Rigorous Safety for a Complex Sector.
ASPIS Consulting Group delivers specialist health, safety, and regulatory compliance services to the chemical industry, managing process risk, protecting people, and ensuring operations remain legally compliant and operationally resilient.Expert Support Across the Chemical Lifecycle
"The chemical sector demands more than compliance, it demands a culture of precision, accountability, and continuous improvement to protect people, communities, and the environment from the consequences of process failure.
We help chemical manufacturers, processors, and distributors manage the inherent risks of hazardous operations with confidence. From COMAH-regulated major hazard sites through to routine process operations, our consultants bring the technical depth and regulatory knowledge to keep your workforce safe, your processes controlled, and your licence to operate secure.
Our experience spans bulk chemical manufacturing, specialty chemicals, pharmaceuticals, agrochemicals, and petrochemical operations. We work alongside site management teams, safety functions, and engineering teams to assess risk, design controls, and build the management systems that prevent incidents and drive sustainable safety performance.
Whether you are responding to a regulatory inspection, implementing a new process, managing a significant change, or building long-term safety capability, ASPIS provides the right expertise at every stage, pragmatic, proportionate, and anchored in deep sector knowledge.
How ASPIS Supports the Checmical Sector
From major hazard compliance and process safety to workforce behaviour and digital transformation, our services address the full spectrum of risk in chemical operations.
Audit & Assurance
Independent, evidence-based reviews of safety performance, legal compliance, and the effectiveness of risk controls, providing objective insight and confidence that your systems are functioning as intended.
COMAH & Major Hazard Compliance
Expert support for COMAH-regulated sites — including safety report preparation and review, competent authority liaison, and ongoing compliance management to meet all Tier 1 and Tier 2 obligations.
Process Safety Management
Systematic identification, assessment, and control of process hazards — including HAZOP, LOPA, bow-tie analysis, and SIL assessment to prevent major accident events and demonstrate ALARP to regulators.
Safety Management Systems
Design, implementation, and continual improvement of robust safety management systems aligned to ISO 45001, process safety standards, and your specific regulatory requirements and operational context.
COSHH & Chemical Management
Comprehensive management of hazardous substances — including COSHH assessments, chemical inventories, safe handling procedures, and full compliance with REACH and other applicable regulatory frameworks.
Embedded Safety Resource
Experienced chemical sector safety professionals embedded within your teams to provide leadership, day-to-day support, and continuity during periods of change, growth, or critical programme delivery.
Contractor Management
End-to-end contractor safety support across the supply chain — including prequalification assessment, structured onboarding programmes, ongoing performance monitoring, and independent assurance reviews.
Digital Safety Transformation
Strategic implementation of digital safety management platforms to improve hazard visibility, streamline reporting, and provide real-time operational insight across multi-site chemical operations.
Emergency Preparedness
Development and testing of major emergency plans, on-site emergency response procedures, and scenario-based exercises — ensuring your people and systems are prepared for the worst.
Behavioural Safety
Applying behavioural science to identify root causes of at-risk behaviour in chemical environments, embed positive safety cultures, and sustain the human factors improvements that reduce incidents.
Incident Investigation
Structured investigation of safety incidents, near misses, and process deviations — using recognised methodologies to identify root causes, prevent recurrence, and extract organisational learning.
Safety Management Systems
Design, implementation, and continual improvement of robust, compliant, and fit-for-purpose safety management systems — tailored to your operational context, contractual requirements, and organisational scale.
A partner Built for the Chemical Sector
1. Deep process Safety Expertise
Our consultants combine recognised process safety qualifications with hands-on experience across a wide range of chemical processes, understanding the technical complexities and regulatory expectations that define major hazard operations
2. Regulatory Intelligence
We maintain close awareness of HSE, Environment Agency, and COMAH Competent Authority expectations, helping clients stay ahead of inspection requirements and respond to regulatory scrutiny with confidence
3. Pragmatic, Proportionate Advice
We provide solutions that are technically rigorous and practically deliverable, working with your operational realities rather than imposing generic frameworks ill-suited to complex chemical environments.
4. Sustained Performance Improvement
Our engagement model builds internal capability alongside delivering immediate outcomes, leaving your organisation stronger, more self-sufficient, and better equipped for long-term safety excellence.
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