Health & safety software helps an employer meet its duty to assess and control workplace risk, and to evidence that it has. It sits within the broader field of compliance software, if you manage wider operational compliance too, see our guide to the best compliance software in the UK, but this page focuses on the H&S core: risk, incidents, training, inspections and policies.
What to look for in health & safety software
Judge an H&S platform on how well it covers the safety cycle, assess the risk, control it, train people, inspect, record incidents, and review. The core capabilities:
Risk assessments & RAMS
Site- and task-specific risk assessments and method statements, kept current, the backbone of any H&S system.
RAMS builder →Incidents & RIDDOR
Log incidents and near-misses, drive corrective actions, and flag RIDDOR-reportable events with the reporting deadline.
incident reporting →Training & competence
Track mandatory training, tickets and competence per worker, with alerts before anything lapses.
training matrix software →Inspections & audits
Site inspections, safety audits and permits to work, recorded against the job with actions followed up.
inspections & permits →Policies & documents
Health & safety policies, arrangements and safe systems of work, version-controlled and current.
document management →Fire & asbestos
Fire risk assessments and asbestos records for the duty holders responsible for premises safety.
fire risk assessment software →Toolbox talks
Deliver and record toolbox talks with attendance, everyday evidence that safety is being managed on the ground.
toolbox talks →Worker safety on site
Inductions, competence and worker records so the right, trained people are doing the work safely.
worker compliance →Which health & safety software is best?
As with compliance software generally, there is no single winner, the right tool depends on what you need most:
Best all-in-one H&S for operational businesses
ComplysRisk, RAMS, incidents, training, inspections and policies in one platform, tailored to your sector and connected to worker and contractor records.
Best for inspections & audits
SafetyCulture (iAuditor)Mobile inspection and checklist apps are strong on the audit side, but are not a full compliance system for RAMS, workers and contractors.
Best for enterprise EHS
EcoOnline and similar EHS suitesBroad environment-health-safety suites for larger organisations, with the cost and implementation weight that implies.
Best for RAMS specifically
HandsHQ, swiftRMSFocused RAMS tools, strong at producing method statements, but not a wider H&S management system.
Best for outsourced H&S
CitationConsultancy plus a template library and annual review, for businesses that prefer to hand H&S out rather than run it on software.
Competitor positioning is indicative and at a category level, check each vendor's site for current features and pricing.
Health & safety software vs a consultant
Many businesses reach for a consultant rather than software. The two are not mutually exclusive: software produces and manages the documentation and evidence, while a consultant brings judgement and site knowledge. What software changes is that you own your H&S records and can keep them current between visits, rather than depending on an annual review. Our piece on whether a health & safety consultant is worth it weighs it up, and consultants themselves can run client H&S on consultant software.
Health & safety software by sector
Safety obligations differ by industry, so the strongest fit is a platform tailored to yours. Construction teams should see construction compliance software; property and premises duty holders property compliance software; and every sector is covered in the broad compliance software comparison.
How Complys fits
Complys brings the H&S core, risk and RAMS, incidents and RIDDOR, training, inspections, permits, toolbox talks and policies, into one platform, connected to your worker and contractor records and tailored to your sector. It manages the documentation and the recurring reviews; the professional judgement stays yours. Compare it against the field in the best compliance software guide, or work through the selection process.