Health & Safety Compliance and Organisational Assurance
Health and safety risk exists in every organisation, from charities and SMEs to large, complex bodies. Failures in health and safety compliance can result in serious harm to people, regulatory enforcement action, criminal liability, and lasting reputational damage. Expectations from regulators, insurers and other stakeholders continue to increase, particularly where organisations are responsible for staff, volunteers, service users, or the public.
Durrant Riley Advisory provides bespoke health and safety compliance support, combining strategic oversight, practical implementation, and independent assurance. Our work is led by a NEBOSH Diploma-qualified practitioner with over two decades of experience in risk and compliance across the charity, public and commercial sectors. Every engagement is tailored to your organisation, your activities, and your risk profile.
Some organisations engage us for Board-level health & safety governance and assurance; others for practical help strengthening policies, risk assessments and controls, or to respond to incidents, near-misses or enforcement action. Many use a combination of services over time as their activities and risk exposure evolve.
Health & safety duties go beyond your employees
For many organisations, charities especially, health and safety is not only about staff. You may owe duties to volunteers, service users, beneficiaries and members of the public, often while running higher-risk activities such as events, fundraising, community premises or transport, and frequently without a dedicated safety function to manage it. Trustees and senior leaders can also carry personal responsibility for getting it wrong.
That combination, broad duties, real-world activities, limited in-house resource, is exactly where proportionate external support works best. We help you meet your legal obligations across everyone you’re responsible for, focusing on genuine risk rather than paperwork, and give trustees and leaders confidence that safety is being managed properly and defensibly. strategic oversight, practical implementation, and independent assurance. Every engagement is tailored to your organisation, your activities, and your risk profile.
How We Help
Strategic Service
Health & Safety Strategy, Governance & Assurance
This service provides confidence that health and safety risks are properly governed and controlled.
We help Boards and senior leaders understand their legal duties, the risks arising from their activities, and whether existing arrangements are effective, proportionate and defensible. This includes reviewing governance structures, reporting lines, oversight mechanisms, and the effectiveness of your safety management system.
Our focus is on risk-based, practical compliance that protects people and the organisation without unnecessary bureaucracy.
Why this is good for you
- Clear understanding of health & safety responsibilities
- Board-level assurance over a high-risk area
- Stronger oversight, accountability and governance
- Increased confidence during inspections, audits, or incident scrutiny
Best for: Boards and leadership teams, including trustees, seeking assurance that health & safety arrangements are fit for purpose and aligned to legal duties and regulator expectations.
Foundations
Policies, Risk Assessments & Roles
This service establishes strong, practical health and safety foundations.
We support the development or review of health & safety policies, risk assessments, procedures and safe systems of work, ensuring they reflect how your organisation actually operates. We clarify roles and responsibilities so health & safety is owned and managed effectively at every level.
Why this is good for you
- Risks are properly identified, assessed and controlled
- Policies and procedures are usable, understood and embedded
- Responsibilities are clear across teams and functions
- Compliance becomes part of day-to-day activity
Best for: Organisations with outdated documentation, unclear ownership, or changes in activities, operating models, or risk exposure.
Active Management
Training, Monitoring & Assurance
This service focuses on making health and safety work in practice.
We provide support with ongoing monitoring, training, and assurance, including audits, inspections and reporting. This ensures controls are followed, hazards are identified early, and staff understand their responsibilities and the standards expected of them.
Why this is good for you
- Early identification of hazards and non-compliance
- Improved staff awareness, competence and confidence
- Clear evidence of active management and oversight
- Reduced likelihood of incidents, claims, or enforcement action
Best for: Organisations with ongoing operational risk or regulatory scrutiny, or a need to demonstrate active, proportionate management of health and safety.
Incident Response
Incidents, Investigations & Improvement
This service supports you when incidents or concerns arise.
We provide independent, proportionate support following accidents, near-misses, or health and safety concerns. This includes incident investigations, root cause analysis, corrective action planning, and support engaging with regulators, insurers, or other stakeholders.
Our focus is on learning, improvement, and restoring balance — not blame.
Why this is good for you
- Incidents are handled fairly, defensibly and independently
- Lessons are properly identified, documented and acted upon
- Engagement with regulators or insurers is managed with confidence
- Health and safety arrangements are strengthened and future risk reduced
Best for: Organisations responding to incidents, complaints, or enforcement activity, or those seeking independent support to review and improve their arrangements.
Let’s talk
If you’re weighing up a decision, facing a tricky issue, or simply want a second opinion from someone who has been in your position, we’re happy to talk it through. No obligation.