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Manage Risks, Achieve Compliance

Our experts work across a wide range of industries, helping you to understand the latest in high hazard regulations, achieve compliance and peace of mind.

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Our consultants provide expert advice, guidance and support to high hazard organisations to enable you to achieve compliance.

Our on-site consultancy expertise extends to Competence Management, Human Factors, Process Safety and Leadership and Change Management.

We like to think of our team as an extension to your own. Consultancy services can be flexed to meet the needs of your business - adding to your own in-house expertise or supporting you through a particular project.

Process Safety

Tailored solutions to help design, review and implement your process safety systems to comply with regulatory requirements.

Competence Management

Our subject matter experts will help develop your competence management system framework.

Human Factors

Understanding the interaction between humans and systems – reducing safety, environmental and business risk.

WHat our stakeholders say

“Preparing for Net Zero? High Hazard Leaders need to ask themselves – Are your existing systems fit for purpose? If you are adapting to change, re-developing assets, adopting to new technologies, carbon capture or hydrogen, COMAH may apply. Review your workforce competence and compliance management systems to make sure you keep pace with change”

Max Walker

A good course...we looked at what could go wrong, how badly it could go wrong and what could be put in place to make the process safer. It made you question if what was in place is right and not just accept that it is. Well paced and well presented!

Jonathan Marshall

“HSE's analysis of recent major hazard leadership interventions has highlighted the links between poor performance on site and a lack of competency in the management of major hazards at senior leadership level.

Boards should have at least one person who is accountable for process safety performance and workforce competence, who understands how the decisions made at board level can impact upon safety, both now and into the future."

Matt Lea

Case studies

How a COMAH site addressed their aging workforce skills gap threat
11 November 2022

Emerald Academy – A CMS Review to support aging workforce issues, competency development and business improvements. The challenge Aging workforce skills gap issues posed a …

How National Grid Improves Worker Safety, Productivity and Regulatory Compliance
5 September 2022

The background Location: Great BritainClient: National Grid Gas Transmission (NGGT)Project: Competence Management and Authorisations ProjectDates: 2021 to Present Whilst still in the early stages, our …

How a COMAH site developed its Competence Management System (CMS)
28 July 2022

Vita Comfort UK’s Operations Director – Nick Wood, shares insight to help high hazard industry leaders develop their site’s Competence Management System – to reduce …

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Consultancy News

New safety courses launched to keep employees protected in high-hazard industries
26 April 2024

Cogent Skills are delighted to launch a selection of new safety courses to its training catalogue. The eight new courses add to Cogent’s existing catalogue …

Transforming Process Safety Performance: A Cultural Shift
10 April 2024

Developing strong process safety performance often requires a shift in organisational culture – so how should employers bring about this transformation and why is it …

Industry leaders launch major new skills study for COMAH sites
20 February 2024

A group of leading experts has launched a major study into managing process safety in high-hazard industrial sites. Control of Major Accident Hazards (COMAH) regulated …

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Our consultants have built up an unrivalled practical understanding of the specific complexities of working across the science industries and are on hand to support your skills needs.

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