SHEQ SERVICES · CAPE TOWN
Health and safety consulting
From finding the risks in your business to managing them day to day, BMS Holdings is the health and safety consultancy that does it with you. We focus on risk management, legal compliance, audits, emergency preparedness and condition monitoring, always with the financial, legal and moral side in mind.
Compliance through competence
Every employer in South Africa must comply with the Occupational Health and Safety Act 85 of 1993. What that takes depends on your business: a small office needs very different things from a food factory or a construction site.
We start by understanding how your business works. Then we find the gaps, fix the ones that carry the most risk and train your people so the system keeps working after we leave. No generic templates, no file that sits on a shelf.
We work with businesses from SMEs to JSE-listed companies, with a strong base in food and beverage manufacturing, warehousing and construction.
Our SHEQ services
Thermal imaging inspections
Thermal scans of DB boards, motors and plant to find hot spots before they cause a breakdown or a fire.
Workplace risk assessments
Find the hazards, score the risks and get a practical action plan. Baseline and issue-based risk assessments, tied to Section 8 of the OHS Act.
OHS legal compliance
A gap analysis against the OHS Act, then the appointments, policies and system your business needs to close the gaps, and keep them closed.
SHEQ compliance audits
An independent audit of your health and safety system, with every finding ranked by risk and a corrective action for each.
Emergency preparedness
Emergency plans, escape routes, equipment placement, trained role-players and evacuation drills that prove it all works.
Construction safety files
Project-specific safety files for principal contractors and subcontractors, built to the Construction Regulations 2014.
How we work
- Listen. A short call or site visit to understand your business, your risks and what's driving the request: a client audit, an inspection, an incident or growth.
- Assess. We measure where you are against the law and your own goals.
- Fix what matters first. You get a prioritised plan, not a 200-page report.
- Build competence. We train your people so they can run the system themselves.
- Stay with you. Regular audits and updates as your business and the law change.
Also from BMS
- SHEQ24: compliance software that tracks risks, incidents, training and legal appointments in one place. A BMS Holdings company.
- My Safety File: site-specific construction safety files generated online in about 8 minutes. A BMS Holdings company.
- Occupational medicals: on site with our two mobile units, or at our Cape Town clinic.
- ISO implementation: ISO 45001, ISO 14001 and ISO 9001.
- Health and safety training: 20 courses, from First Aid Level 1 to Legal Liability for Managers.
What does a health and safety consultant do?
A health and safety consultant helps a business meet its legal duties under the OHS Act and keep its people safe. That usually means risk assessments, legal compliance gap analyses, health and safety systems, legal appointments, audits, emergency plans and training. A good consultant also builds your own team's competence, so you're not dependent on them forever.
Do we need a full-time safety officer?
Not always. Many small and medium businesses don't need a full-time safety officer. They need a competent person to set up the system, plus trained appointees inside the business to run it day to day. We can act as your outsourced SHEQ support, with regular site visits and audits, while your own appointees handle the daily work.
Which areas do you cover?
We're based in Century City, Cape Town, and work across Cape Town and the Western Cape. If your site is further afield, ask us and we will tell you what we can do.
Where should we start if we have nothing in place?
Start with a gap analysis and a baseline risk assessment. Together they show which laws apply to you, where your biggest risks are and what to fix first. From there we build the system step by step, in order of risk, so you're never paying for things you don't need.
Get in touch
Talk to a health and safety consultant
Tell us what's going on in your business and we'll recommend where to start.
- Phone064 549 5312
- Emailinfo@bmsholdings.co.za
- AddressThe Colosseum, First Floor, Century Way, Century City, Cape Town, 7441