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Health and safety enforcement support with HSE or local authorities
For businesses that have received an improvement notice, prohibition notice, or notification of contravention - and need professional guidance on how to respond effectively.
What's included in this service
Practical health and safety enforcement support to help you understand, respond to, and resolve regulatory action. Whether you have received a formal notice or are preparing for an HSE visit, we provide the representation and technical guidance to protect your business.
What's included in this service
Practical health and safety enforcement support to help you understand, respond to, and resolve regulatory action. Whether you have received a formal notice or are preparing for an HSE visit, we provide the representation and technical guidance to protect your business.
Notice review and action plan
We review the enforcement notice in detail, explain what it requires in plain English, identify the legal deadlines, and advise on your options. Then a clear, prioritised compliance action plan - each action with a deadline, responsible person, and definition of what "compliant" looks like.
Response and representation
We help draft your formal response to the enforcing authority - professional, accurate, and proportionate. Your consultant attends HSE meetings, site visits, and inspections alongside you, providing technical support and taking contemporaneous notes in real time.
Resolution and ongoing liaison
Remedial works verified against enforcement requirements before you confirm compliance. Guidance on Fee for Intervention charges and the formal dispute process where there are reasonable grounds. Where a notice is unreasonable, we advise on the Employment Tribunal appeal route. We stay involved until the notice is formally lifted.
Blended programmes
Combine on-site and e-learning for maximum impact - theory online, practical on site. Recommended for high-risk environments.
Blended programmes
Combine on-site and e-learning for maximum impact - theory online, practical on site. Recommended for high-risk environments.
Blended programmes
Combine on-site and e-learning for maximum impact - theory online, practical on site. Recommended for high-risk environments.
Two ways to work with Opus
Book a one-off service for a specific need, or take on a partnership for ongoing support. Either way, the work gets done by the same team.
Book a service
For a specific need - a single assessment, audit, or
on-site service with a clear deliverable.
Opus Safety Partnership
Ongoing support and consider-it-done compliance. For businesses that want compliance off their plate, not on their to-do list.
Not sure which fits? Speak to a consultant - no commitment required.
Kellaway
Sector-specific compliance
Builders Merchants
Merchants tend to attract HSE attention on workplace transport and manual handling, which is where most yard and counter injuries happen. If you're facing a notice or a visit, we help you understand it, respond to it and put things right, protecting the business while you keep trading.
Warehousing & Logistics
Logistics sits high on the HSE's radar for transport, work at height and manual handling. We help you interpret the enforcement, build a credible response and evidence the improvements asked for, so the action gets resolved and your operation stays protected.
Manufacturing & Engineering
Manufacturing draws some of the toughest enforcement there is: a machinery prohibition notice can stop a line in an afternoon. We help you understand what's being asked, respond on solid technical ground and restart safely, all while protecting your position.
Garden Centres
With the public, children included, exposed to vehicles and falling displays, enforcement at a garden centre usually turns on member-of-public safety. We help you respond to a notice or prepare for a visit with a clear, proportionate plan that keeps you trading.
Metal Stockholders
Enforcement in stockholding usually centres on lifting, workplace transport and exposure to fume and noise, the high-harm areas inspectors tend to prioritise. We help you understand the action, respond credibly and evidence the controls you have in place.
Childcare & Nurseries
A nursery facing enforcement can find itself dealing with the HSE, Ofsted and environmental health all at once. We help you respond across those regulators with a single coordinated, proportionate case that protects your registration and your legal position.
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Facing HSE enforcement action?
We'll be there to support you through your legal requirements, ensuring every notice requirement is met, every response is evidenced, and every stage of the process is documented.
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?
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