Health, Safety and Environment

In today’s complex regulatory landscape, ensuring a safe and healthy working environment should be right at the heart of any responsible business. Both organisations and individuals have duty to protect the health and well-being of their employees, as well as non-employees who may be impacted by their operations, and may face prosecution and significant penalties if they do not.

We work closely with our clients to help them take the practical steps needed to meet their legal responsibilities, and to respond appropriately when things don’t go to plan. When we are instructed at the outset of a health and safety investigation, we advise on the measures to take to seek to minimise the risk of criminal proceedings being commenced against the corporate body as well as any directors, senior managers, or employees.

Our multi-disciplinary team covers every aspect of health and safety regulation, along internal and criminal investigations and reputation management. We work with individuals and organisations across all sectors, but also have specialist expertise in the fields of construction and the built environment, leisure and hospitality.

So whatever your challenge, and whatever your industry, we can help you to every step of the way.

Our services include helping clients to:

• Discharge their health and safety, fire safety and food safety responsibilities;
• Respond to inspections and investigations by the Health and Safety Executive, Fire and Rescue authorities, the Environment Agency and the Food Standards Agency;
• Manage conflicts of interest between directors and organisations;
• Defend against criminal investigations and prosecution, particularly charges of corporate manslaughter and environmental crime;
• Manage their reputation and unwanted media attention;
• Represent organisations and senior managers at inquests and public inquiries;
• Manage their employment obligations when a crisis occurs.