Insurance and Safety Standards at Storage Westcombe Park
Storage Westcombe Park is committed to providing a safe, secure and fully insured removal and storage service. From comprehensive public liability insurance to rigorous staff training and detailed risk assessments, we take every step to protect our customers, their property and our team. This page explains how our insurance cover and safety procedures work together to give you confidence throughout your move and storage experience.
Comprehensive Public Liability Insurance
As an insured removal company, Storage Westcombe Park maintains robust public liability insurance designed to safeguard customers, visitors and third parties. This cover is specifically chosen to align with the risks associated with removals, handling of belongings and activity around our storage facilities.
Public liability insurance offers protection in the unlikely event that damage to property or injury to a third party occurs in connection with our services. Whether our team is working within your home, at business premises or on our own site, this insurance is in place to provide financial and legal protection where applicable under the policy terms.
Our policy is regularly reviewed to ensure that cover levels remain appropriate for the scale and nature of our operations. This includes considerations such as the size of our teams, the number of removals and storage movements we undertake, and the type of goods and environments we typically work with. We work closely with regulated insurance providers to keep our policies current and aligned with industry standards.
Focus on Staff Training and Competence
Insurance alone is not enough to guarantee a safe service. At Storage Westcombe Park, we place equal importance on thorough staff training so that potential risks are reduced before they arise. Our training programme focuses on practical skills, health and safety awareness and customer care.
New team members are given a structured induction that covers safe lifting techniques, correct use of moving equipment, secure loading and unloading of vehicles and best practices for protecting customers belongings. They shadow experienced staff before working independently, ensuring that the standards we set are consistently understood and applied.
Ongoing training sessions are carried out to refresh knowledge and introduce updates to safety procedures, legislation or internal policies. Topics such as hazard spotting, working safely in different environments, emergency response and incident reporting are revisited at regular intervals. This continual learning approach helps keep our staff alert, confident and competent during every job.
Personal Protective Equipment and Safe Working Practices
Personal protective equipment plays a crucial role in minimising risk for our team and for customers. Storage Westcombe Park ensures that staff are supplied with appropriate PPE based on the tasks they undertake and the environments in which they work.
Common PPE issued includes safety footwear to protect against heavy items and uneven surfaces, high visibility clothing for work around vehicles and in dimly lit areas, and gloves designed for handling a range of materials. Where required, additional items such as eye protection and respiratory protection are provided in line with our risk assessments.
We complement PPE use with safe working practices that reduce reliance on protective equipment alone. This includes encouraging staff to use handling aids such as sack trucks and dollies where appropriate, maintaining clear walkways, securing loads properly and adopting team lifts for heavy or awkward items. Supervisors monitor working methods to confirm that guidance is being followed and to intervene quickly if an unsafe practice is observed.
Structured Risk Assessment Process
A carefully managed risk assessment process underpins every aspect of our insurance and safety approach at Storage Westcombe Park. We systematically identify potential hazards, evaluate the level of risk and put control measures in place before work begins.
For removal work, this starts with assessing the property layout, access routes, parking arrangements and any site-specific factors such as stairs, narrow corridors, delicate flooring or shared entrances. These details help us plan staffing levels, equipment requirements and timing to minimise disruption and reduce risk.
Within our storage facility, we carry out regular assessments covering vehicle movements, loading and unloading areas, warehouse and corridor layouts, fire safety, housekeeping standards and customer access. Each assessment leads to practical actions, such as clearer signage, improved lighting, revised traffic flows or updated staff instructions.
Risk assessments are documented and periodically reviewed, especially when there are changes to our working environment, equipment or service offering. Staff are encouraged to report new hazards or near misses so that the process remains dynamic and responsive rather than a one-off exercise. This culture of continuous improvement ensures that our risk management keeps pace with real working conditions.
Customer Protection and Peace of Mind
All of these measures come together to offer clear benefits to customers choosing Storage Westcombe Park. Public liability insurance protects against the unexpected, while staff training, PPE and risk assessment significantly lower the chance of incidents occurring in the first place.
Customers can feel confident that we handle their belongings with professionalism and care, that our operations are carefully planned and that safety is always at the forefront of what we do. By investing in insurance and safety to this degree, Storage Westcombe Park aims to deliver a removal and storage experience that is secure, efficient and reassuring from start to finish.
