Who We Help
We understand the unique challenges of operational environments. Our advice is tailored to how your trade actually operates day to day, from dust controls to lifting gear.
Small & Medium Size Businesses
Joinery & Woodworking
Warehousing & Manufacturing
Whether its manual handling, COSHH or finding safer solutions and compliance. We are here to help.
Practical advice for wood dust control, machinery guarding, and HAV exposure.
Solutions for workplace transport, racking safety, and manual handling risks.
Different industries face unique daily hazards. We create practical safety documentation designed specifically for your organisation.
Hair & Beauty Salons
Restaurants, Cafes & Takeaways
High Street Retail
COSHH assessments for hair and skin products, ergonomic guidance for stylists, electrical equipment assessment plans, and slip, trip and fall prevention controls .
Comprehensive guidance covering the safe handling of hot foods and liquids, cooking procedures and food safety compliance support.
Manual handling training for stockroom deliveries, public area safety management, work at height safety for the use of ladders and working platforms, and hassle-free staff handbooks.
Examples include but not limited to:
Joinery workshops carry distinct high-consequence hazards ranging from high-speed tooling to airborne wood dust. We deliver realistic workshop assessments and safety paperwork that protect your personel without hindering production.
Machinery Guarding & PUWER
Dust Control & LEV Compliance
Noise and Hand arm vibration
We can support you in maintaining safe, compliant machinery and equipment by reviewing saw benches, planers and hand tools, including machine guarding, electrical safety, operational controls and maintenance records, and providing practical guidance where improvements are identified.
Hardwood and softwood dust are regulated under COSHH. We observe your control measures to identify potential exposure and highlight areas where improvements may be required to protect employees and maintain effective dust control.
We assess your existing controls for noise and hand-arm vibration, helping you identify where employee exposure could be reduced and providing practical recommendations to improve controls and protect your workforce.
Practical Safety in Action
Free no obligation phone call to discuss your business and how Shielded Workplaces can help.