Outstanding safety support for BMF members

Richard Ellithorneby Richard Ellithorne, BMF Membership Services Director
6 November 2018


The BMF represents and protects the interests of builders’ merchants in the UK. With that fact in mind, the BMF work with their partner Southalls to deliver safety support to its members.

Southalls is an award-winning health and safety consultancy with the most advanced cloud-based health and safety management software ‘Safety Cloud’.  Delivering safety expertise tailored to builders’ merchants for over a decade, Southalls 'impressive track record, testimonials and client retention, offers a compelling solution!

BMF Safety Plus service has been tailored to the needs of builders merchants and includes:

  • Initial merchant-specific health and safety gap analysis.

  • Tailored health and safety policy and site-specific risk assessments, built around critical safety concerns for builders’ merchants.

  • Six-monthly safety audits with actionable items delivered in online reports. Risk assessment amendments included.

  • Tailored e-Learning to cover requirements of a builders’ merchant with quizzes for staff to complete.

  • Assistance with accident investigations, including reporting under RIDDOR.

  • Competent person role (required under the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations).

  • Liaison with the EHOs, conducted by our own ex- enforcement officers.

  • Monthly e-Newsletter keeping you up to speed on legislative changes.

  • Free telephone advice from our sector experts, with mobile number for your dedicated consultant AND

  • Safety Cloud.

 

Key Benefits of Safety Plus

  • Measurable reductions in accidents and associated lost days.

  • Reduced insurance premiums through improved risk reduction.

  • Improved compliance, improved company safety culture and increased delegation of safety duties, freeing up management time for business growth.

  • Reduced EHO inspection frequency and enforcement action through demonstrating an effective safety management system is in operation.

  • Access to our unique 1-day Key Person and Yard Foreman training courses.

 

Testimonials

“Since working with Southalls the H&S in our organisation has improved 10-fold. The new H&S systems and reports have been met with enthusiasm by every manager & employee. This has empowered managers to take responsibility in their own branches. This is beginning to bear fruit and improving their working environments. Personnel, in general, are really buying into H&S which can only be a positive outcome in reducing accidents in the workplace. I would recommend Southalls to all businesses no matter how big or small.” Alan Ladyman, Company Transport & H&S Manager, Kent Blaxill & Co Ltd

“We chose Southalls based on recommendations from many NBG Members – not one bad comment received. Our experience of dealing with them has been excellent – Whatever has been promised/ agreed has been strictly adhered to.” Phil Kruse, Director - PGR Timber and Builders Merchants

“We chose Southalls as they specialised in builders’ merchants. We have been very happy with the service provided. Having 6-month audits are invaluable as well as the audit reports, saying what we should do. It has also been very easy to make contact and get answers to questions.” Shanker Patel, Managing Director - Lords

3 easy ways to find out more about BMF Safety Plus

  • Call Southalls on 0345 257 4015 (quoting your BMF Member No.)
  • Email Southalls at [email protected] (quoting your BMF Member No.)
  • Post the completed form below to: Southalls, Cranmore Place, Cranmore Drive, Solihull, West Midlands, B90 4RZ

 

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