Our services
Safety, fire safety, occupational hygiene and environmental services
A complete range of professional services across safety, fire safety, occupational hygiene and the environment — matched to each client's needs and to regulatory requirements, from the design stage through to implementation on site.
Fire safety design and engineering support
A core service — covering design, licensing, integration and on-site support
Hoshen Engineering & Consulting supports fire safety projects from the design stage through to preparation for regulatory approval. The service covers fire safety plans and appendices, support through Israel Fire and Rescue Authority requirements, site emergency files, coordination with consultants and designers, preparation for inspections, and support in implementing the requirements on site.
- Preparing fire safety plans and fire protection appendices
- Supporting building permit applications on fire safety matters
- Supporting business and property licensing against Israel Fire and Rescue Authority requirements
- Preparing site emergency files to Israel Fire and Rescue Authority requirements
- Preparing facility emergency files and emergency-response documentation
- Support through to Israel Fire and Rescue Authority approval, in line with the requirements of the authorities and accredited bodies
- Coordination with architects, systems consultants, electrical consultants, sprinklers, fire detection, HVAC and smoke control
- Support and coordination of integration testing and cause-and-effect commissioning for fire safety systems
- Readiness checks ahead of Israel Fire and Rescue Authority inspections
- Fire safety walkthroughs, gap identification and a corrective action plan
- Checking escape routes, emergency exits, emergency signage and emergency lighting
- Reviewing the siting of firefighting equipment, extinguishers, hose stations, hose reels and hydrants
- Support in installing, testing and documenting fire protection measures to the project's requirements
- Fire safety training for employees, safety representatives and emergency teams
- Support for evacuation, fire and emergency drills
- Tracking the closure of deficiencies through to completion of the requirements
Integration and cause-and-effect commissioning
On projects involving several fire safety systems, the firm assists in coordinating and supporting integration testing and cause-and-effect commissioning, including coordination between fire detection, public address, sprinklers, smoke control, air conditioning, fire doors, door-release systems, lifts, emergency power and the required operating scenarios. The service is delivered in coordination with the accredited bodies and the relevant testing laboratories and institutes.
Site emergency files and fire-authority documentation
Preparing site emergency files and accompanying documentation to support advance planning for emergencies, including information on the building, access routes, firefighting and fire detection systems, smoke control measures, escape routes, isolation points, emergency equipment, contacts, emergency scenarios and operating procedures.
Implementing management systems to ISO 45001 and ISO 14001
Occupational health and safety management system and environmental management system — gap analysis, implementation, internal audits and preparation for certification audits.
Hoshen Engineering & Consulting supports organisations in establishing, embedding and improving management systems to two international standards: ISO 45001 for occupational health and safety management and ISO 14001 for environmental management. The service covers gap analysis, building procedures and processes, identifying risks and opportunities, setting objectives, preparing the required documentation, internal audits, and preparation for certification audits with an external certification body.
ISO 45001 — occupational health and safety management system
An international standard for managing the health and safety of an organisation's employees. Support covers gap analysis, hazard identification and risk assessment, developing safety policy and objectives, procedures and documentation, involving employees, safety representatives and management, incident management and corrective actions, internal audits and preparation for an external certification audit.
ISO 14001 — environmental management system
An international standard for managing the environmental aspects of an organisation's activities. Support covers gap analysis, identifying environmental aspects and impacts, mapping legal and environmental regulatory requirements, setting policy, objectives and action plans, procedures and documentation, preparedness for environmental emergencies, internal audits and preparation for an external certification audit.
Stages of the engagement — adapted to the relevant standard and to the nature of the organisation's activity:
- Gap analysis against the requirements of ISO 45001 and ISO 14001
- Mapping the organisation's occupational health and safety processes
- Identifying hazards, assessing risks and defining controls
- Developing an occupational health and safety policy
- Setting safety objectives, work plans and performance measures
- Preparing the required procedures, forms and records
- Integrating Israeli legal and regulatory requirements into the management system
- Defining responsibility and authority for role holders
- Involving employees, safety representatives and managers in safety processes
- Managing training, competence and employee awareness
- Managing incidents, near misses, investigations and lessons learned
- Tracking corrective and preventive actions
- Preparing for and conducting internal audits
- Preparing for the management review
- Preparing for the external certification audit
- Supporting audit findings through to closure of the gaps
A working management system, not a folder of procedures
The engagement focuses on establishing a management system that actually operates rather than on documents alone: connecting risk assessments, procedures, training, safety committees, incident reporting, corrective actions and management review — so that the system genuinely serves the organisation and fits how it works.
Preparing for certification audits
The firm assists in preparing the organisation for certification and surveillance audits, including readiness checks, completing documentation, preparing managers and employees, conducting a preliminary internal audit and supporting the closure of findings. Certification itself is carried out by an accredited external certification body.
Safety, hygiene and environmental officer services
A comprehensive outsourced Safety Officer service for organisations, plants and businesses — meeting every statutory requirement across safety, occupational hygiene and environmental protection.
- Periodic safety and hygiene audits
- Managing the organisation's safety file
- Reporting to the relevant authorities
- Compliance with the Organisation of Labour Inspection Law
- Running the safety committee and its minutes
- Support during government and regulatory inspections
Environmental surveys and risk assessments
Professional surveys to identify and evaluate occupational and environmental risk, in line with Israeli standards and regulatory requirements.
- General organisational risk assessment
- Environmental surveys — air, noise, radiation
- Assessment of exposure to harmful agents
- Risk ranking and prioritisation of treatment
- Summary report and remediation plan
Hazardous materials permits and the digital permit process
End-to-end support in filing, obtaining and renewing a hazardous materials permit, a business licence and the digital permit with the relevant authorities.
- Filing hazardous materials permit applications
- Updating and renewing existing permits
- Assembling the required documentation
- Liaison with the Ministry of Economy
- Support during the approving inspection
Hazardous materials, toxic substances officer and emergency team training
Professional, practical training for toxic substances officers, emergency teams and employees — in line with the hazardous materials regulations and regulatory requirements.
- Toxic substances officer training
- Emergency team training for leaks and spills
- Working safely with chemical substances
- Reading safety data sheets (SDS)
- New employee induction — chemical safety
Preparing facility and site emergency files
Preparing, managing and keeping up to date complete facility and site emergency files, covering all the required documents, procedures and approvals.
- Preparing a facility emergency file to statutory requirements
- Preparing a site emergency file for construction and work sites
- Ongoing management and updating of the documents
- Tracking the validity of training and approvals
- Coordination with contractors and suppliers
Support during regulatory and Ministry of Environmental Protection inspections
Professional, well-prepared support during inspections by the Ministry of Labour, the Ministry of Environmental Protection and other licensing authorities — before, during and after the inspection.
- Preparation ahead of a regulatory inspection
- Support during the inspection itself
- Addressing findings and resolving non-conformities
- Correspondence with the Ministry of Environmental Protection
- Follow-up through to closure of findings
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