Health and Safety for Leisure & Recreation

Health and safety? Perhaps the last thing on your customers’ minds when they come to you, expecting fun, relaxation or at least a good change of scenery. And yet, perhaps the first thing that you think about when you welcome them.

Just like electricity on demand and running water, health and safety is often taken for granted by the public. And just like these other fundamental utilities, a lack of the right health and safety can completely change the face of leisure or vacation time.

It’s perhaps because it gets pushed to the back of people’s minds, that health and safety in the leisure and recreation sector needs particular attention. Offering recreational activities and facilities in a pleasant, exciting, yet safe environment is the cornerstone of building valuable customer relationships as well.

People who are given the chance to enjoy themselves without having to worry about any negative consequences can truly have a good time. And when they have a good time with your organisation, they’ll typically tell a couple of their friends how great you are.

The care and attention from your staff will be enhanced according to their perception of the health and safety policy of the company for which they work. By making it clear to them that health and safety helps prevent accidents and contributes to customers enjoying themselves, your staff can become more attentive to your customers’ needs.

They can also work better and more efficiently, because many of the principles of good health and safety are that things get done correctly the first time, instead of having use valuable time on doing them all over again.

Regulatory aspects are just as important. Whether it concerns employees, customers or both, each establishment in the leisure and recreation sector must observe the strict rules and regulations concerning health and safety.  

These can be relatively complex to follow, especially if you are running facilities such as restaurants, swimming pools and sporting or outdoor activities. Keeping up to date in any one of these areas takes time and effort, which is multiplied by the number of different areas that you deal with.

Our customers in the leisure and recreation sector tell us that it’s important for them to have access to health and safety expertise that they can use immediately, whether it’s on the beach, in the cafeteria or out on the golf course.

When ProActive Health & Safety consultants work with them, they know that they are being assisted by experts in the field concerned. In addition to that, they also see how their investment in health and safety can have a real, positive effect on the well-being of their company, as well as on their customers and employees.

By auditing and evaluating your health and safety situation with you, we’ll work to decrease your risk. That means a decrease in your insurance premiums. We’ll train your staff as required, in order to reduce the risk of accidents. That means less days off work, more productivity and a better customer experience.

We’ll show you how a positive, proactive health and safety record can be presented to your clientele as a real “selling-point” for the leisure and recreation activities that you offer.

And when we do all of this for you, we’ll work full-time, part-time or on an “as-needed” basis. Given the seasonal nature of many leisure and recreational activities, our customers often tell us how much they appreciate being able to use our services as and when they are needed.

As part of our services, we’ll keep you updated with the latest developments in health and safety as they apply to your business, and we’ll change or develop risk management plans, pre-inspection audits, fire risk assessments and staff training as appropriate.

Phone us on 0161 935 8282 and we’ll give you the benefit of our experience on health and safety in the leisure and recreation sector. Whether your business is indoor, outdoor, in season or between seasons, now is an excellent time to see how the right health and safety could be doing so much more for you.