A safety audit examines your management system — policies, procedures, risk assessments, training records — to check it's being followed in practice, not just written down. A site inspection looks at the physical workplace and equipment: housekeeping, guarding, storage, access and immediate hazards. Both matter, and neither substitutes for the other.
We also carry out behavioural safety audits, which focus on how people actually work rather than paperwork, and contractor safety assessments, which vet a contractor's competence and safety arrangements before they set foot on your site.
You want an honest, external view of compliance before a customer, insurer or certification audit finds the gaps for you.
You need to vet contractors before they start work, or run regular inspections across multiple sites.
Audits against relevant legislation and, where applicable, ISO 45001, checking the system is followed in practice.
Observation-based audits focused on how people actually work, not just what's documented.
Physical inspection of premises, plant and equipment for housekeeping, guarding and access issues.
Pre-qualification-style assessment of a contractor's competence and safety arrangements before they start work.
A consistent audit and inspection programme run across multiple sites or locations.
Clear findings with a prioritised action plan, tracked through to genuine closure.
We agree which sites, areas and standards are in scope, and how often.
We carry out the audit or inspection, gathering objective evidence throughout.
We issue a clear report with graded findings, not just a checklist tick-through.
We follow up on corrective actions until they're genuinely closed, not just marked complete.
An audit examines your management system and whether procedures are actually followed; an inspection examines the physical workplace and equipment for hazards. A thorough safety programme uses both.
This depends on your risk profile, but many businesses run a full audit annually and physical inspections monthly or quarterly, with higher-risk areas checked more often.
Yes — contractor safety assessment, similar to a pre-qualification questionnaire (PQQ) or SSIP-style review, is a core part of this service.
Yes — audits and inspections carried out this way slot directly into an ISO 45001 internal audit programme if you hold or are working towards certification.
We quote a fixed price based on the number of sites and frequency required, agreed after a free scoping call.
Most of our clients need more than one of these — here's what tends to go together.
Occupational health & safety management system implementation and certification.
Root-cause investigation and RIDDOR reporting that stands up to scrutiny.
Practical risk assessments and method statements your teams can actually follow.
Your outsourced, retained health & safety adviser — the 'competent person' the law requires.
Tell us about your sites and we'll quote a fixed-price audit or inspection programme.
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