Dr Shurene Bishop Simon established the consultancy in 2018. She is a Chartered Member of the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health, and Member of the Institute of Safety in Technology and Research. Based in London, Bishop Simon, provide a comprehensive range of health, safety and biosafety services throughout the UK. If you need more information on the services offered, or if you require a service not mentioned below, take advantage of the free consultation offered and Contact Bishop Simon to find out how they can help.
Audit and Gap Analysis
We conduct health and safety audits as well as biosafety audits. The health and safety audit investigates compliance with general health and safety regulations, whilst the biosafety audit investigates compliance with relevant regulations such as COSHH, Genetically Modified Organisms (Contained Use) Regulations, and relevant Approved Codes of Practice and Guidance. The audit typically takes place over 4 days. We take time to review your documentation, visit your premises to meet a cross-section of staff and conduct an inspection. This provides us with information to assess your organisation’s compliance.
We provide you with a detailed report about your performance and improvements that can be made. You can then choose to implement changes independently, or we can assist you with this. We can help as much or as little as you want to: you are in complete control. Organisations find this useful to ensure good governance at board level and to demonstrate to the Health and Safety Executive and insurers that legal requirements are being met.
GM Risk assessments, Code of Practice and SOP Advice and Review
We review documents which are a key part of your health and safety and biosafety management system. We help you to ensure that they are suitable and sufficient for the level of risk present within your organisations.
Advice
We can be part of your Health and Safety or Genetic Modification Safety Committee as an ex-officio member. Our advice is particularly beneficial for organisations without an in-house health and safety advisor and biosafety officer. Our clients find that having an ex-officio member with knowledge and experience gives guidance and confidence to the decision-making process. They also find that they can take action in a timely manner preventing delays in business plans.
Organisations without internal support may choose to subscribe to a plan with monthly payments spread over 1 or 2 years. The plan appoints us as your competent advisor under the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999. As advisors we provide you with the competent person support required by responding to general health and safety issues. We receive queries from you over email and respond within a specified time frame. Organisations benefit from having access to continuous long term competent advice.
Prices from £150 per month
Contract Biosafety Officer
This service is suitable for organisations that do not currently have the in-house expertise to carry out the duties of a biosafety officer. Some general duties include advising on practices within the containment facility, advising on suitable containment measures, reviewing GM risk assessments and making notifications to the Health and Safety Executive’s Microbiology and Biotechnology Unit.
GM Clinical Trial Support
We work with pharmacy and hospitalsettings to be compliant with Genetically Modified (GM) Regulations for enrolment of patients in GM drug clinical trials. As genetically modified microorganisms are being successfully designed for the treatment of diseases, trial settings, contract research organisations and pharmaceutical companies rely on us as biosafety officers to provide assistance with producing and reviewing all the documentation needed to notify the Health and Safety Executive’s Microbiology and Biotechnology Unit. Clients without in-house expertise find that using our service results in a successful application which allows their trial to get underway without reduced delays.
Biosafety Awareness Training up to Containment Level 3
Biosafety Awareness Training (up to containment level 3). Delegates will gain knowledge of the regulatory requirements, have consideration for hazard groups and risk management practices essential for protection of human health and the environment. Most importantly they will have the knowledge to facilitate their employer to manage biosafety risks. Take a look at our free training session hosted by the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH) Chiltern Branch.
BIOSAFETY FUNDAMENTALS VIDEO
Other Training
We provide bespoke training to increase staff knowledge and confidence, such as a risk assessment workshop, which will give staff the knowledge, competence and confidence to produce suitable and sufficient risk assessments.
New Company Management System Set Up
This is ideal for start-up companies that need to put health and safety and biosafety management arrangements in place. Organisations will be compliant with the Health and Safety Executive’s HSG65 model for managing health and safety. Organisations are expected to have these management arrangements.
You can Read About What is Expected Here:
Free, quick guide to implementing a health & safety biosafety management system
How Can Our Health & Safety Biosafety Services Save You Money?
This Consultancy provides comfortable, confident problem solvers. One of our latest projects, commissioned by a medical device company, gave them a sound plan to safely investigate faulty devices removed from patients. This enabled the company to safely investigate in-house. With no need to outsource, they are saving money!