I would say whatever you think reasonable and whatever you can get? I would imagine the policy will take less time unless you need meetings for information gathering. There is a simple safety policy on the HSE website. Will there need to be more than the policy, i.e. information of working practices like work at height, rescue plans etc.? Wind turbines would be a different ball game if you have to visit remote installations so more expense for you in travelling, miles etc. .45 p per mile is the revenue and customs allowance at present.

Chris I think the HSE rate is a charge by a company for lending out one of their employees and there are costs involved for the employer. That will be different to a self employed individual who has less overheads. I know of fire risk assessors that charge £400 a day for one of their employees to go out to do the work. The individual would not receive all of that fee. I can earn more than that for a days work but I have to really put lots of time and effort in to get there.