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We know the industry, inside and out
Opus is a new business built on decades of experience.
Nineteen years ago, John Southall - our founder - left his environmental health officer role to create a new kind of health and safety consultancy.
Customer-Focused Integrity
Honest, commercially-aware and completely focused on customer relationships.
Proven Safety Expertise
Hundreds of safer clients later, John and his team bring the same no-nonsense know-how to Opus.
Simplified Compliance Approach
We're compliance experts who recognise you have a business to run and people to protect. So we're here to make it simple.
Answers. Action.
Total assurance.
We don't believe in safety for safety's sake. So you won't be locked into a long-term contract or upsold services you don't need.
You work with qualified safety managers and ex-enforcement officers to exceed your legal requirements and make compliance a core part of your culture.
Listen
We invest time to understand your company, challenges and compliance goals.
Adapt
Our custom solutions are built around your needs, budget and business aims.
Support
We’re here for you – with exceptional service and a business-minded approach.
Improve
We raise standards with streamlined processes and time-saving tech.
Less box ticking, more benefits
Health and safety shouldn't slow you down. We listen to your goals, locate your issues and create custom compliance programmes to keep you moving forward.
Basics to big picture
Support for core legal requirements and forward-looking strategy.
Business-minded approach
Clear, cost-conscious advice that makes solid financial sense.
One-to-one connections
Personalised guidance from an expert who understands you.
Consistent care
No call centres. Just the same trusted consultant, every time.
Knowledge transfer
Tailored training and intuitive processes to empower employees.
Freedom and flex
A partnership that works for you – with no heavy-handed contracts.
End-to-end expertise
Answers and action for every stage – from scoping risk to measuring results.
Industry intelligence
Decades of compliance experience, ready and waiting.
Choose the right approach for you
Every company has different compliance challenges. Shape your ideal safety solution from three flexible options.
Opus Safety Partnership
Full-service consultancy and business risk management to improve safety standards for the long term.
Standalone compliance services
Targeted audits, surveys, assessments and staff training to keep you in line with current health and safety laws.
Friction-free software
Workflows, checklists, reporting and e-learning that streamline safety from start to finish.
How our consultancy partnerships work
We like to build lasting relationships. But that doesn't mean strict long-term contracts.
Partnerships begin with a business risk audit and grow with you. Along the way, you set realistic compliance goals – and get the tools, tactics and training to achieve them.
Common-sense savings
Compliance is full of inflated costs. We help you navigate mandatory requirements – and avoid unnecessary expense.
A positive way forward
We shape flexible H&S plans to keep you protected and productive - not lists of restrictive rules.
Personalised safety support
You get hands-on help with everyday compliance tasks and step-by-step programmes to reduce risk.
Long-term relationships
You need a compliance partner you can depend on. We’re honest, accessible and always thinking ahead.
Learn more about our services
Schedule an informal chat with an Opus consultant to learn how we can improve employee health and safety across your business.
Your partner in compliance
'John and his team provide top-quality health and safety advice with practical support. Through wide industry experience, John delivers an integrated service that links with the needs of the client.'