Health & Safety Consultancy for Solar PV in Oxfordshire
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For honest and approachable health and safety advisor and risk assessment services in Oxfordshire, Universal Safety Practitioners is perfectly placed to assist your company’s needs. We are recognised as one of the leading Health and Safety Consultancy organisations when it comes to renewable project Health and Safety management, with over 15 years’ experience in this diverse and growing sector.
Universal Safety Practitioners specialises in providing tailored health and safety consultancy for the solar PV and solar energy sectors across Oxfordshire. Whether supporting small-scale rooftop solar panel installations in Oxford or overseeing expansive solar farms in areas like Banbury, Didcot, and Witney, we deliver industry-specific solutions designed to ensure compliance, mitigate risks, and maintain the highest safety standards across renewable energy projects.
Our deep understanding of the unique challenges faced by the solar energy industry allows us to offer a range of bespoke services, from pre-construction planning in Bicester to on-site management and training in Abingdon. With over 28 years of health and safety expertise and extensive experience in renewable energy, USP is ideally placed to support your solar project at every stage.
Our H&S Services for Solar PV
Broadly speaking, USP offers a number of professional, industry-leading services to the renewables sector; including Principal Designer and Project Health and Safety Advisor services, ensuring our clients are totally supported across elements of project planning and construction phase Health and Safety management.
More specifically, our core services include:
CDM (Construction Design and Management) Principal Designer services
- Pre-construction phase, planning management and monitoring including the creation of the Pre-construction information pack
- Working with the wider project professional team, creating the Health and Safety Design Risk Registers
- Supporting the professional team where construction phase design changes occur
- Supporting the Principal Contractor during the construction phase on high-level project governance issues
Project Health and Safety Advisor
- Creation of a number of vital documents for the project, including Fire Risk Assessments, Emergency Response Planning, Traffic Management Plans, Environmental Management Plans including Environmental impact assessments Induction Information
- Risk Assessment creation on behalf of the Principal Contractor including, logistics/materials handling, major site hazards GS6 overhead power lines, first aid risk assessments
- Toolbox talk development and roll-out, additional on-site training and support
- Regular site inspection and corrective action close-out
- Investigation and reporting process, as well as support on action close-out
- Administering and management of permit to work systems, including permit-to-dig, electrical isolation permits
- Reviewing of sub-contractors’ risk assessments and method statements
- Occupational health and safety systems including noise and vibration assessments and reports
Our highly professional and experienced consultancy team believe in a ‘hands-on’ and ‘can do’ approach, giving ultimate levels of support to all members of the professional team, ensuring an effective, proactive and pragmatic approach to health and safety management at all times.
Competent Person Solar PV
Looking for someone to fulfil the role of ‘Competent Person’ for your solar energy business? Universal Safety Practitioners has been appointed as the Competent Person for numerous renewable energy clients, streamlining compliance with health and safety legislation while addressing industry-specific challenges.
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Our Core Principles
- We take pride in making clients feel like they are our only client, giving our complete focus and attention to their needs and challenges.
- We are able to offer pragmatic solutions to governance issues, never overcomplicating problems, which often need simple solutions.
- We are such an integral part of development works and project groups, that people are surprised when they find out that we are actually consultants.
- We provide transparent, responsible consulting, ensuring that our compliance services are never over-sold or mis-sold to our clients.
Why Health and Safety is Critical for Solar Energy
Solar energy projects often span large, remote areas or involve technically complex installations on rooftops. These factors create unique challenges in terms of access, welfare provision, and risk management. USP provides tailored strategies to address these challenges effectively, ensuring that every aspect of your solar energy project complies with legal standards and industry best practices.
From enabling works and site planning to ongoing construction management, our hands-on approach ensures that risks are proactively managed and safety standards are upheld. By prioritising safety from the outset, we help your projects progress smoothly, on time, and without unnecessary complications.
Why choose Universal Safety Practitioners?
Universal Safety Practitioners has developed a strong reputation for delivering health and safety management services to the solar energy sector across Oxfordshire. Our expertise spans everything from rooftop PV installations to large-scale solar farms. With extensive experience in managing risks such as electrical hazards, panel handling, and fire safety, we provide peace of mind that your solar projects are in safe hands.
We work closely with organisations across Oxfordshire, embedding ourselves within your team to foster a safety-first approach. By integrating into development projects and operational teams in areas such as Bicester and Henley-on-Thames, we guide your business with pragmatic and tailored solutions that ensure compliance, operational efficiency, and project success.
Our Sectors
We have developed a track record for delivering health and safety management services and training across a variety of industry sectors. Our consultants have vast experience and in-depth understanding through working within client project teams for companies of all sizes and global scales.
