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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
Yard operations, loading safety, and customer-facing risk management. We understand the unique challenges of trade retail environments.
Warehousing & Logistics
MHE-intensive operations, racking safety, and loading bay risks. You need someone who can induct peak-season temps fast and ensure your night shift isn't a compliance blind spot.
Manufacturing & Engineering
24/7 production, machinery guarding, hot work, and COSHH exposure. You need someone who understands the tension between output targets and keeping people safe - and how to manage both.
Garden Centres
Seasonal displays changing weekly. Family footfall alongside forklift operations. Food hygiene in the café. Whether you're one site or ten - your risks are real and your compliance matters. You need someone who sees the full picture, not just the obvious risks.
Metal Stockholders
Heavy lifting, cutting operations, and materials handling across indoor and outdoor yards. Crane safety, manual handling risks, and COSHH exposure from oils and coatings. Your consultant knows this environment - not just the regulations that apply to it.
Childcare & Nurseries
Safeguarding requirements, fire safety in buildings designed for small children, food hygiene, outdoor play areas, and regulatory inspections from Ofsted as well as HSE. Your risk profile is unique - your consultant should be too.
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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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