Brabners launches new service to help address UK’s £7bn health and safety bill

We've launched a new health and safety consultancy offering that helps organisations to better manage risk and prevent workplace incidents, with recent data showing that work-related injuries cost UK businesses over £7bn in 2023 alone.  

Brabners Protect allows organisations to access our multi-disciplinary expertise and leading health and safety consultancy services through a single integrated package, tailored to their specific needs. 

Accommodating organisations across all sectors – including those with complex regulatory requirements such as construction, education, housing, charity, retail, sport, and manufacturing - Brabners Protect is led by our 12-strong Regulatory team, which has extensive experience acting for clients of all sizes across a range of industries. 

The offer includes an Initial Status Review, which provides management teams with an overview of their regulatory compliance. This can help identify key risk areas that would cause organisations to fall foul of their legal requirement to prevent the risk of harm to employees and non-employees. 

We then work with clients to develop and implement a bespoke programme to support their health and safety performance, upskill in-house compliance teams and ensure businesses are always ‘inspection ready’.

Clients can also benefit from retained services including ongoing reviews, training, monitoring and on-site consultancy to provide continual reassurance that their health and safety management system is robust, fit for purpose and can adapt with their organisation. 

Lachlan Nisbet, Partner and Head of Regulatory & Professional Conduct said: “Breaches of health and safety law can have huge financial and reputational implications - not just in regulatory-heavy sectors such as manufacturing and construction, but in areas such as sport and retail, too. However, we often see businesses only take a reactive approach to compliance or rely too heavily on generic systems that fail to reflect the nature of their operations and expose them to risk.

“Our aim with Brabners Protect is to encourage organisations to take a preventative approach to health and safety and set a tailored strategy that ensures their business is always compliant should an inspector call. This allows boards and management teams the assurance that they’re doing all they can to mitigate the risks of workplace incidents, delivering financial and regulatory certainty. 

“Such an approach can also have a hugely positive impact on workplace culture by encouraging colleagues that their employer is taking proactive steps to guarantee their safety.” 

Nik White, Managing Partner said: “Consistent use of legal support and consultancy should play an integral part in the development of an effective and sustainable business strategy, rather than solely being used during a company’s time of need. 

“Health, safety and risk management are all part of that, and the launch of Brabners Protect ensures we are further utilising our expertise across sectors to continue to make the difference for our clients, protecting them and their people while supporting their strategic goals.”