Hospitals, care and clinics, UK wide
Healthcare Health and Safety
Healthcare exists to keep people safe, which makes safety failures all the more serious. AL23 Safety provides occupational health and safety support to hospitals, care homes, clinics and dental practices across the UK, helping you protect staff and patients in high-pressure environments while your CQC duties are met alongside.
Why it matters in healthcare
The risks are real and so are the duties
Healthcare settings combine demanding physical work, vulnerable people and biological and chemical hazards. The Care Quality Commission regulates the quality and safety of care but you still carry separate workplace health and safety duties as an employer.
Our role is that occupational side, helping you keep staff safe so they can keep patients safe.
The main risks
Where the harm comes from
The hazards that cause the most serious harm in this sector and the ones we focus on first.
Moving and handling
Patient handling injuries are a leading cause of staff harm.
Sharps
Needlestick and sharps injuries, with their own specific regulations.
Infection and biological agents
Controlling exposure under COSHH.
Violence and aggression
Towards staff, particularly in front-line and care settings.
Slips, stress and fire
Including evacuation planning where patients cannot self-evacuate.
The regulations that apply
Your legal framework, in plain terms
You will engage the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974, COSHH 2002, the Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992, the Health and Safety (Sharp Instruments in Healthcare) Regulations 2013, RIDDOR 2013 and the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005. These sit alongside, not instead of, your CQC obligations.
Key duties commonly engaged:
- HSWA 1974
- COSHH 2002
- Manual Handling 1992
- Sharps Regs 2013
- RIDDOR 2013
- RRFSO 2005
How we help
Built around your operation
We provide healthcare risk assessments, safety audits, accident investigation, health and safety policies and fire risk assessments, all tailored to clinical and care environments. Fire is especially important where people cannot evacuate unaided and our in-house fire engineering gives you genuine depth there.
Why AL23 Safety
Sector-aware support that gets used
Clear scope
Occupational health and safety that complements your CQC compliance.
Settings-aware
Advice shaped for hospitals, care homes and clinics.
Strong on fire
In-house fire engineering for higher-risk care settings.
Nationwide
We support healthcare providers across the UK.
Get in touch
Protect your staff and your patients
Get in touch to discuss your healthcare health and safety needs.
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