Health & Safety

Health & Safety

Annually, million working days are lost due to work-related illness and workplace injury.

Good risk management means reducing the number and severity of accident and injury claims by considering risks and planning for their mitigation in a practical and appropriate manner.

How We Can Help

Lab Works East Africa has a wide range of services to support organisations in complying with both general and industry specific health and safety obligations.  For example, we offer expertise in:

Health and Safety

  • Compliance audits and site audit programmes
  • Advice on the development of policy and risk management systems
  • Provision of a Competent Person to ensure you have the necessary skills, when you need them
  • Training
  • Occupational hygiene
  • Food safety
  • Drug and alcohol testing
  • Sample collection and analysis for pre-employment screening, as well as random and post-incident testing
  • Policy development and advice

Environmental Safety

  • Fire risk management
  • Water safety and hygiene for showers and drinking water
  • Compliance audits, risk assessments, training and on-going monitoring programmes
  • Chemical and microbiological, including Legionella sampling and analysis
  • Cleaning, chlorination and remedial works
  • Asbestos identification and management
  • Surveys and assessments (with 24/7 emergency call out)
  • Policy advice and training
  • Hazardous waste separation, disposal and reuse
  • Foundation testing
  • Materials testing
  • Geotechnical and environmental advice