SAFETY AS A WAY OF LIFE

COMPANY
PROFILE
Edgespot Consultants Ltd
 2607 00200 Nairobi
 +254 714 177764 +254 721 266283
e-mail sales@edgespot.co.ke rmwende@edgespot.co.ke
edmund.ndegwa@edgespot.co.ke
www.edgespot.co.ke
 About us
Our Common Good
Our purpose and the way in which we contribute to society is; working with
people to take ‘Safety & Quality as a way of life’.
We inspire individuals and organizations to work more safely and efficiently
and create happy & enjoyable environment in the workplace for the
benefit of all concerned.
This is what we do, this is what we know best, this is what we care about,
this is what we are all about.

Sustainability
Excellent Quality, Health, Safety and Environmental
Management and Performance are the keystones for a
successful and sustainable business.
We have been delivering excellent service and impressive
results for our clients in the industry.

Our clientele cut across many industries.

Telcoms Finance Oil and Gas Construction Manufacturing Transport

ABOUT US
As specialist health and safety consultants, we review and advise on policy and
working practices for organisations of all kinds and sizes. But our work is about far
more than rules and regulations.

It’s about making people feel safe and looked after, which in turn makes for a
happier workplace. Numerous studies show that when employees feel happy and
cared for, productivity increases, while downtime and absenteeism fall.

Effective health and safety practises can also prevent the kind of incidents that
lead to costly legal action, not to mention the reputations of senior managers and
board directors, who may be found personally liable.

Our professionals are Occupational Health and Safety Advisors and Fire Auditors
registered by the Directorate of Occupational Safety and Health services.

We recognize that our customers are the cornerstone of our business and make
our success possible. We believe that providing support in protecting their
employees’ health and ensuring their safety can make a significant difference to
their working and personal lives, and ultimately enhance our productivity as a
business.

OUR SERVICES

Annual Occupational Health and Safety audits

Annual OHS Audits are a requirement of the Occupational Health and Safety Act
2007.

(1) The occupier of a workplace shall cause a thorough safety and health audit of his workplace to
be carried out at least once in every period of twelve months by a safety and health advisor, who
shall issue a report of such an audit containing the prescribed particulars to the occupier on
payment of a prescribed fee and shall send a copy of the report to the Director.

(2) The audit report referred to in subsection (1) shall be preserved and be kept available for
inspection by the occupational safety and health officer.
It enables an organization to effectively manage the health and safety risks of its premises,
reducing risk therefore prevents injury and ill health.

Carrying out workplace health and safety audit promotes a safe and healthy
working environment by providing a framework that allows organizations to: -

• To identify and reduce their occupational health and safety risks

• To reduce potential for accidents

• To aid in legislative compliance

• To improve overall performance.

Employee safety and wellbeing can be improved as a result of objectives and

responsibilities being made clearer, with awareness of potential hazards Significant
improvement in staff motivation and commitment can be achieved, which helps
improve workplace safety.

We provide OHS Audit services to our clients and assist develop actions towards
overall improvement of the OHS Management system. We also submit the Audit
reports to DOSHH on your behalf.

Annual Fire Risk Assessments (Fire Audit)

A fire risk assessment is a process involving the systematic evaluation of the factors
that determine the hazard from fire, the likelihood that there will be a fire and the
consequences if one were to occur.

A fire risk assessment involves a physical inspection of the building to determine the
adequacy of the existing fire precautions and the need for any additional
measures.

However, of equal importance to the physical inspection is a review of fire safety

management in the organization and consideration of the human factors – how
people will respond to an emergency and whether they will take appropriate
action.
The fire risk assessment also carried out to satisfy the requirements of legislation.

The main objective of this is to will primarily be the safety of the occupants of the
building.

Work place Risk Assessments

Work Place Risk assessments is a legal requirement of the Occupational Health

and Safety Act 2007, which requires all employers to make a suitable and sufficient
assessment of the risks to workers and any other who may be affected by their
work or business.

Our approach to Risk Assessment process provides a systematic means for us to

carry out and record all the risk assessments by:

• Identification of hazard
• Deciding who might be harmed and how
• Assessing the severity of the risk
• Recording existing control measures
• Identifying further actions
• Providing a review mechanism

Post covid-19 occupational health and safety requirements

In addtion to the above requirements of the OHS Act 2007, Edgespot consultants is
also providing compliance consultancy services to ensure work places comply
with the Directive of DOSHS for Post Covid-19 return to work.

Our services include;

 Post Covid-19 OHS Audits

 Work place Health Risk Assessment
 Development of Covid-19 Policies and Work place readiness
OUR TEAM

EDMUND NDEGWA – Lead Consultant

Registered OHS Advisor - OHS/ADV/125

He is an expert in the implementation of Quality, Health &

Safety and Environment management programs.
He has previously led the implementation of Integrated
Management systems at Nokia Global, Bolloré Africa
Logistics and the Coca-Cola Company among other
corporates
He has a wide experience in developing and
implementing management systems, in accordance with
widely respected international management standards namely ISO 9001, API, ISO
14001, and 1SO 45001.
His Health and Safety consultancy experience also includes the Oil and Gas
industry, mining, Energy (Hydropower, Geothermal, Wind power) and mining.
He is an OHS Advisor registered by the Directorate of occupational Safety and
Health Services.

NAUMY KURUI – Associate Consultant

Registered OHS Advisor – OHS ADV/092
Registered Fire Auditor - OHS FSA/119
Naumy is a specialist in the following fields
 Environmental and Social Impact Studies
 Environmental Auditing
 Occupational Safety & Health Auditing and training
 Occupational Risk Management
 Quality, Environmental and Safety Management
Systems (Installation & audits)
 Behavioural Safety Excellence programmes to promote organizations'
Safety Culture
 Organizational culture training
 Customer Care training
 Customer Satisfaction Surveys among others
ROSE MWENDE – Marketing and Administration Manager
Rose has many years of work experience within
corporate affairs, sales and office administration.
She is responsibile for marketing and customer liaison.
She is an energetic professional with excellent
communication skills; she pays attention to detail and
recognizes the specific attention required for each task.
She has held positions of responsibility for the day-to-day
operation and management of busy offices, including
financial management, support staff management,
facilities management, and communication with firm management.
She has also been responsible for providing administrative leadership for the
office and acting as liaison between the office and firm management.
She holds a Diploma in Broadcast Journalism.

MARTIN MAINA – Legal Consultant

Martin Maina oversees all the legal aspects of the
company’s mandate around the implementation of the
OHS Act and other legislative requirements.
He has over 19 years post-admission experience. His
practice focuses on commercial and corporate
clientele. He is a registered Patent Agent, Commissioner
for Oaths, Notary Public and Certified Public Secretary.
He is trained in Legal Audits, Compliance and Oversights
for Corporates. In addition he oversees Policy &
Legislative drafting.

JOAKIM MUINDI – OHS Audit and Training

Joakim has many years of experience in OHS Auditing, Fire auditing and risk
assessments. He is also a reknowned trainer specialised in the following trainings;
First aid training
Fire safety Training
OHS Committee Training.
OTHER REGISTERED AUDITORS AND ADVISORS

NAME SPECIALITY REGISTRATION EXPERIENCE

Edmund Ndegwa OHS Advisor OHS ADV/125 18 years

James Kamau OHS Advisor OHS ADV/011 25 years

James Kamau Fire Auditor OHS FSA/037 25 years

Solomon Kimeto OHS Advisor OHS ADV/101 15 years

Solomon Kimeto Fire Auditor OHS FSA/103 15 years

PREVIOUS AUDIT EXPERIENCE

NO COMPANY SERVICE PROVIDED YEAR

1 First Community Bank OHS and Fire Audits 2018, 2019

OHS and Fire Audits
2 Sense of Africa 2019, 2020

3 Bollore Logistics Ltd OHS and Fire Audits 2017 – 2019

4 Nokia Solutions and OHS and Fire Audits 2015 – 2019

Networks
5 Vinepack Ltd – Thika
6 Innovis Technologies
7 Broadband
Communications
8 Metro Logistics Ltd
OHS and Fire Audits
2019, 2020
Post Covid-19 OHS Audits
Health Risk Assessments
OHS and Fire Audits
2019, 2020
Post Covid-19 OHS Audits
Health Risk Assessments
OHS and Fire Audits 2019, 2020
OHS and Fire Audits
2018, 2019

9 Fountain Technologies OHS And Fire Audits 2020

Ltd Post Covid-19 OHS Audits
Health Risk Assessments
CONSTRUCTION SAFETY – EDGESPOT CONSULTANTS SERVICES

The labour force in the construction industry in Kenya comprises largely of unskilled
workers, who are typically employed and paid on daily basis as casual labourers.

The inconstant engagement, training difficulties also militates against safety and
hazard awareness. Workers in the construction industry are engaged in work which
is often heavy, laborious, monotonous, ergonomically inappropriate, and involves
self-control over the job.

Working time is a cardinal aspect of conditions of work, and workers in the

construction industry in Kenya put in many hours a day.

Moreover, the construction industry is arguably the most dangerous employment

sector involving numerous hazards, including excessive exposure to weather, dust,
noise, heat stress, falls from heights, falling objects, collapse of ground, lifting of
heavy objects, machinery, equipment and tools accidents and ergonomic
problems.

Safety at construction sites is often compromised in a market driven society where

concern is for completion of projects at the required quality, at minimum cost and
time.

The construction industry in Kenya experiences about 64 fatalities per 100,000

employees each year which is very high compared to UK which experienced 0.44
fatalities per 100,000 employees in 2013.

The common accidents in construction sites are:

 Falling from heights

 Cutting of limbs due to mishandling heavy equipment
 Objects falling from height
 Electric shock from cables
 Caving in of excavations and lifting of heavy tools and equipment.
Applicable Kenya Laws

 Occupational Safety and Health act 2007

 The occupational Safety and Health (Building operations and works of
Engineering construction rules) 1984
 The Factories and other places of work (Safety and Health committees)
Rules 2004
 Medical Examination Rules 2005
 Noise Prevention and Control Rules 2005
 Hazardous Substances Rules 2006
 Fire Risk Reduction Rules
 Any other legal framework related to health and safety of the workplace

Edgespot Consultants – Our Support Role in your construction Projects

Edgespot Consultants shall assist you in ensuring your project is in full compliance
to all Health and Safety requirements. We can provide the following support;

Health and Safety Management – Project Planning phase

 A general description of the construction Project.

 Hazards and Risks to the health or safety
 Information enabling the contractor to demonstrate the competence and
adequacy of resources.
 Information enabling the contractors to understand and perform their duties
under the regulations.

Health and Safety Management - Construction-phase health and safety

 Site management and supervision – Includes Contractor Management

 Site Safety Inductions and Trainings
 Occupational health risk assessments and audits
 Equipment Inspection and certification