Health, Safety & Fire Risk Compliance for UK Businesses
We support businesses, property managers and facilities teams to meet their legal obligations, reduce risk and stay compliant with confidence.
Clear understanding of your health, safety and fire risk responsibilities
Practical, proportionate advice that fits your business or property portfolio
Ongoing compliance support without unnecessary complexity
Accredited and trusted by leading compliance bodies
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How We Support Your Health & Safety Compliance
A clear overview of how we help businesses, property managers and facilities teams stay compliant, reduce risk and maintain safe working environments.
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HEALTH AND SAFETY CONSULTANCY
Clear, practical health and safety advice to help you meet your legal duties, reduce risk and stay compliant without unnecessary paperwork.
Fire Risk Assessments
Competent, compliant fire risk assessments for offices, commercial buildings and shared spaces, with clear actions you can actually implement.
Ongoing Compliance Support
Retained health and safety support to help you manage ongoing responsibilities, changes and risk across single or multi-site operations.
Safety Training
Practical training and competent advice for managers, duty holders and appointed persons, tailored to your business and level of responsibility.
Not sure where your compliance gaps are?
Start with our free Health & Safety Healthcheck.
In around 3–4 minutes, you’ll get a practical snapshot of your Health & Safety, Fire Safety, Legionella and Asbestos arrangements — with clear actions showing what may need attention.
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About Acorn Safety Services
Health and Safety Consultancy for UK Businesses
At Acorn Safety Services, we provide practical, proportionate health and safety consultancy to help businesses meet their legal obligations, reduce risk and create safer working environments.
Acting as your external health and safety partner, we offer clear advice, risk assessments, audits and ongoing support tailored to your organisation, your people and your level of risk.
Our approach is focused on clarity, competence and compliance — helping you understand what’s required and supporting you to manage health and safety confidently.
Our Areas of Expertise
- Health and safety consultancy for UK businesses
- Retained health and safety support and audits
- Fire risk assessments, fire door inspections and fire safety compliance
- Construction health and safety advice, inspections and CDM support
Legionella Compliance & LCA Membership
We are a certified member of the Legionella Control Association and are regularly audited for compliance with their Code of Conduct and Service Standards for
Legionella Risk Assessment Services
- Hot and cold water systems risk assessment
- Healthcare risk assessment
Legionella Monitoring Services
- Interpretation of analysis
- Sampling
Learn more about our Legionella consultancy services
Clear, Practical Compliance Support
We help you manage health and safety in a way that makes sense for your business — focusing on real risks, not unnecessary paperwork.
Expert Guidance You Can Trust
Our consultants provide competent, independent advice to help you meet your legal duties and make confident, informed decisions.
Proportionate, Ongoing Support
Whether you need one-off advice or retained support, we work alongside you to manage health and safety effectively as your business evolves.
Health & Safety Expertise You Can Trust
Our approach to health and safety is built on real-world experience, not box‑ticking or generic templates. We work alongside businesses, property managers and duty holders to deliver practical, proportionate compliance that actually works.
Written by Industry Experts
Acorn Safety Services is led by Ian Stone and Neil Munro — recognised asbestos, health and safety professionals with decades of hands‑on experience across commercial, property and construction environments.
Their practical approach is captured in the book Fear and Loathing of Health and Safety — a straight‑talking guide written for business owners and managers who want clarity, not complexity.
The same thinking underpins our consultancy services: clear advice, real risk focus and compliance that stands up to scrutiny.
Written by experienced consultants
Focused on real risk, not paperwork
Aligned with UK legislation and regulator expectations
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Latest Acorn Health and Safety Guidance & News
Fire door inspections and the technical details that matter
A fire door can look perfectly sound and still have defects that affect its performance. A closer that stops short, an unsuitable replacement lock or an excessive gap can compromise the protection it is designed to provide.
In our previous blog, we explained why fire door inspections are vital. Here, we take a closer look at the technical checks involved and why the details matter.
Fire doors help maintain compartmentation and are designed to restrict the spread of fire and smoke. They help protect escape routes and support the building’s fire…
Find out where your health & safety gaps may be
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Review your Health & Safety, Fire Safety, Legionella and Asbestos arrangements and see what looks good, what may need reviewing and what should be prioritised.
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