Case Studies West Midlands
Examples of West Midlands DSEAR Risk Assessments
We have carried out DSEAR risk assessments for businesses in the West Midlands that need practical support with dangerous substances, hazardous areas and the controls required to reduce risk.
The examples below show how DSEAR applies to real sites and real operations. They also show how assessments can support clearer action planning and stronger workplace safety.
Doncaster Precision Castings (DPC)
The challengeA visit was made to DPC (Doncaster Precision Castings) – Deritend site at Vines Lane in Droitwich, Worcestershire in May 2014 to consider compliance with the Dangerous Substances and Explosive Atmospheres Regulations 2002 (DSEAR). …
Meggitt Aircraft Braking Systems (MABS)
The challengeThe Holbrook Lane site at Meggitt Aircraft Braking Systems (MABS) has been established in Coventry (Dunlop previously) since 1919, and provides a rich legacy of mature manufacturing facilities, interspersed with modern additions.MABS undertakes the …
GKN Aerospace Transparency Systems
The challengeGKN Aerospace Transparency Systems occupies a legacy site in Kings Norton, Birmingham, and required a thorough review and update of a previous DSEAR RA. The site is a mix of mature manufacturing facilities, interspersed …
IAC Group
The challengeA visit was made to the International Automotive Components (IAC) site at Solihull, West Midlands on 16th December 2014 to consider compliance in respect of the Dangerous Substances and Explosive Atmospheres Regulations 2002 (DSEAR).IAC …
BMW
The challengeTwo visits were made to the BMW Hams Hall facility at Coleshill, West Midlands during May and June 2015 to consider compliance in respect of the Dangerous Substances and Explosive Atmospheres Regulations 2002 (DSEAR). …
Coventry Chemicals
The challengeA visit was made to the Coventry Chemicals site near Siskin Drive on 22nd September 2015 to consider compliance in respect of the Dangerous Substances and Explosive Atmospheres Regulations 2002 (DSEAR). Coventry Chemicals supply …
University of Birmingham
The challengeBirmingham university has a number of areas on campus that routinely use and store hazardous substances; these include mechanical and chemical engineering and science departments. Some liquids and gases used are classified as flammable …
Sulzer Dowding Mills – Birmingham
The challengeIn 2012, Sulzer Dowding & Mills group had decided to gain ISO 18001 accreditation across its business and part of this process identified the need to undertake a DSEAR risk assessment. Birmingham being the …
Warburtons – Wednesbury
The challengeA visit was made to the Warburton’s Bakery site at Wednesbury, on 3rd March 2016 to consider compliance with the Dangerous Substances and Explosive Atmospheres Regulations 2002 (DSEAR). The site’s core business is making …
S&A Produce
The challengeA visit was made to S&A Produce’s Brierley Court site, at Herefordshire, in 2020 to consider compliance with the Dangerous Substances and Explosive Atmospheres Regulations 2002 (DSEAR), incorporating Amendment 1: June 2015. At the …
Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust
The challengeA visit was made to the Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust sites, at Russells Hall, Corbetts and Guest, in 2020 to consider compliance with the Dangerous Substances and Explosive Atmospheres Regulations 2002 (DSEAR), incorporating …
Hickman & Love
The challengeDSEAR Risk Assessments Ltd was commissioned to undertake a DSEAR review of the process operations at Hickman & Love in Bilston, Wolverhampton. The site operations included a range of items that require assessment under …
West Midlands Fire Service
The challengeWest Midlands Fire Service is responsible for 41 locations across the region, and Mesh was contacted in order to provide an external DSEAR audit at six of these for reference sampling during February 2017. …
Yamazaki Mazak
The challengeA visit was made to the Yamazaki Mazak UK Limited site at Worcester in June 2015 to consider compliance in respect of the Dangerous Substances and Explosive Atmospheres Regulations 2002 (DSEAR). Yamazaki Mazak specialise …
TRT Lighting
The challengeA visit was made to the TRT Lighting’s Redditch site in January 2020, to consider compliance with the Dangerous Substances and Explosive Atmospheres Regulations 2002 (DSEAR), incorporating Amendment 1: June 2015. At the site, …
Aston Labs
The challengeA visit was made to the Aston Labs Ltd facility in Holford on the 19th February 2014 to consider compliance with the Dangerous Substances and Explosive Atmospheres Regulations 2002 (DSEAR). From the survey it …
Arysta Lifesciences
The challengeAs part of an update to corporate policy, as well as insurance recommendations, Arysta Lifesciences in Evesham required a full DSEAR survey and Risk Assessment to be carried out at their premises. Prompt attention …
Culture Coventry
The challengeA visit was made to two of Culture Coventry’s sites; Coventry Transport Museum, and Herbert Art Gallery & Museum, on 8th December 2015 to consider compliance with the Dangerous Substances and Explosive Atmospheres Regulations …
Doppelmayr Cable Car UK
The challengeThe Challenge: Doppelmayr Cable Car, or DCC, based at Birmingham International Airport, operates two busy cable propelled automated passenger movement vehicles on an elevated trackway between the rail station and airport passenger terminal. We …
ECM
The challengeDSEAR Risk Assessments Ltd was commissioned to undertake a DSEAR review of the process operations at ECM’s Coventry & Carlise sites in 2023. The site operations included a range of items that require assessment …
MT Energie
The challengeAn independent survey of a new anaerobic digestion biogas plant located at Swancote Farm, Bridgnorth was undertaken November 2011 at the request of MT Energie management. Facilities at Swancote Farm site in Shropshire allow …
DSEAR Risk Assessment Services in the West Midlands
Businesses in the West Midlands may need DSEAR support where dangerous substances create the possibility of fire, explosion or related hazardous events in the workplace.
A useful assessment reviews how substances are stored, handled and used, whether hazardous areas are understood correctly, and whether current controls remain suitable. The result should be a clearer, more practical route towards compliance.