Safety, done properly.
You focus on building. We keep the health and safety side straightforward - properly qualified, easy to deal with, and on your programme.
Principal Designer · Site inspections · Incident investigation · Retained H&S support
Free. No obligation. A straight answer either way.
- Communicators and educators, not clipboard-fillers
- We work with you, on your programme
- Anti-bureaucracy, pro-safety
- Safety that works, not safety that looks like it works
- Principal Designer, CDM 2015, taken UK-wide
- Chartered CMIOSH and MSc Distinction
- APS, OSHCR and SSIP accredited
- Fixed fee, no surprises
Seven ways we can help.
Principal Designer (CDM 2015)
Design-stage health and safety, coordinated properly. Pre-Construction Information packs and a Health & Safety File that gets used, not filed - and a PD who challenges decisions that store risk for the build phase.
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Site Inspections
Built to learn, not to police - with trend reporting across your projects over time.
Read more →Contractor H&S Support
Retained support: construction phase plans, RAMS reviews, toolbox talks and a straight answer when something happens.
Read more →Incident Investigation
Independent, structured investigation with root cause analysis that stands up to scrutiny.
Read more →Competent Person (Reg 7)
Qualified cover without the full-time salary - a solid answer for SSIP, CHAS and Acclaim.
Read more →Training & Workshops
Practical sessions built around how your business works, plus certified e-learning access.
Read more →Expert Witness
Independent expert witness support on construction health and safety matters - scoped case by case.
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Built by someone who's been there.
BSA was founded by Tony Barnes - a career spent in construction health and safety, on sites, in design meetings, and in the difficult conversations when something hasn't gone to plan. From £5m refurbishments to £120m major builds, across healthcare, commercial and residential.
"I started BSA to work with people who want things done properly. Not box-ticking. Not audit theatre. Just honest, practical safety advice."
Tony Barnes - MSc (Distinction), CMIOSH - Founder
Meet BSA →Properly qualified. Properly insured.
Chartered Member of the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health.
Occupational Health and Safety Management, University of Hull.
Corporate Member of the Association for Project Safety.
Accredited under Safety Schemes in Procurement.
Registered on the Occupational Safety and Health Consultants Register.
£2m professional indemnity and £5m public liability cover.
Where the work actually happens.
Preston-based, across the North West - nationwide for PD.
Most of our site work sits within about 100 miles of Preston, comfortably covering Lancashire and Greater Manchester. Principal Designer appointments are taken across the country.
Fifteen minutes is enough to know whether BSA is the right fit.
The fastest way is a phone call - but email works too. No obligation.