Operational Safety Built Into Every Process.
ASPIS Consulting Group delivers expert health, safety, and operational risk management services to the manufacturing sector, helping organisations protect their people, maintain regulatory compliance, and build the safety culture that underpins sustainable operational performance.Supporting Safer, More Resilient Manufacturing
"Manufacturing operations carry inherent and significant risks, from machinery hazards and manual handling to chemical exposure, noise, and complex maintenance activities. Managing these risks effectively is not just a legal requirement; it is a prerequisite for operational excellence and long-term competitiveness."
We help manufacturers across all sub-sectors, including food and beverage, automotive, aerospace, metals and materials, packaging, pharmaceuticals, and general engineering, plan, manage, and continuously improve their approach to health and safety. Our consultants bring hands-on manufacturing experience, enabling advice that is technically sound and operationally practical.
Our experience spans single-site operations, complex multi-site manufacturing groups, and major capital investment projects. We work alongside production teams, engineering functions, and senior leadership to identify risk, design and implement effective controls, and build the management systems and workforce capability that sustain safe performance over time.
Whether your organisation is navigating a regulatory inspection, responding to a serious incident, implementing a new production process, or building a long-term safety improvement programme, ASPIS provides the expertise, resource, and strategic insight to help you achieve your objectives.
How ASPIS Supports the Manufacturing Sector
A comprehensive suite of specialist services designed to protect your people, your projects, and your organisation, at every stage of construction delivery.
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.
COSHH & Hazardous Substances
Comprehensive COSHH assessment programmes, hazardous substance inventories, occupational exposure monitoring, and control strategy development — protecting workers from chemical and biological health risks.
Safety Management Systems
Design, implementation, and certification support for ISO 45001-aligned safety management systems — tailored to your manufacturing context, production model, and regulatory obligations.
Embedded Safety Resources
Experienced manufacturing safety professionals embedded within your operations to provide day-to-day leadership, specialist support, and technical guidance — particularly valuable during periods of significant change or capital project delivery.
Contractor Safety Management
Structured management of contractor safety across maintenance, capital projects, and specialist services — including prequalification, permit-to-work systems, site induction, and performance monitoring.
Noise & Vibration Management
Workplace noise and hand-arm vibration assessments in line with the Control of Noise and Vibration at Work Regulations — including exposure monitoring, risk banding, and health surveillance programme design.
Manual Handling & Ergonomics
Assessment and improvement of manual handling risks, workstation ergonomics, and human factors in production environments, reducing musculoskeletal injury risk and improving workforce wellbeing.
Fire Risk Management
Comprehensive fire risk assessments for manufacturing premises, addressing the specific ignition sources, fuel loads, and process hazards of production and warehousing environments, with legally compliant, practical controls.
Digital Safety Transformation
Implementation of digital safety management tools — including electronic permit-to-work systems, near miss reporting platforms, and real-time safety dashboards — to modernise your safety processes and improve operational insight.
Incident investigation
Structured investigation of workplace accidents, near misses, and dangerous occurrences, applying recognised root cause analysis methodologies to produce actionable recommendations and extract organisational learning.
A Partner Built for Manufacturing
1. Production Aware Safety Expertise
Our consultants understand manufacturing operations from the inside, respecting production pressures while ensuring safety is never compromised. We find solutions that work on the shop floor, not just on paper.
2. Multi-Hazard Awareness
Manufacturing environments present a wide range of concurrent hazards. Our multidisciplinary team covers machinery safety, COSHH, noise, ergonomics, fire, and more — providing coordinated, holistic risk management.
3. Regulatory Confidence
We ensure manufacturers meet their obligations under PUWER, COSHH, LOLER, RIDDOR, and all applicable sector-specific regulations — providing documented compliance evidence and preparing organisations for HSE engagement.
4. Capability Building
Our approach builds lasting internal competence alongside delivering immediate outcomes — ensuring your safety function, supervisors, and workforce are better equipped to manage risk effectively long after our engagement concludes..
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