Health and Safety Audit services from fully qualified consultants

A Health and Safety Compliance Audit is a systematic examination of an organisation’s policies, procedures, and practices to assess their compliance with established health and safety standards and regulations. An audit examines the management systems underpinning your entire approach to safety compliance, rather than focusing on a specific hazard or activity.

This comprehensive evaluation identifies potential hazards, assesses the effectiveness of existing safety measures, and ensures that the workplace aligns with its legal obligations. Health and safety audits are essential for preventing accidents, mitigating risk, and demonstrating due diligence.

Employers have a legal duty of care toward their employees under the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974. The Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999 require every employer to make a suitable and sufficient assessment of risks to their employees whilst at work.

Businesses with more than five employees must also have a written health and safety policy. Failure to comply is a criminal offence. A proactive Health and Safety Audit is the most effective way to identify gaps before they lead to enforcement action, accidents, or liability.

While the law does not prescribe a specific frequency or format for Health and Safety Audits, the duty to manage health and safety effectively applies to all employers. A Health and Safety Audit is particularly important for:

As a Health and Safety Audit company, we provide services to help with all aspects of your organisation’s health and safety compliance. In order to fully comply with health and safety legislation, appropriate documentation, up-to-date policies, and effective procedures should be in place.

Throughout the audit visit, the assessor will require unrestricted access to all areas of the property, including any basements, lofts, and boiler or plant rooms. They will also need to review your COSHH, Asbestos Register, and CLEAPS records.

The following services are provided as part of your Health and Safety Audit or General Health and Safety Assessment. Please note: for most organisations, not all of the below will be applicable.

As part of the audit we check that appropriate documentation and health and safety assessments are in place across your full range of obligations, including:

Our health and safety consultancy services are provided by NEBOSH qualified and professionally accredited assessors. Safesmart’s health and safety consultants are available to provide audits, health and safety assessments, policy advice, and legislative guidance regarding premises, employer, and employee safety.

Most health and safety solutions exist in a generic form – within certain industries, policies are broadly transferable, and the HSE website provides a great deal of useful material. However, for many organisations, legal and practical challenges still remain. This is especially the case for industry-specific safety procedures and the additional (sometimes entirely niche) policies that tend to be required in particular working environments.

In such cases, external health and safety consultancy is often the most effective route to ensuring that both employees and employers are fully prepared for any health and safety scenarios that may arise. Safesmart provides an open-door consultancy for our clients, assisting with any health and safety issues that require specialist advice.