Government Agencies

There are over 50 government agencies, whose roles are to implement government policy in their respective sectors. They include: the Arts, transport (such as the DVLA, highways and waterways) and public employment and welfare (including JobCentre Plus, Health and Safety, Child Protection and the NHS) – but there are many more.

Despite their diversity, they all have a number of common issues: the health, safety and welfare of their people (such as their employees and customers) and that of the environment (buildings and sites, as well on a local, regional, national and even global scale).

How we can help

ESG has a wide range of environmental, health, safety and welfare services to support government agencies in complying with the necessary regulations and voluntary codes of practice. For example, we offer industry expertise in:

Health and safety, 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
• Geoenvironmental advice
• Environment due diligence
• Contaminated land assessment, remediation and regeneration
• Waste management and landfill expertise
• Soil testing for landscaping
• Flood risk and ecology assessments
• Stack emissions and air quality testing
• Industrial effluent monitoring, analysis and advice
• Environmental chemistry expertise
• Lubricant and fuel analysis

Geotechnical testing, monitoring and advice, including:

• Geotechnical site investigation
• Foundation pile testing
• Geotechnical and engineering geology design and advice
• Materials testing
• Road pavement testing
• Concrete and aggregate testing
• In-situ lime and cement testing
• Structural investigations