Health and safety legislation in the UK places clear duties on employers to protect their workforce, manage risks, and demonstrate that reasonable steps have been taken to prevent harm.

SightKit is designed to support those duties by providing simple, structured tools that help organisations implement, manage and evidence their health and safety arrangements in day-to-day operations.

Supporting the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974

The Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 requires employers to ensure, so far as is reasonably practicable, the health, safety and welfare of employees and others affected by their work.

SightKit supports this by helping organisations to:

• Identify hazards and unsafe conditions through structured observations and defect reporting

• Capture workforce concerns via anonymous Safety Pulse feedback

• Record decisions, actions and follow-ups using the CAT action tracker

• Ensure issues are assigned, tracked and closed out with clear accountability

• This helps demonstrate that safety issues are actively identified, addressed and managed, not simply documented and forgotten.

Risk Assessment and Risk Control

Under the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999, employers must carry out suitable and sufficient risk assessments and implement appropriate control measures.

• SightKit supports this by:

• Providing structured risk assessment tools

• Allowing risk assessments to be reviewed, updated and reassessed

• Linking actions directly to identified risks

• Maintaining a clear audit trail of changes, reviews and sign-off

Manual Handling, HAVS and Specific Risk Regulations

SightKit includes dedicated tools to support compliance with specific UK regulations, including:

• Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992

• Control of Vibration at Work Regulations 2005 (HAVS)

• LOLER (Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations 1998)

These modules help organisations to:

• Identify and assess relevant hazards

• Record equipment, tasks and exposure

• Track inspections, reviews and reassessments

• Maintain clear records to demonstrate control measures and monitoring

This supports a consistent, repeatable approach to managing higher-risk activities.

Information, Instruction and Training

UK legislation requires employers to provide suitable information, instruction and training.

SightKit supports this through:

• A document library for procedures, policies, instructions and guidelines (PPIG)

• Toolbox talk records and acknowledgements

• Training and competence tracking to evidence who has been trained and when

This helps organisations demonstrate that safety information is available, communicated and understood.

Monitoring, Review and Continuous Improvement

Effective compliance goes beyond paperwork. Regulators expect employers to monitor performance and act on findings.

SightKit supports this by:

• Capturing incidents, near misses and observations

• Tracking corrective actions to completion

• Providing visibility of recurring issues and trends

• Supporting audits and inspections with consistent records

This aligns with the expectation that organisations actively review and improve their health and safety arrangements.

Evidence and Accountability

Across all modules, SightKit provides:

• Clear ownership of actions and tasks

• Time-stamped records and audit trails

• Consistent data storage in one system

This helps organisations demonstrate that they have taken reasonable, proportionate steps to manage health and safety risks — an important consideration in regulatory reviews or investigations.

Important Note

SightKit is a supporting tool, not a substitute for competent advice or management responsibility. Legal duties remain with the employer. SightKit helps organisations implement, manage and evidence their arrangements more effectively.