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Ex-inspectors turned protectors. Your safety is personal.
We used to enforce the rules. Now we help businesses follow them - taking legal responsibility as your Competent Person so you can focus on running your operation.
IOSH Approved | 1000+ businesses supported | 32k+ platform users
Built by enforcers. Driven by accountability.
Opus Safety was founded by Environmental Health Officers who spent years on the other side - inspecting businesses, issuing enforcement notices, and seeing firsthand what happens when compliance is treated as an afterthought.
We saw the same pattern everywhere: businesses paying for advice that didn't stick, rotating consultants who never learned the operation, and compliance gaps that only surfaced when it was too late. So we built something different.
Today, we embed into your operation as your Competent Person under UK law - taking direct legal responsibility for your health and safety programme. Not advising from the sidelines. Owning it.
What we stand for
Every decision we make is guided by a simple belief: compliance should protect people, not just tick boxes.
Accountability over advice
We don't tell you what to do and leave. We take legal responsibility as your Competent Person - your compliance is our name on the line.
Proactive, not reactive
We find risks before regulators do. Continuous monitoring, quarterly audits, and real-time tracking mean you're always inspection-ready.
Dedicated consultant, every visit
Your dedicated expert learns your sites, your people, and your challenges. Same face every visit - not a rotating door of strangers.
Technology that serves people
Our Compliance Cloud was built by safety professionals, not developers. Every feature exists because a real consultant needed it.
Sector expertise, not generic advice
Manufacturing floors, warehouse operations, builders merchants yards, and garden centres - we know your specific risks because we've enforced them.
Done for you, not DIY
Risk assessments written. Audits conducted. Training delivered. Policies created. You get outcomes, not homework.
OUR APPROACH
How we got here
From enforcement officers to trusted compliance partners - every step shaped how we work with businesses today.
Enforcement background
Our founders spent years as Environmental Health Officers - inspecting businesses, issuing enforcement notices, and understanding exactly what regulators look for during investigations.
Saw the problem firsthand
The same businesses kept failing. Not because they didn't care, but because they relied on fragmented advice from rotating consultants who never truly understood their operation.
Built a better model
We created the Opus Safety Partnership - a dedicated consultant who becomes your Competent Person, backed by intelligent technology to track every action and close every gap.
Scaled across key sectors
Today we serve manufacturing, warehousing, builders merchants, garden centres and more across the UK - with 1000+ businesses supported and a 98% retention rate.
THE TEAM
Meet the people behind your compliance
Ex-enforcement officers, sector specialists, and safety professionals who take personal responsibility for your health and safety programme.
Anna Chadwick
Aimee Ward
Alex Banks
Amy Burns
Andrew Hughes
Andy McMenemy
Ben Hodges
Caroline Lee
David Clifton
Emma Bavin
Farhaan Ali
Hannah Salt
Himmat Rai
Ian Dunsford
Ian Hatherly
Liz Hotham
Millie Dawson
Nick Bruton
Nick Ward
Nicky Parsonage
Nikhil Mistry
Ollie Potter
Paul Barker-Miles
Phillip Hinton
Rebecca Knox
Richard Denton
Sam Shaw-Miller
Shane Ketch
Tom Baverstock
Tom Bradley
Tom Warman
Isabelle Mason-Plisko
John Southall
Karen Benson
Kate Hamilton
Lauren Hancocks
Sophie West
Matthew Probitts
Simon Hurcomb
Lilly Mullen
Lianne Lapere-Lewis
Michelle Woodiwiss
Naomi Waldron
Rhona Davie
Britt Carver
McLaughlan Transport
Danny McLaughlan, Workshop Director
Accredited & certified
Recognised by the industry bodies that matter most to your compliance.
IOSH Approved | 98% Client Retention | 400+ Active Partnerships
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Ready to work with people who own your compliance?
Start with a free safety gap consulation. No cost. No obligation.
Frequently asked questions
What does a Competent Person actually do?
Can you work alongside our existing H&S team?
How quickly can you start?
What makes your sector specialists different from generic consultants?
What's the difference between the Partnership, one-off projects, and Compliance Cloud?
