Insurance and Safety
Insurance and Safety Standards at Kennington Movers
Kennington Movers is committed to delivering a professional, insured and safety-focused removal service. We understand that you are trusting us with your home, business and possessions, and we take that responsibility seriously. Our insurance, staff training, use of PPE, and detailed risk assessments are all designed to give you confidence and peace of mind on moving day.
Fully Insured Removal Company
As an insured removal company, Kennington Movers holds comprehensive public liability insurance. This cover is in place to protect you, your property and members of the public in the unlikely event that something goes wrong during your move. It forms a key part of our professional standards and helps ensure that every job is carried out with accountability and care.
Public liability insurance is essential for any responsible removals provider. It is designed to cover accidental damage or injury that might occur while our team is working on your premises, carrying your goods or operating in shared spaces such as stairwells, corridors and loading bays. By maintaining this insurance, we help to safeguard you from potential costs and complications.
Our management team regularly reviews our cover to ensure that it remains appropriate for the size and nature of the work we undertake. As our fleet, equipment and client base grow, we adjust our insurance to keep pace, maintaining a robust level of protection at all times.
Public Liability Insurance for Your Protection
Public liability insurance is a core part of our safety and risk management framework. When our team is on site, they may be moving large items, navigating tight spaces or using handling equipment. Although our procedures are designed to prevent accidents, it is important to have protection in place if an incident does occur.
Our public liability insurance is there to respond to situations such as accidental damage to fixtures and fittings, or injury to third parties caused by our activities. While these events are rare, having structured cover in place means that issues can be handled efficiently and professionally.
For clients, this offers reassurance that you are working with a serious, insured removal company that understands both legal obligations and best practice. For us, it reinforces our culture of responsibility and encourages every member of the team to work to high standards at all times.
Professional Staff Training
Insurance is only one part of a safe removals service. Equally important is the competence and conduct of the people handling your move. At Kennington Movers, all staff receive structured training before they are allowed to work independently on customer premises.
Our training covers safe lifting and carrying techniques, correct use of moving equipment, protection measures for furniture and property, and customer care. New team members work under supervision until they can demonstrate consistent safe working practices and a clear understanding of our procedures.
Ongoing training sessions are used to refresh skills, introduce new equipment, and discuss any lessons learned from previous moves. This continual development approach helps to keep safety at the forefront of daily operations and ensures that our team remains up to date with industry standards.
Personal Protective Equipment PPE
Personal protective equipment is a visible sign of our commitment to safe working practices. Our teams are equipped with appropriate PPE to help reduce the risk of injury and protect both staff and customers during a move.
Depending on the job, PPE may include safety footwear with protective toe caps, gloves for secure handling of items, and high visibility clothing where there is vehicle movement or loading in shared access areas. For particular tasks or environments, additional protective items may be used in line with the findings of our risk assessments.
We ensure that PPE is properly maintained, replaced when worn, and used correctly. By combining PPE with thorough training and safe techniques, we reduce the chance of accidents and promote a professional, careful approach to every stage of your move.
Structured Risk Assessment Process
Every move presents its own challenges, whether that means narrow staircases, heavy or fragile items, restricted parking or shared access routes. To manage these factors, Kennington Movers follows a structured risk assessment process for all removal projects.
Before the move, we gather information about the property, access points, parking arrangements and any items that may require special handling. For larger or more complex moves, a pre-move survey may be carried out to identify potential hazards and plan the safest approach.
On the day of the move, the team leader conducts an on-site assessment before work begins. This includes checking access routes, identifying trip or slip hazards, confirming that lifting equipment is suitable, and ensuring that there is a clear and safe path for moving goods between the property and the vehicle.
Where risks are identified, we put practical control measures in place. These may include using additional staff for heavy items, adjusting the route to avoid obstacles, setting up clear walkways, or temporarily protecting floors, banisters and doorways. The goal is always to minimise risk to people and property while maintaining efficiency.
Continuous Improvement in Safety
Safety and insurance are not one-time considerations; they are part of an ongoing process of improvement. Kennington Movers regularly reviews incidents, customer feedback and industry guidance to refine our procedures and standards.
By combining strong public liability insurance, rigorous training, appropriate PPE and a detailed risk assessment process, we aim to provide a removal service that is both professional and secure. When you choose Kennington Movers, you can be confident that your move is being handled by an insured removal company that places safety at the centre of everything it does.
