Who we are

Established in 2003, The Health & Safety Dept. has supported hundreds of SMEs across a multitude of industries remain safe whilst doing what they do best. We believe that everyone has the right to come home from work unharmed and we know that you want that to. The risk and price of getting it wrong is too high.

We pride ourselves on helping our clients keep their people safe whilst saving them money and providing peace of mind as we work with then and become their Health and Safety Department. We only offer the best, sensible and pragmatic advice tailored to each client ensuring they receive exactly what they need.

Fronted by our Head of Health & Safety Luke Perry, our clients are in great hands. Collectively our team has over 50 years’ of experience in health and safety across a multitude of industries. From schools to construction sites they’ve seen it all.

Whatever your requirement our team would be happy to speak with you, get to know your business then together look with you at which of our services would be best for your business.

Call our experts now 0345 872 3639 for a no-obligation discussion, or to arrange a free Health check on your H&S documentation.

Meet the team

Luke Perry

Head of Health & Safety

With over ten years of experience in Health and Safety roles, Luke started off in the health industry working for Virgin Active and Nuffield Health. Since then he has worked in a number of industries including aviation, logistics and warehousing. Luke has experience with both SMEs and large corporate bodies, he hopes his varied industry experience will assist the company’s continued development as Head of Health & Safety.

Hayley Smith Tech IOSH ACIEH

Health & Safety Team Leader

Hayley has worked in health and safety/food safety for some 27 years, since 2016 she has been working at H&S Dept supporting clients from many different industries e.g. manufacturing, warehouses, schools, hospice care, office and many more.

Hayley said that although H&S Dept is very busy and challenging at times, it has always been a great place to work with such fun and lovely colleagues.

She enjoys Pilates, very much enjoys holidays abroad and more important than anything spending time with her family.

Stephanie Smart

Health and Safety Advisor

Stephanie’s previous experience in providing internal health and safety advice in manufacturing, conducting training and in swimming pool management has provided her with a wealth of knowledge and experience.  Stephanie loves nothing more than to learn, once completing three full NEBOSH qualifications in a single year! She considers herself to be a bit of an admin geek and loves writing and reviewing risk assessments. In her personal life Stephanie loves Yoga, Pilates and walking her two dogs.

Karl Gwillym

Health and Safety Advisor

Karl has come from a background within the training sector with over 15 years of experience , as a training assessor Karl delivered apprenticeship qualifications within a variety of industry sectors and health and safety was an integral part of this role, initially surveying the employment to ensure employees were working in a safe and healthy environment prior to starting their qualification. Karl then undertook health and safety qualifications, working his way up to achieving his Level 6 qualification in Occupational Health and Safety, Graduate Member of IOSH, advancing into a Health and Safety Managers position for the past 5 years with T2 Group.

Hannah Oulsnam

Business Administrator

Hannah joined us in 2024 after spending a few months exploring Austalia & New Zealand. Her previous experience contains years of organising in the art world, setting up commercial accommodation with an eco friendly approach and before that, selling highly sought after wines during the lockdown years. Hannah looks after onboarding documentation and service renewals in The Health & Safety Dept as well as any eLearning requests and office administration.

Looking for expert health & safety support?

We can help you focus on your business by taking care of all your health & safety needs.

 

Let us know how we can help or ask about our free initial H&S review.

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