Support records or summary notes where agreed
Who This Service Is For
- SMEs without a dedicated internal H&S resource
- Contractor and subcontractor businesses
- Employers needing external competent advice
- Organisations managing multiple work activities or changing risk
- Businesses wanting periodic review rather than one-off support
- Clients seeking a practical external health and safety partner
How RSCP Engineering & Consultancy Adds Value
This service gives clients access to consistent, practical support without the need to build all health and safety capabilities in-house. It is intended to help businesses maintain momentum, respond to change and improve arrangements over time.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is a competent person in health and safety terms?
A competent person is someone with the necessary skills, knowledge and experience to help manage health and safety duties.
Do employers have to appoint a competent person?
Yes. Employers are expected to appoint competent help to support them in meeting their health and safety responsibilities.
Can the competent person be external?
Yes. Competent support can come from outside the business when appropriate.
Is this the same as a one-off audit or document review?
No. This service is intended to provide ongoing support rather than a single isolated task.
What kind of issues can be covered under ongoing support?
This can include documents, compliance questions, follow-up actions, inspections, incident support and general management advice.
Is this suitable for smaller businesses?
Yes. It is particularly useful where internal resources are limited, but an ongoing need for competent advice remains.
Can this support sit alongside our existing management team?
Yes. The service is designed to complement internal arrangements, not replace operational management responsibility.
Can ongoing support be tailored to the level of need?
Yes. The scope can be proportionate to the business, the level of risk and the amount of recurring support required.
RSCP Engineering & Consultancy is an independent consultancy bringing together expertise in fire safety, health & safety, and commercial project support.
RSCP Engineering & Consultancy Ltd. Registered in England and Wales under Company No. 09386967. Registered Office: Vision Offices, Saxon House, 27 Duke Street, Chelmsford, CM1 1HT.
Contact Info
Vision Offices, Saxon House, 27 Duke Street
Chelmsford, Essex, CM1 1HT