Heritage
Heritage organisations, including museums, galleries, trusts and historic estates, face distinctive health and safety challenges.
Balancing the preservation of historic buildings and artefacts with the safety of staff, volunteers and visitors requires specialist expertise.
Quadriga has supported many well-known heritage organisations, including Somerset House Educational Trust, Museum of the Home, the Horniman Museum and Gardens and The Greenwich Foundation. Our consultants understand the unique issues that come with historic settings, such as ageing infrastructure, fragile structures, restricted spaces and large volumes of public visitors.
We provide proportionate and practical support that respects the heritage environment while ensuring compliance and safety. Typical areas of support include:
- Fire and general risk assessments for listed and historic buildings
- Risk assessments for exhibitions, events and other task specific activities
- Guidance on working at height, fragile structures and restricted spaces
- Training for staff and volunteers on health and safety responsibilities
- Practical policies and procedures to protect staff, volunteers and others
- Audit and inspections
- Support with production of Health and Safety Board Reports
- Provision of health, safety and fire legal updates and email advice
- Access to telephone advice (including 24/7 in an emergency)
- Support on specialist issues such as managing enforcing authority interventions, as well as support following serious incidents, such as investigations.
Our work allows heritage organisations to focus on their mission of preservation and education, while knowing they have the reassurance of a safe pair of hands managing their health and safety risks.
Get in touch
For practical, proportionate advice tailored to the heritage sector, call +44 (0)118 929 9920 or email info@healthsafety.co.uk.
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+44 (0) 118 929 9920
info@healthsafety.co.uk
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