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Health and safety in education
A dedicated Health and Safety consultant becomes your Competent Person across your school, nursery or trust. Your staff get practical support. Your pupils stay safe. You get compliance that holds up to HSE and Ofsted scrutiny.
IOSH Approved | 98% Client Retention | 400+ Active Partnerships
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SECTOR-SPECIFIC COMPLIANCE
We understand education settings
Classrooms, labs, kitchens, playgrounds and sports halls - occupied by children, staff, visitors and contractors, often at the same time. Each with its own compliance demands.
Asbestos in ageing estates
Most school buildings pre-date 2000. Asbestos registers, management surveys and contractor briefings have to sit behind every maintenance task and wall-mounted display.
Fire safety built around children
Evacuating 300 primary pupils is nothing like evacuating an office. Nurseries with non-mobile infants need age-appropriate procedures, clear assembly points and accurate visitor sign-in.
Legionella, kitchens and COSHH
Older water systems, school kitchens, science labs, cleaning stores and DT workshops. Hazardous substances, food hygiene and legionella controls all need documented, workable routines.
Staff, visitors and contractors in flux
Supply teachers, parent volunteers, peripatetic staff, term-time works crews. Inductions, lone working and contractor management need to keep pace without slowing the school day.
What you get as a partner
Know exactly where you stand
A site walk from an experienced consultant tells you what an HSE inspector or Ofsted visitor would find today. No surprises, no guessing.
Pass inspections without the scramble
Your Competent Person prepares the evidence, reviews correspondence and briefs you ahead of inspections. You remain the duty holder, we make sure the work is done.
Meet regulatory requirements
Understand your legal obligations under fire safety law, COSHH and asbestos regulations, and how to demonstrate compliance. Know what an HSE inspector expects to find.
One named consultant, not a call centre
Same expert every visit. Direct line for urgent issues. No rotating faces, no ticket queues.
Two ways to work with Opus Safety
Both give you full platform access. The difference is how much of the compliance work you want to own yourself.
Software Only
Full platform access, self-managed, training resources included, email support
Opus Safety Partnership
Everything in Software Only, plus a dedicated H&S consultant using the same platform - so nothing gets lost between site visits and your dashboard.
Not sure which is right for you? Speak to a consultant - we'll help you decide.
What non-compliance can cost
£6k
HSE
enforcement fine
£14k
in additional costs
A UK children's activity operator was fined after a three-year-old nearly drowned during a swimming session at one of its camps.
The HSE investigation found pool safety documentation was inadequate and unclear, and that the measures weren't effectively communicated to or implemented by staff on the day. HSE prosecution, January 2026
Everything your people need, from one team
Health and Safety
Site walkthroughs, risk assessments and audits managed end to end by a consultant who's walked operations like yours before.
Occupational Health
Health surveillance, exposure monitoring and fit-for-work reviews delivered by clinicians who understand your workforce.
Human Resources
Employment policies, disciplinary support and contract templates built for your operational reality - shift patterns, turnover, seasonal staffing.
Training
Essential courses delivered on site by your consultant. IOSH-accredited where it counts, sector-relevant every time.
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Is your education environment fully protected?
Book a consultation or request a gap analysis to see where you stand
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