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Retained Advisory · Regulation 7 (Competent Person) MHSWR 1999

Retained Health & Safety Advisory

Structured, ongoing health & safety advisory partnership for UK SMEs, growing businesses, and multi-site organisations without a full internal H&S department.

UK Statutory Aligned GBP (£) Invoicing 24-48h SLA Response Senior Oversight
Retained Health & Safety Advisory — Kevron Consulting UK Limited
Regulation 7 (Competent Person) MHSWR 1999 London · UK Nationwide
Framework Regulation 7 (Competent Person) MHSWR 1999
Engagement Fixed-Fee, Project or Retained
Executive Context

What This Practice Area Achieves

Dedicated competent safety adviser service, continuous compliance monitoring, audit schedules, incident support, and regulatory liaison.

Commercial Alignment

Every deliverable is structured to pass regulatory audits, insurer scrutiny, and Tier-1 procurement requirements under current UK standards.

Operational Reality

Where Operational Safety Commonly Breaks Down

No Dedicated Internal H&S Resource

Business growth or changing operational hazards outstripping internal administrative capacity.

Tender & Client Prequalification Gaps

Failing SSIP, CHAS, or client supplier questionnaires due to lack of verified competent advice.

Uncertainty During Regulator Visits

Unclear internal procedures for managing HSE or Local Authority inspector visits and formal letters.

Multi-Site Governance Inconsistencies

Difficulty maintaining uniform safety standards and closed-loop action tracking across distributed depots.

Target Audience

Who This Service Is For

UK Small & Medium Enterprises (SMEs) requiring proportionate, competent advisory support.
Fast-Growing Businesses establishing formal safety governance and management reporting.
Multi-Site Commercial & Industrial Operators managing distributed depots and facilities.
Specialist Trade Contractors maintaining CHAS, SafeContractor, and SSIP accreditations.
Facilities & Operations Managers requiring periodic physical audits and technical guidance.
Company Boards & Executive Directors seeking independent, structured H&S assurance.
Measurable Value

Post-Engagement Value Gains

Competent Person Support

Verified professional advisory credentials fulfilling Regulation 7 of MHSWR 1999.

Structured Annual Plan

Proactive 12-month management planning cycle replacing reactive panic.

Scheduled Site Assurance

Periodic workplace compliance audits with photographic scorecards and action logs.

Executive KPI Dashboard

Balanced leading and lagging metrics for board oversight and tender prequalifications.

Retainer Suitability

Retained Support Suitability Finder

Answer 4 questions regarding your organization type, current in-house H&S capability, and operational needs to determine the appropriate advisory partnership model.

Step 1 of 4: What Best Describes Your Organisation? Select profile
Governance Framework

Client Employer Responsibility vs Kevron Advisory Support

Under UK law (HASAWA 1974 Section 2 and MHSWR 1999), statutory employer duties remain with your management team. Retaining Kevron provides competent expert advice, assurance, and tracking.

Governance Area Client / Employer Legal Responsibility Kevron Professional Advisory Support
Statutory Duty & Policy Approving and enacting health and safety policy; overall duty of care. Drafting, reviewing, and updating policy arrangements and statements.
Workplace Risk Controls Implementing physical controls, authorizing budgets, and supervising staff. Conducting risk assessments, recommending hierarchy-led controls, and audits.
Action Implementation Assigning internal owners and completing corrective maintenance actions. Tracking open actions, verifying documentary evidence, and reporting progress.
Incident Reporting (RIDDOR) Legal dutyholder responsible for statutory notifications to HSE. Advising on reporting criteria, investigation methodology, and root cause.
Regulator Liaison Accountable for responding to formal inspector notices and statutory requests. Preparing factual submissions and attending meetings under written client authority.
Onboarding Baseline

Initial H&S Health Check & Onboarding

Every retained relationship begins with a thorough diagnostic review to establish your compliance baseline and agree on priority actions.

01

Discovery

Reviewing activities, sites, and headcount.

02

Policy Gap

Evaluating current statement and roles.

03

Risk Baseline

Reviewing RAMS, COSHH, and fire risks.

04

Site Walkabout

Inspecting physical workplace conditions.

05

Priority Matrix

Categorising High/Med/Low actions.

06

Annual Plan

Signing off the 12-month calendar.

Proactive Cycle

Illustrative Annual H&S Management Plan & Calendar

We replace ad-hoc panic with a structured, risk-based 12-month planning framework tailored to your operational schedule.

Quarter 1

Establish & Plan

  • Policy & statement overhaul
  • Risk assessment register review
  • Baseline compliance audit
Deliverable: Updated Policy Dossier
Quarter 2

Assure & Coach

  • Physical workplace inspection
  • Fire risk assessment review
  • Supervisor RAMS coaching
Deliverable: Inspection RAG Scorecard
Quarter 3

Supply Chain & Audit

  • Contractor safety checks
  • Emergency evacuation drill
  • Statutory registers audit
Deliverable: Thematic Audit Report
Quarter 4

Performance & Review

  • Annual Management Review
  • Executive KPI scorecard
  • Next-year planning roadmap
Deliverable: Board Assurance Review
Continuous Advice

Competent Adviser Support Channels & Specialist Referrals

Gain direct, ongoing access to senior UK safety practitioners for technical risk queries, policy revisions, and contractor issues — with transparent professional boundaries and specialist referral pathways.

Email & Scheduled Calls Direct query support during standard UK business hours.
Specialist Referrals Hygiene, structural, or legal referrals when specialist input is needed.
Lead health and safety adviser conducting structured management review meeting with corporate directors
Senior Leadership Review Advisory Partnership
Closed-Loop Assurance

Workplace Inspections & Closed-Loop Action Tracking

We ensure audit findings do not sit in forgotten PDF reports. Every corrective action is tracked to verified closure.

01 Finding Audit Identified
02 Action Remedial Scope
03 Owner Assignee Named
04 Target Date Due Schedule
05 Evidence Photo / Record
06 Verify Adviser Sign-Off
07 Closed Audit Ready
Investigation & Learning

Incident Investigation & RIDDOR Guidance

Methodical post-incident support helping your team gather factual evidence, identify systemic root causes, and evaluate statutory RIDDOR reporting obligations.

Evidence preservation & witness interview guidance
5-Whys root-cause causal analysis
Corrective action plan formulation to prevent recurrence
Professional boundary: Advisory investigation guidance; not an emergency blue-light service.
Regulatory & Insurer Liaison

Responsible Enforcement & Regulator Support

Calm, technical support when managing HSE or Local Authority inspector visits, written requirements, or insurer risk improvement recommendations.

Immediate risk control prioritization during inspector visits
Evidence dossier collation for Improvement Notices
Seamless coordination with client appointed legal counsel
Professional boundary: We support compliance evidence; we do not obstruct inspectors or replace legal counsel.
Multi-Location Governance

Multi-Site Health & Safety Assurance Architecture

Maintain uniform safety standards, schedule periodic local audits, and gain central head-office action visibility across all regional facilities.

Common Standard

Standardised statutory policies, procedures, and RAMS deployed across all branches.

Scheduled Site Audits

Regular physical inspections at regional depots with local manager debriefs.

Centralised Dashboard

Head-office visibility over cross-site compliance RAG status and overdue actions.

Management Insight

Executive Performance Reporting & Board Assurance

Transform health & safety information into actionable management intelligence. Our balanced reporting structure combines leading indicators, audit close-out rates, and incident trends to support informed executive decision-making.

Leading Indicators Audit completion rates, near-miss reports, and training matrix currency.
Annual Management Review HSG65 PDCA review dossier for directors and client tender prequalifications.
Executive board assurance presentation with health and safety KPIs and compliance scorecards
Board Governance Review Actionable Intelligence
Core Capabilities

Practice Scope & Expertise

Explore the primary delivery capabilities included within this practice area.

Competent Adviser Support (Reg 7 MHSWR)

Competent Adviser Support (Reg 7 MHSWR)

Dedicated access to chartered UK practitioners for technical risk advice, policy updates, and compliance governance.

Initial H&S Health Check & Baseline

Initial H&S Health Check & Baseline

Comprehensive diagnostic review establishing your operational risk baseline, gap priorities, and annual roadmap.

Annual H&S Management Planning

Annual H&S Management Planning

Structured 4-quarter management planning cycle coordinating policies, inspections, reviews, and board reports.

Scheduled Workplace Audits & Inspections

Scheduled Workplace Audits & Inspections

Periodic physical walkabouts and management system audits delivering photographic RAG scorecards.

Closed-Loop Action Tracking & Closure

Closed-Loop Action Tracking & Closure

Full lifecycle tracking from audit finding to evidence submission, adviser verification, and closure.

Incident Investigation & RIDDOR Support

Incident Investigation & RIDDOR Support

Methodical root-cause investigation guidance, RIDDOR reporting reviews, and corrective action planning.

Responsible Enforcement & Regulator Liaison

Responsible Enforcement & Regulator Liaison

Factual response coordination for inspector visits, Improvement Notices, and authorized liaison.

Multi-Site Governance & Board Reporting

Multi-Site Governance & Board Reporting

Centralised executive dashboards aggregating multi-depot compliance metrics and board assurance summaries.

Tangible Outputs

What You Receive

We deliver auditable, structured documentation and systems that hold up under client prequalification and regulator inspection.

Official Kevron Retained Competent Adviser Certificate for Tenders & Insurances.
Initial Comprehensive H&S Health Check Diagnostic Report & Action Matrix.
Annual H&S Management Plan & 12-Month Scheduled Service Calendar.
Scheduled Workplace Compliance Audit Reports with Photographic RAG Scorecards.
Centralised Closed-Loop Action Tracker with Evidence Verification Status.
Advisory Helpline Access via Email, Scheduled Video Calls, and Onsite Reviews.
Incident Root-Cause Debrief Notes and Statutory RIDDOR Reporting Guidance.
Quarterly & Annual Executive Performance Assurance Dashboards for Board Oversight.
Delivery Methodology

How We Deliver

Structured 4-stage engagement milestone framework ensuring complete transparency and compliance.

01

Discover & Baseline

Conducting the initial H&S health check to understand operational activities and baseline compliance.

02

Plan & Structure

Formulating the agreed annual H&S plan, review frequency, and designated adviser appointment.

03

Support & Assure

Delivering ongoing competent advice, scheduled physical workplace audits, and action tracking.

04

Report & Improve

Providing quarterly management reports, annual reviews, and next-year planning updates.

Statutory Alignment

Applicable Standards & Frameworks

All service deliverables are mapped directly against active UK statutory legislation and international ISO standards.

Regulation 7 MHSWR 1999

Statutory duty to appoint one or more competent persons to assist in health and safety compliance.

Section 2 HASAWA 1974

General employer duty to ensure the health, safety, and welfare of employees.

HSE HSG65 Framework

Plan-Do-Check-Act continuous management and governance model.

SSIP Core Criteria

Safety Schemes in Procurement prequalification standards (CHAS, SafeContractor, Constructionline).

Commercial Structure

Flexible & Transparent Engagement Models

Designed to fit project lifecycles, corporate compliance roadmaps, and agile procurement requirements.

Kevron UK compliance auditor conducting structured workplace risk audit and health check
Model 01
01
Defined Scope & Single Deliverable

Fixed-Fee Pilots

Initial Baseline Compliance Audit

Typical Scope: One-off baseline safety review to establish retained support roadmap.
Statutory Health & Safety Audit
RAMS & Risk Documentation Review
Defined scope & deliverable Explore Fixed-Fee Support
CDM 2015 principal contractor safety advisor reviewing construction phase documentation on site
Model 02
02
Milestone-Driven Programme Delivery

Project-Based Delivery

12-Month Safety Transformation Programme

Typical Scope: Structured milestone-driven upgrade of safety culture and documentation.
Construction CDM 2015 Site Support
Management System Implementation
Tied to project milestones Discuss Your Project
Chartered safety consultant conducting scheduled management review meeting with client executive
Model 03
03
Ongoing Competent Person & Assurance

Retained Support

Retained Competent Person Advisory Service

Typical Scope: Core retained partnership with designated Competent Person certificate under Reg 7.
Designated Competent Person (Reg 7)
Scheduled Workplace Review & Audits
Monthly/Annual assurance partnership Explore Retained Support
Multi-consultancy project team collaborating on international safety assurance framework
Model 04
04
Professional B2B Supply-Chain Capability

Partner / Subcontract Delivery

Subcontract Health & Safety Advisory

Typical Scope: Retained competent person support delivered through FM managing agents.
White-Label Consultancy Delivery
Consultancy Practice Partnership
Collaborative B2B agreements Discuss Partnership Delivery
Proven Delivery

Selected Experience

Verified outcomes delivered under this practice area.

View Project Portfolio
Construction Verified Outcome

Commercial Contractor Retained Competent Person Support

Maintained 100% CHAS & SSIP accreditation across 4 consecutive renewal cycles with zero overdue actions.

Facilities Management Verified Outcome

Multi-Branch Facilities Operator Safety Partnership

Provided retained safety governance and quarterly inspections across 12 regional operational depots.

Practice Governance

Quality & Governance for Retained Health & Safety Advisory

This practice area adheres to the Kevron UK controlled delivery baseline, featuring specific technical oversight, evidence standards, and verified action closure protocols.

The Kevron Assurance Chain
01. DEFINE Agreed Scope Statutory criteria
02. CONTROL Information Versioned records
03. EVIDENCE Field Findings Primary proof
04. REVIEW Chartered QA Tiered review
05. ACT CAPA Tracking Unique Action IDs
06. VERIFY Closure Sign-Off Objective evidence
Pillar 01

Document Control

Annual safety policy governance, company compliance manual, and statutory risk registers.

Control: Master Document Register, unique sequential reference codes (e.g. KV-UK-DOC-001), mandatory ownership attribution, and designated retention schedules.
Pillar 03

Confidentiality

Privileged executive counsel, confidential director briefings, and protected incident records.

Control: Standard non-disclosure agreements (NDAs), encrypted cloud storage, role-based database permissions, strict need-to-know access boundaries, and UK GDPR data minimisation.
Pillar 05

Traceable Actions

Ongoing executive action register reviewed monthly with client leadership.

Control: Sequential Action IDs (e.g. KV-ACT-1042), assigned action owners, target milestone tracking, automated milestone escalation, and status registers.
Pillar 09

Senior Technical Oversight

Designated Chartered safety practitioner (CMIOSH) named as competent person under Reg 7.

Control: Multi-tier sign-off protocol, designated Chartered Technical Reviewers (CMIOSH), Lead Auditor credentials (IRCA), and specialist engineering escalation pathways.
Procurement & Governance Enquiries Request formal capability statements, insurance schedules, or client NDA execution.
Frequently Asked Questions

Questions on Retained Health & Safety Advisory

Key answers regarding scoping, delivery timescales, and statutory compliance.

A retained health and safety adviser is an external professional consultant who provides your organisation with continuous, structured H&S advice, annual planning, scheduled audits, and compliance guidance under an ongoing service agreement.
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