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Q-West Consultants Ltd is a consultancy based company specialising in Health & Safety and Security issues and we offer services in the following areas :

Safety audits, safety surveys, safety statements, safety advice, safety awareness seminars, safety training coursesHealth and Safety

  • Safety Audits.
  • Safety Surveys.
  • Safety Statements.
  • Safety Advice.
  • Safety Awareness Seminars.
  • Safety Training Courses.

Under the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act 2005 and the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work ( General Application ) Regulations 1993, there is a legal obligation on all Employers to ensure, so far as is reasonably practicable, a safe place of work, safe work practices and systems and, competent staff.

In general this is achieved by identifying hazards, assessing risks and putting control measures in place to eliminate or reduce these hazards / risks.

Safety Training Courses.

The following Courses are offered, either in-house or off site :

  • Manual Handling of Loads.
  • Occupational First Aid.
  • Patient / Resident Lifting.
  • Fire Safety Awareness.
  • Safety Representative.
  • Office Safety.
  • Construction Site Safety.
  • Management Safety Programme.
  • Ergonomic Assessment of Workstations.
  • Site Safety Plans.
  • Site Visits.


Safety Seminars.Safety seminars, safety training

To provide your Employees with information in relation to in-Company safety culture, Seminars can be offered on a range of issues. The duration and programme content can be tailor-made to suit your activities and target audience.

Safety Statements.

All places of work, by law, must have a Safety Statement. This, in essence, is an Employer’s commitment, in writing, to provide a safe place of work, safe work practices, safety procedures, including control measures, to manage the hazards and risks in the business activities. It is an indication, to your workforce, of your commitment to their safety, health and welfare while at work.

Safety Surveys and Safety Audits.

Safety Statements are working documents. Therefore, they need to be constantly up-dated and amended to ensure their relevance and timeliness. Safety Audits and Surveys provide you with an outside objective assessment of your safety control measures, safety awareness culture and ethos.

Resources allocated to accident prevention measures are monies well spent and could save you a lot of time, energy and financial losses.

Security

The Government has introduced legislation to regulate, licence, control and monitor the private security industry. This involves training, registration and vetting of persons in the Industry and all those wishing to enter it.

Q-West Consultants Ltd. is a registered Security Industry Trainer and offers the following Courses, accredited by The Security Institute of Ireland
(S.I.I.) and / or Further Education and Training Awards Council (FETAC)

  • Basic Guarding Skills - Foundation Course.
  • Door Supervisors Procedures - Foundation Course.
  • Security Industry Awareness (Security Officer) Course Level 1 FETAC.
  • Security Team Leadership Course, Level 2 FETAC.

These Courses will qualify the

participants for registration with the new Licensing Authority under the Legislation.

Other Security Services.

  • Security Surveys.
  • Security Audits.
  • Security Awareness Programmes.
  • Staff Checks.
  • Loss Prevention Procedures and Control Measures.
  • Employee Screening.

Other Services

  • CV Vetting.
  • Contracts of Employment.
  • Business Management Training Programmes.
  • Stress and Time Management.
  • Pre-employment Backgrounds Checks.
  • Investigations.

Q-West Consultants Ltd. are members of SII (The Security Institute of Ireland), NISO and AIRM (Association of Irish Risk Managment). (Back to top)

 
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