Worried about compliance gaps or safety risks?
A Five Star Audit gives you an independent, quantified picture of how your management systems really perform, measured against current legislation, recognised standards and best practice. You find the gaps before they become incidents, fines or reputational damage, and you leave with a clear plan to close them.
Our Five Star Audits are trusted by organisations around the world that want to go beyond legal compliance and prove they are among the best.
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Each one scored, so you can see exactly where you stand
Plan-Do-Check-Act
Best practice indicators, including leadership and engagement, mapped to a recognised model
Reviewed every year
Specifications updated for new legislation and trends
Five stars
Opens the door to The Honour Awards
Why choose a Five Star Audit?
Uniquely comprehensive
The most thorough, quantified audit process available, recognised internationally as a benchmark for best practice.
Expert auditors
Our auditors bring deep operational and technical experience, so findings are practical, not theoretical.
Consultative approach
We work with you, not just on you, to agree what good looks like for your organisation and how to get there.
What your organisation gets
| An independent assessment of your performance against regulation and best practice | |
| A quantified score for every element, so you can benchmark progress year on year | |
| A detailed report with prioritised recommendations to build your improvement strategy | |
| Evidence of leadership in health, safety and sustainability for clients, boards and regulators | |
| Eligibility to apply for the Sword of Honour or Globe of Honour if you achieve five stars |
Find the right Five Star Audit for you
Five audits, one standard of rigour. Choose the area you want to benchmark.
Our flagship audit
Five Star Occupational Health and Safety Audit
Test your health and safety management system against the latest legislation, recognised standards and best practice techniques.
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Best practice plus certification
Combined Five Star Occupational Health and Safety Management and ISO 45001 Audit
Get the insight of our consultative Five Star Audit and certification to ISO 45001, the international standard, in one process.
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Environment and sustainability
Five Star Environmental Sustainability Audit
Examine your environmental policies, processes and practices, with clear recommendations to improve your sustainability performance.
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People and wellbeing
Five Star Wellbeing Audit
An independent, holistic review of how you manage wellbeing, benchmarked against current best practice in the field.
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High-hazard operations
Five Star Process Safety Management Audit
An in-depth look at your process safety management systems, with a structured path for continual improvement towards best practice.
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Tell us about your organisation and our team will recommend the right route, including a pre-audit gap analysis if you want to prepare first.
Talk to our teamFive stars: your route to The Honour Awards
Organisations that achieve a five-star rating in the Five Star Occupational Health and Safety Audit, the Five Star Environmental Sustainability Audit or the Combined Five Star and ISO 45001 Audit are invited to apply for the Sword, Globe, Shield or Guardian of Honour.
These independently adjudicated awards recognise organisations with a culture of excellence embedded at every level, and are among the most respected achievements in the industry.
Discover The Honour Awards ›Case study
See how FCC Environment is achieving results
In October 2024, FCC Environment once again won several British Safety Council awards, recognising both its operational teams on the ground and its SHEQ team's work to raise standards of performance and behaviour across the business.
Read the FCC Environment case study ›"British Safety Council have been fantastic with us, it's great to have the dialogue where we exchange ideas as to what we need and what will work best rather than just look at an off-the-shelf solution."
Paul Stokes Dip2.OSH, CMIOSH, FIIRSM
Head of Safety, Health, Environment and Quality (SHEQ), FCC Environment
Ready to see where you stand?
Request more information and one of our audit team will be in touch to talk through your goals, or call us on +44 (0)203 510 8355.
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