Retail

Whatever the category, size or location, each retailer must meet its statutory and voluntary regulatory obligations for the environment as well as the health, safety and welfare of its employees and the public.

How we can help

ESG has a wide range of environmental, health, safety and welfare services to support retailers in complying with the regulatory requirements. For example, we offer expertise in:

Health and safety and welfare, including:

• Compliance audits and site audit programmes
• Advice on the development of policy and risk management systems
• Provision of a Competent Person to ensure you have the necessary skills, when you need them
• Training
• Occupational hygiene
• Food safety
• Drug and alcohol testing
• Sample collection and UKAS accredited analysis for pre-employment screening, as well as random and post-incident testing
• Policy development and advice

Environmental safety, including:

• Fire safety and arson investigation
• Water safety and hygiene for showers and drinking water:
• Compliance audits, risk assessments, training and on-going monitoring programmes
• Chemical and microbiological, including Legionaella sampling and analysis
• Cleaning, chlorination and remedial works
• Asbestos identification and management, including:
• Surveys and assessments (with 24/7 emergency call out)
• Policy advice and training
• Hazardous waste separation, disposal and reuse
• Ground investigation, geotechnical and environmental testing and monitoring
• Geophysical, hydrographic and topographic land surveys
• Foundation testing
• Geotechnical and environmental advice
• Environment due diligence
• Contaminated land assessment, remediation and regeneration
• Waste management and landfill expertise
• Industrial effluent monitoring, analysis and advice
• Environmental chemistry expertise
• Air quality testing and environmental dust monitoring
• Materials testing
• Road pavement testing
• Concrete and aggregate testing
• In-situ lime and cement testing
• Structural investigations
• Lubricant and fuel analysis