Sectors

Compliance by sector.

The most common gaps for each type of business, and what TestSafe covers.

Care providers

Care Providers

CQC handles your regulated activity. We handle everything underneath it. The physical compliance, the employment records, the audit trail that commissioners, insurers, and local authority contracts officers look for when they come through the door.

We have worked in care. We understand how your operation runs before we ask a single question. That means less disruption, faster assessments, and reports written in language your team actually understands.

Retained partner

Care homes benefit most from regular physical presence. We walk the building, talk to the team, and notice things that do not make it into a phone call. Monthly or bi-monthly visits keep your records current and your staff aware that compliance is being actively managed. See how the retained arrangement works.

Common gaps we find

  • Legionella risk assessment missing or out of date
  • PAT register incomplete or assets not labelled
  • Fire risk assessment last updated when the service opened
  • Right to work checks done but not consistently filed
  • Sleep-in pay not benchmarked against NMW
  • AI tools in use without a written data policy

What we cover

  • PAT testing and electrical safety
  • Water safety and legionella risk assessment
  • Fire risk assessment and fire door inspection
  • Health and safety policy and risk assessments
  • Employment compliance and Fair Work Agency pre-assessment
  • GDPR audit including AI tool usage review
  • Document and records management
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Holiday lets & caravan parks

Holiday Lets and Caravan Parks

Your insurer, your booking platform, and any future buyer will ask for the same paperwork. Most holiday let owners have some of it somewhere. Very few have all of it, current, signed, and ready to produce.

We visit the site, assess what is there, produce the documentation, and tell you exactly what needs to change. One visit, clear report, no jargon.

Retained partner

Between seasons and changeovers we build a visit schedule around your calendar. Pre-season check before guests arrive. Mid-season walk-through. End of season review. You know what has been checked and when. See how the retained arrangement works.

Common gaps we find

  • No written fire risk assessment or one that covers the main property only
  • No legionella risk assessment covering showers and stored water
  • PAT not carried out on guest appliances
  • Pest control reactive rather than documented and preventative
  • No GDPR compliance for guest booking data

What we cover

  • Fire risk assessment and fire door inspection
  • Legionella risk assessment and TMV checks
  • PAT testing across all units
  • Pest management assessment and monitoring plan
  • GDPR audit for guest data handling
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Hospitality & food

Hospitality and Food

Pubs, cafes, restaurants, catering kitchens.

Most operators know that one or two things are out of date. The HACCP plan was written when they opened. The allergen matrix does not reflect the current menu. The temperature logs have gaps. We go through it properly, tell you what is missing, and produce documentation that would satisfy an Environmental Health Officer visit.

We have worked in commercial kitchens. We understand the environment and we will not slow your service down to do it.

Retained partner

In a food business the gap between visits is where problems develop. We come in regularly, sometimes for a temperature check, sometimes just to walk the kitchen and have a conversation. EHOs notice when a business is actively managed. We help you look like one.

We come in before your busy period, during it if needed, and after. You know the risks in your venue better than anyone. We help you document them properly and stay ahead of what the FWA and EHO will want to see. See how the retained arrangement works.

Common gaps we find

  • HACCP plan generic and not tailored to the current menu
  • Allergen matrix incomplete or not displayed correctly post Natasha's Law
  • Temperature monitoring logs missing for extended periods
  • Right to work checks done verbally and not recorded
  • Pest control happening without a written management plan

What we cover

  • Food safety audit and HACCP review
  • Allergen management audit
  • Kitchen risk assessment and COSHH
  • Pest management assessment and monitoring plan
  • Fire safety assessment
  • Employment compliance and Fair Work Agency pre-assessment
  • PAT testing and electrical safety
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Offices & retail

Offices and Retail

Small teams, real obligations.

Smaller risk profile does not mean no obligation. Insurers ask for fire risk assessments. Landlords ask for electrical safety records. GDPR applies to every business that holds a customer email address. Most small offices have not looked at any of this since they moved in.

We keep it straightforward. We assess what matters, skip what does not apply, and produce documentation you can actually use.

Common gaps we find

  • DSE assessments never completed for desk-based staff
  • Fire risk assessment older than the current lease
  • Privacy notice copied from a template and never updated
  • No retention policy for paper or digital files
  • AI tools in use without a written data handling policy

What we cover

  • DSE workstation assessments
  • Fire risk assessment and electrical safety
  • GDPR audit and AI tool usage review
  • Document and records management
  • Employment compliance audit
  • HR simulation for managers handling difficult conversations
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Trades & fabrication

Trades and Fabrication

Workshops, yards, mobile operations.

Higher risk environments need stronger paperwork. COSHH, manual handling, working at height, lone worker procedures. The HSE will ask for evidence of assessment, not just awareness. We understand these environments and we do not need the tour explained to us.

Common gaps we find

  • COSHH assessments absent or covering only a fraction of substances in use
  • Manual handling risks identified informally but never written down
  • No working at height risk assessment despite regular ladder or platform use
  • Lone worker procedures absent or verbal only
  • Electrical safety records incomplete

What we cover

  • Health and safety policy and general workplace risk assessment
  • COSHH assessment
  • Manual handling risk assessment
  • Working at height risk assessment
  • Lone worker procedures
  • PAT testing and electrical safety
  • Employment compliance audit
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