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Making the most of your occupational health risk assessment

If you’re considering an occupational health programme, begin with an expert risk assessment. Our seven-point plan helps you turn data into action.

Ian Hatherly
Ian Hatherly
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Legislation update: Employment Rights Act 2025

The Employment Rights Act 2025 will reform individual rights and redefine working practices. Prepare your business with guidance from Opus’s HR experts.

John Southall
John Southall
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KidsOut Giving Tree initiative brightens the holidays

Help us play Santa as part of the KidsOut Giving Tree project, providing toys and gifts to vulnerable and disadvantaged children across the UK.

John Southall
John Southall
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HSE statistics: your 2022/23 summary

The Health and Safety Executive has shared its annual report on workplace safety. Get the inside story on accidents, ill health, and stress at work.

Ian Hatherly
Ian Hatherly
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How to pass your 2024 HSE metalworking fluid inspection

The HSE will audit businesses using metalworking fluids in their machining processes through March 2024. Our 3-point plan gets you inspection-ready.

Ian Hatherly
Ian Hatherly
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Gap analysis: What's holding you back from full compliance?

Gap analysis spots the weak links in your health and safety programme before an inspector does. Learn what's involved, how it supports compliance, and how to start in under 15 minutes.

Ian Dunsford
Ian Dunsford
Case Studies

Building a safety-driven workforce at Hitachi Construction Machinery (UK)

Bringing health and safety in-house across a national operation

Case Studies

Elevating safety at Bunting Magnetics

Pushing beyond everyday compliance with end-to-end digital safety

McLaughlan Transport trucks on motorway near Perth
Case Studies

Strengthening safety at McLaughlan Transport

Establishing a structured safety programme from the ground up

Whitepapers

Creating a culture of safety: The business case for a compliance-first mindset

A practical guide to building a strong, compliance-first safety culture - making the business case, comparing strong and weak cultures, setting out five steps to embed accountability, and tracking maturity with the Bradley Curve.

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MD, Builders Merchant
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Selecting your health and safety partner: A guide to choosing the right level of support

A practical guide for business leaders weighing in-house, ad hoc, retained, and competent person partnership models, with the criteria for choosing a provider that scales with your business.

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MD, Builders Merchant
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Protecting against noise-induced hearing loss: Choosing the proper protection for your team

A guide to safeguarding employees from permanent hearing damage caused by workplace noise exposure, covering legal responsibilities, noise reduction solutions, and PPE selection.

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MD, Builders Merchant
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Occupational health: The business benefits of a proactive approach

This whitepaper examines how a proactive occupational health strategy reduces costs, prevents long-term sick leave, and builds a compliant, high-performing workforce.

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MD, Builders Merchant
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Occupational health: Protecting long-term lung health

Practical guidance for protecting workers from chronic lung conditions through proven control measures, covering respiratory hazards, legal duty of care, and occupational health programmes.

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MD, Builders Merchant
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RIDDOR: Making sense of reporting requirements

Opus Safety's whitepaper addresses widespread confusion surrounding RIDDOR reporting obligations in the UK, providing expert guidance on incident reporting thresholds and key legislative definitions.

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MD, Builders Merchant
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Safer storage and distribution: An essential guide for warehouse operators

A practical guide delivering proven safety solutions for warehousing and distribution sectors, covering risk assessments, health and safety legislation, forklift accidents, falls from height, racking systems, and compliance technology.

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MD, Builders Merchant
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