Multy Lift Are Members of the British Safety Council, But What Does That Mean?

The British Safety Council (BSC) has provided business owners with a thorough, in-depth guide to excellent health, safety and environment management for over sixty years. But what does it mean to be a member of the BSC, who are they, exactly, and what do they do? We’re on hand to explain it to you.

Multy Lift are proud to be members of the British Safety Council

The BSC has helped Multy Lift to provide our employees with a safe and secure place to work, without having to worry about the welfare of our workers. The BSC have campaigned tirelessly since 1957 to keep employees protected from hazards, unsafe conditions and accidents that occur, or can occur, within a warehouse environment.

The BSC have helped more than sixty countries to comply with health and safety rules and regulations, ensuring the safety of their workers at all times whilst in the workplace. They’re pleased to operate throughout several different sectors and industries, including the material handling industry. Hence why, here at Multy Lift, we’re proud to be bSC members.

This means that we have access to a wide range of services and products, each provided by the BSC, including, but not limited to, the following:

• Health and safety training
• Qualifications
• Certifications
• Audits
• Awards

Who is the British Safety Council?

As already touched upon, the BSC promotes excellence in the workplace with regards to health and safety as well as environmental management globally. Although a UK-based company, the BSC is respected internationally, with members present across the world.

As a not-for-profit organisation, you can rest assured that they have your employees’ best interests at heart, as well as the survival of your business. With resources that are widely used and readily available, you’ll be able to reduce overall risk, prevent injuries and promote the health and well-being of your workers in the warehouse.

What does the British Safety Council Do?

In addition to helping you to keep your employees safe from harm, the BSC also:

Help organisations

The BSC helps a variety of sectors and industries across the world in order to create and maintain safe and effective policies and processes. They’re also directly consulted and informed of legislation and actively campaign to raise the health, safety and environmental standards of companies and businesses around the globe, as they have done for sixty years.

Offer memberships

Working with a wide range of sectors and industries for over six decades, they’re changing the face of the workplace with regards to health and safety standards as well as environmental management. To help you further, they’re giving you the opportunity to become a BSC member, like us here at Multy Lift.

Becoming a member has meant that we at Multy Lift have joined a global community that advocates for the health and safety of employees across the globe as well as giving us round-the-clock access to trusted information, support and expertise.

Encourage engagement

The BSC will make your experience count. Having operated in such a capacity since 1957, you won’t have to worry about whether or not you’re in good hands. This is because the BSC are always on hand to influence and shape health and safety policy and law.

Provide training & learning opportunities

The BSC will help you to develop your knowledge and expertise regarding health and safety and environmental management. This enables you to provide for your employees in the best possible way as well as enhance your warehouse and business simultaneously. Their educational support is highly-flexible as well as being comprehensive. It will also cover all aspects of health, safety and environmental management.

Offer audits & consultancy

The BSC will identify areas that you’re performing well in and the areas that need improvement. They will then offer you the best possible advice on how to achieve the highest standards in both health and safety and environmental management. This way, you can be sure that you’re always complying with evolving standards and legislation.

Assigns awards & organises events

BSC awards recognise health and safety excellence as well as environmental performance. For a business to be awarded with the aforementioned is considered to be a great privilege, especially within the material handling industry. In addition to awards, they also organise events in order to:

• Support best practices
• Reduce risks
• Prevent injuries
• Promote health and wellbeing throughout the workplace

Puts out publications

Their publications include:

• News
• Features
• Profiles
• Opinions
• Best practice guides
• Health and safety newsletters
• Magazines, including ‘Safety Management’

Multy Lift are experts in the material handling industry. With over three decades of knowledge and expertise to draw upon, you can rest assured that you’re in good hands when choosing us to purchase a forklift or buy warehouse equipment. We also have used forklifts available as well as second-hand material handling equipment. Multy Lift can also offer flexible, reliable and transparent forklift rental contracts in addition to warehouse equipment hire. For more information about how we can help you today, get in touch with a member of our team – we’re always happy to hear from you.