Managing health and safety can be time consuming, confusing and difficult to keep on top of, especially when you're focused on running your business.
Whether you need advice from time to time or a trusted partner to manage your health and safety, our flexible support packages provide practical guidance, ongoing support and the reassurance that you're meeting your legal responsibilities.
Based in Essex, we work with businesses of all sizes to improve compliance, reduce risk and create safer workplaces through practical, proportionate health and safety support.
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You may benefit from ongoing health and safety support if you:
✔ Don't have an in house health and safety adviser
✔ Need a competent person
✔ Want practical advice when issues arise
✔ Need help reviewing risk assessments and policies
✔ Want reassurance that you're meeting your legal responsibilities
✔ Need support as your business grows
We can help with:
Every business is different, which is why we've created three levels of support.
Whether you simply need someone at the end of the phone or a fully outsourced health and safety partner, there's a package to suit your business. We'll take the time to understand your business and recommend the level of support that best meets your needs. If your requirements change, your package can change too.

Ideal for small businesses looking for professional health and safety support and competent person service.
INCLUDES:
From £195 per month.

For businesses that want practical support to implement and maintain health and safety improvements.
INCLUDES:
From £395 per month

For businesses requiring regular hands on support and strategic health and safety management.
INCLUDES:
From £795 per month
Your dedicated day is used for agreed health and safety improvement activities such as;
Your consultancy days are completely tailored to your business and can be used to support compliance, improve standards or help you complete specific projects.
Please note, consultancy days are scheduled in advance and used within the relevant monthly service period. Unused consultancy time does not roll forward to subsequent months.
Choosing the right health and safety consultant is about more than compliance. It's about working with someone who understands your business and provides practical advice that works in the real world.
When you work with First Class Business Solutions you'll benefit from:

We work with a range of businesses across Essex including:
Please reach us at carly@fcbsolutions.co.uk if you cannot find an answer to your question.
A competent person is someone with the knowledge, experience and skills to provide advice and support on health and safety matters. As your appointed competent person, we can help you understand your legal responsibilities, review your documentation, provide practical advice and support you in maintaining a safe and compliant workplace.
Yes. Under the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999, every employer must appoint one or more competent people to help them meet their health and safety duties. For many small and medium sized businesses, outsourcing this role is a practical and cost effective solution.
The right package depends on the size of your business, the level of risk within your workplace and how much ongoing support you need. Whether you're looking for occasional advice or a fully outsourced health and safety partner, we'll help you choose the package that's right for you. If your needs change, your package can change too.
Absolutely. As your business grows or your requirements change, you can move between our Bronze, Silver and Gold packages to ensure you're always receiving the right level of support.
We're based in Tiptree and primarily support businesses across Essex, including Colchester, Chelmsford, Braintree, Maldon, Witham, Clacton and the surrounding areas. We can also provide support to businesses in neighbouring counties where required.
Your dedicated consultancy day is tailored to your business and can be used for a wide range of health and safety activities, including risk assessments, COSHH assessments, workplace inspections, developing policies and procedures, reviewing documentation, supporting managers, completing compliance projects and helping implement improvements.
Yes. We can review your existing policies, risk assessments, procedures and other documentation to ensure they're suitable, up to date and relevant to the way your business operates. Where improvements are needed, we'll provide practical recommendations and help you make the necessary changes.
In most cases, we can begin supporting your business within a few days of our initial discussion. We'll take the time to understand your business, recommend the most appropriate package and agree a plan that meets your needs.
Yes. We can help you understand what needs to happen next, support accident investigations, review existing arrangements and help implement any improvements needed to reduce the likelihood of similar incidents happening again.
Ongoing health and safety support provides access to experienced, competent advice without the cost of employing a full time Health and Safety Manager. You benefit from expert guidance, ongoing compliance support and practical advice whenever you need it, allowing you to focus on running your business while having confidence that your health and safety responsibilities are being managed effectively.
We're a local business that believes health and safety should be practical, proportionate and easy to understand. With over 15 years' experience in manufacturing, leadership and health and safety, we understand the challenges businesses face because we've experienced them ourselves. We build long term relationships with our clients, providing straightforward advice, responsive support and solutions that work in the real world.