Safety and certification that keep the line running.
On a shop floor, a safety problem and a productivity problem are usually the same problem. An unguarded machine, a substance no one's assessed, a HAVS claim brewing in the grinding bay. We handle the standards-led safety that protects operators and equipment, and the certification that wins contracts, with a named consultant who knows a production environment.
Standards-literate, and certified ourselves.
The point where safety, a deadline and an audit collide.
The customer audit or the ISO surveillance visit tends to land in the middle of your busiest week. These are the moments firms tend to pick up the phone.
A customer or framework requires ISO 9001, 14001 or 45001, and there's a deadline attached to it.
A new machine or process has to be risk-assessed before it can run safely on the floor.
A HAVS, noise or COSHH issue has shown up, in surveillance results or a near-miss, and needs managing now.
A customer or HSE-led audit has flagged the distance between your systems on paper and what happens on the floor.
The system that worked at half the size is creaking, and it's landed on someone who already has a full-time job.
What we cover for manufacturing and engineering.
Standards-led safety run end to end, and the certification that sits on top of it. We tell you what the regulation actually requires, not what a generic template assumes.
Assessments under the Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998 (PUWER): guarding, isolation, maintenance regimes and safe systems of work per machine. New kit assessed before it runs, existing kit reviewed against how it's actually used.
Assessment of the hazardous substances on site, from coolants and solvents to welding fume and process dust, with control measures, exposure monitoring where it's needed and the health surveillance that should sit alongside it.
The slow-burn risks that turn into claims years later. We help you get exposure assessed, set control and rotation regimes, and put health surveillance in place so you catch a problem early and can show you managed it.
Environmental and occupational health and safety management systems, run end to end. Gap analysis, implementation, certification support and surveillance prep, not just the gap analysis and a wave goodbye.
Policies, risk assessments, a competence framework so the right people hold the right tickets, and a named consultant acting as your competent person.
One consultant who's walked your line.
You get one named consultant who knows manufacturing and knows your floor, not a different adviser each time. Over a year they become an extension of your team. You ring them directly. It's an ongoing advisory relationship, not a one-off assessment that ends when the report is filed.
Practical, standards-literate, and yours to keep.
You get a named consultant qualified in your field. For the bigger certification jobs, Gary runs ISO 14001 and 45001 end to end.
“Compliance has to support output, not stop the line to satisfy a folder. I write controls operators will actually follow, because the ones they won't follow protect no one.”
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“I run the full ISO journey, not just the bit at the front. The aim is a standard your business actually uses, rather than a folder that gathers dust until the auditor's due.”
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Planned around your shifts, not a folder.
We keep the on-line time to what's necessary and book the rest around production.
Common questions
What is a PUWER assessment and do we need one?
What's the difference between a risk assessment and a COSHH assessment?
We've had a HAVS concern flagged. What should we do?
Do we need ISO 45001, or is general H&S enough?
Can you handle both our safety and our ISO certification?
How disruptive is this to production?
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Alison always picks up the phone and quickly sorts whatever we throw at her. I cannot recommend her highly enough.
Marco expertly guided us through achieving our ISO 9001 certification. Our sincere thanks to the whole Spectra team.
From start to finish, Barrie was professional, knowledgeable and proactive as Principal Designer on our project.
Machinery, COSHH, noise and nine more hazards, scored the HSE way and ready to sign off. Free 30-minute review of your completed assessment.
Get a clear next step before it lands in your busiest week.
Whether it's machinery safety, COSHH, HAVS, noise or ISO 14001 and 45001 certification, start with a short review with a consultant who understands a production environment. We'll look at the safety and certification picture together and tell you what's urgent.