Senior H&S leadership, without the full-time overhead.
Get strategic direction, governance and cultural change from a Health & Safety Director, on the days you actually need one. Our fractional and interim H&S Director service is built for growing organisations, turnarounds, and the moments when you need credible senior cover fast. Board-level safety leadership that gives your clients, insurers and regulators confidence, at a fraction of the cost of a full-time hire.
Where a fractional H&S Director leads:
The strategic safety work that only a director can carry.
A fractional H&S Director doesn't run the day-to-day inspections. They set the direction, own the governance, and change the culture, connecting risk to performance at the level where the big decisions are made. Here's where that shows up.
A risk-based H&S strategy aligned to your business objectives, with a 12 to 24-month implementation plan, so improvement is deliberate and sequenced rather than a series of reactions to the last problem.
A policy framework, risk registers, KPIs and leading indicators, and board reporting that gives leadership a clear, honest line of sight from risk to performance and back.
Safety leadership programmes, Just Culture implementation and engagement campaigns that change how people behave, because sustainable safety is built on culture, not just controls.
ISO 45001 gap analysis, system design and certification readiness, integrated with your ISO 9001 and 14001 systems, so you run one coherent framework rather than three that fight each other.
Regulator liaison and RIDDOR oversight when it matters most, handled by someone who has managed serious incidents before and knows how to protect your people and your position.
Standards, audits and performance management across your supply chain and contractors, so the safety of the organisations working for you is managed rather than assumed.
A review of your H&S structure, role profiles and training matrices, plus mentoring for your existing team, so the function is properly resourced and your people grow into it.
Director-level credibility, connected to performance.
A fractional H&S Director gives you senior credibility at ExCo and board level, and a clear line of sight from risk to performance that your leadership can act on. Because the work is measured against real KPIs, improvement is faster and visible rather than vague. Just as important, it builds confidence with the people who judge you on safety: your clients, your insurers and the regulator.
Three ways to bring in director-level H&S leadership.
You choose the model that fits the need, whether that's ongoing strategic direction, cover for a gap, or a defined transformation.
The numbers a good H&S Director moves.
Director-level safety leadership earns its keep by shifting leading indicators, not just reacting to lagging ones. These are the kinds of metrics we build reporting around.
High-potential near misses and hazard reporting rate, so you're managing the signals that come before an incident rather than counting the ones that come after.
Close-out time for actions, audit conformance and leading-indicator uptake, so the system demonstrably works rather than just existing on paper.
Training completion and competency measures across the workforce, so you can show your people are actually equipped for the risks they face.
The safety leader who sits at your board table.
You get a named, senior H&S Director with Chartered or NEBOSH-level credentials, ISO 45001 expertise and experience in high-risk environments. Credible with your board, your insurers and the regulator alike.
“A director's job in safety is to connect risk to performance and to change the culture, not to write more procedures. Get the leading indicators right and the serious incidents you're worried about become far less likely.”
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Our H&S Director service is delivered by Chartered or NEBOSH-qualified leaders with sector experience in high-risk environments, a proven ISO 45001 certification track record, and full professional indemnity and public liability insurance.
Common questions about a fractional H&S Director
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Arrange a conversation with our H&S Director to discuss your priorities.
Tell us where the organisation is heading and where safety risk sits today. We'll discuss your priorities and design a tailored plan around the right engagement model, days and outcomes. No obligation.