Any cleaning company you employ to care for your business should take Health and Safety seriously. With many cleaning operations involving the use of chemicals and equipment, you should be confident that the cleaning operatives and any other users of your building are kept safe and free from injury. Here at Cleaning Technique, we take the health and safety of our employees and clients very seriously.
The HSE (Health and Safety Executive) identifies the need for a competent person to oversee the Health and Safety of the Cleaning operations, ensuring their legal duties are met. This competent person, a manager or the business owner should have knowledge of their legal obligations and provide documentation in the following areas:
It is stated in law that every business must have a policy for managing health and safety. This policy should explain how the company will manage health and safety in their cleaning operations and the cleaning operative should have been given a copy. You can find out health and safety policy here.
The cleaning operative or team of operatives working in your building should have received and have recorded evidence of training in safe working practices, including personal protective equipment, working at height, slips trips and falls, manual handling and safe use of hazardous substances. You can find an example of some of documentation we use to train our staff here.
The Cleaning Company Manager responsible for Health & Safety should have a documented risk assessment of any hazards within your building, the risk associated with these hazards and how this risk is to be eliminated or controlled. You can find an example risk assessment here.
There should be a COSHH (Control of Substances Hazardous to Health) assessment for any specific chemicals and Safety Data Sheets for all chemicals used, a copy of these assessments and data sheets should be kept and available on site. Cleaning Operatives should always be using chemicals in labelled containers. Find out 12 point plan for a safe working environment here.
There should be up to date public and employee liability insurance documents available on site, to ensure that all visitors, staff, clients and the cleaning operatives are appropriately covered. This should be reviewed annually. Our employee liability insurance certificate can be found here.
Our Safecontractor accreditation means we do not have to fill in multiple pre-qualification questionnaires, saving the client money and time, whilst offering them the assurance that we are committed to sustainable and ethical practices. It allows us to demonstrate compliance with all relevant Health and Safety standards.
Our Management Team take Health and Safety seriously. Thorough Health and Safety measures and processes are vital to our business. Alongside the support from Sentinel Safety, our management have Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH) certification that enables them to review, assess risk and implement effective risk control measures to ensure safe working practices.
At Cleaning Technique Ltd we are supported by Sentinel Safety Solutions Ltd and are proud to provide a safe and compliant cleaning service that adheres to Health & Safety Legislation. If you would like to know more about the services we offer please look at our policies on our policy and procedures page. In addition, you can contact us to find out more about how we keep our staff and clients safe.
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