Competent Person Service
Clear, reliable support that ensures your health and safety responsibilities are met consistently and correctly.
What the Competent Person Role Covers
The Competent Person service provides access to qualified, ongoing health & safety support to help organisations meet their legal duties under UK legislation. This includes advice, guidance, document review and practical support as issues arise.
Why Appoint a Competent Person
This service ensures you always have competent advice available without employing in-house expertise. It provides reassurance to directors and managers, supports decision-making, and demonstrates compliance to regulators and insurers.
Why Choose Us?
01 Chartered Expertise
Led by Graham Cowan, Chartered Fellow of IOSH (CFIOSH), Chartered Fellow of IIRSM (FIIRSM) and Technical Member of TIFSM.
02 Practical Guidance
We explain legislation in plain English, giving you simple, actionable steps toward compliance that you and your team can follow.
03 Multi-Sector Experience
Experience across Care, Education, Property Management, Construction, Manufacturing, Industry and Agriculture.
04 Independent, Unbiased
Support is shaped around your service, your risks and your responsibilities, with a focus on what’s practical and achievable for your business.
Frequently Asked Questions
There is no specific legal requirement to carry out audits, but employers are legally required to manage health and safety effectively. Audits and inspections are a recognised way of demonstrating compliance and due diligence.
Inspections focus on physical conditions and day-to-day practices. Audits take a broader view and assess systems, arrangements and management processes. The approach used depends on your needs.
This depends on your organisation’s activities, size and level of risk. Some organisations benefit from annual audits, while others require more frequent inspections.
No. Audits and inspections are planned to minimise disruption and carried out in a professional, collaborative manner.
Yes. Many organisations use audits as a starting point for structured improvement and ongoing consultancy support.
