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FIVE STAR AT A GLANCE

A comprehensive view of your health and safety performance

Go beyond a simple compliance check. Our Five Star Occupational Health and Safety Audit provides an independent, structured assessment of your management system and how effectively it works in practice.

4
core audit sections
50
scored elements
4,500
available audit points
28
days for your final report

Elevating your safety standards

The Five Star Occupational Health and Safety Audit, developed by British Safety Council with global experts, assesses your management system against best practice standards. It provides clear guidance to support compliance and drive continuous improvement. Delivered by leading practitioners, our Five Star audits are among the most comprehensive in the industry.

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THE FIVE STAR PROCESS

More than a review of the paperwork

We combine documentation review, conversations with your people and on-site verification to build a rounded picture of how health and safety is managed across your organisation.

01

Review

We examine your health and safety management system, policies, procedures and supporting documentation against the Five Star specification.

02

Listen

Management, employees and other agreed stakeholders are interviewed to understand how arrangements are experienced and applied across your organisation.

03

Verify

Site inspection and operational sampling help our auditor establish whether documented arrangements are working effectively in practice.

04

Improve

You receive a quantified outcome, detailed report, observations, recommendations and clear action planning to support continual improvement.

DEMONSTRATE MEASURABLE IMPACT

Turn insight into better business performance

Independent assurance can help you identify risk, focus improvement activity and demonstrate the strength of your health and safety arrangements to the people who matter.

Financial

Identify inefficiencies, reduce avoidable costs and help minimise the financial impact of poor health and safety performance.

Reputation

Strengthen credibility and give customers, investors, employees and other stakeholders greater confidence in your approach.

Operational

Identify gaps, benchmark performance and strengthen the systems and processes that support a resilient organisation.

Legal & regulatory

Highlight areas of compliance risk and provide greater assurance that arrangements are being effectively managed.

Customer

Demonstrate performance in tenders, PQQs and supply-chain conversations, and support customer and contractual expectations.

 

READY TO RAISE THE BAR?

Start your Five Star journey

Speak to our team about your organisation, your objectives and how the Five Star Occupational Health and Safety Audit could support your next stage of improvement.

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Honour Awards: Your path to recognition

Achieving a Five Star Audit opens the door to respected awards in health, safety, and environmental management. Built on your audit results, the process highlights the strength of your systems, people, and culture. It’s a chance for organisations committed to excellence to gain global recognition for their achievements.

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Five Star Occupational Health and Safety Audit Specification

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