Guides and templates you can actually use. Take what you need.
Compliance does not have to be complicated, but most of what is written about it makes it sound that way. These guides, checklists and templates are written by the consultants who do this work every day, in plain English, for people who have a business to run.
Five disciplines, plus the documents you keep being asked for.
The library covers the five disciplines we work across, plus the practical documents you keep being asked for. Filter by what you need.
Risk assessment templates, COSHH and HAVS guidance, health surveillance, PUWER and temporary works.
Absence management, handling misconduct, drugs and alcohol, holiday requests and managing difficult employees.
Gap-analysis guidance and what each standard actually asks of you, in plain terms.
RAMS and method-statement templates, F10 and duty-holder guidance for the people who run the job.
The SSIP checklist and a scheme comparison, so you know what you need before you apply.
Care, construction, manufacturing, professional services and facilities, with the documents each one is asked for.
A few that earn their keep.
The full library — filter, search or browse the lot.
Every guide, assessment, template and tool in one place. Filter by discipline, switch the view, or search for exactly what you need.
Who needs one under the RRO 2005, what it must cover, and a free template.
Assessing hazardous substances at work, and the records an inspector expects.
Your duties on water systems, and how to evidence control measures.
What the regulations require and how to assess lifting and carrying risk.
Controlling dust exposure, health surveillance and the WEL limits.
Duty to manage, when a survey is needed, and who must be trained.
What the law means by a competent person, and how to appoint one.
What an outsourced HR partner does for an SME, and when it pays off.
When TUPE applies, your duties to transferring staff, and the pitfalls.
Running a fair grievance process that holds up if it's challenged.
How claims work, the costs, and how to keep out of one.
Quality management certification — gap analysis to surveillance.
Environmental management systems and certification.
Occupational health & safety management certification.
Managing psychological health and wellbeing at work.
What the regs require and who holds which duty on a project.
The PD role under CDM and the Building Safety Act, explained.
When a project is notifiable to the HSE, and how to submit it.
The SSIP umbrella, mutual recognition, and which scheme to pick.
The health & safety side of a CQC inspection for care providers.
Editable general, COSHH, fire and manual-handling templates.
A construction-ready RAMS template main contractors accept.
A 2-minute score across H&S, HR and ISO with your biggest risk.
Five questions to the scheme that wins the work you want.
See how close your quality management system is to certification.
See how close your environmental management system is to certification.
See how close your safety system is to certification.
Are you ready to win and deliver compliant construction work?
Estimate what one workplace incident could really cost.
A template points you in the right direction. A consultant gets you there.
A template tells you what a document should cover. Your named Spectra consultant does the work: writes the risk assessments, COSHH assessments and method statements for your site and your tasks, and stands with you when a client, an auditor or the HSE asks. A generic form cannot know your business. Book a free review and we will tell you what is missing.
Filter the library by discipline or sector and download what fits. If you are not sure where to start, the two-minute Compliance Health Check will point you at your biggest gap first. Looking for the interactive tools and calculators or the knowledge base? They are next door.
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