The challenge
Where things stood
A large manufacturer operating from 30 sites across the UK needed two things at once. First, statutory fire risk assessments to meet their duty as the responsible person under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, carried out to a consistent standard at every location. Second, an independent view of health and safety across the estate, free from internal bias so the board could see how each site was really performing rather than relying on self-assessment.
The difficulty was scale and consistency. Thirty sites assessed by different people, in different ways, produces thirty reports that cannot be compared. They needed one provider, one method and one comparable picture of the whole estate.
What we did
Our approach
We delivered a single coordinated programme across all 30 sites. Each site received a fire risk assessment carried out to the same methodology, identifying the significant findings, the priority and the responsible person so the duty under the Fire Safety Order was clearly met and clearly documented.
Alongside this we carried out an independent health and safety audit, benchmarked against recognised good practice in HSG65 and ISO 45001. Because we worked to one standard everywhere, the client could compare sites directly, see where the real risks sat and direct effort to the things that mattered most first.
We then brought the findings together into an estate-wide picture for the board, rather than handing over 30 separate documents to be read in isolation.
The outcome
What it changed
Consistent, compliant fire risk assessments across all 30 sites, an independent health and safety audit covering the full estate, a single prioritised action plan and a board-level view of risk that the client did not have before.