Premium HSE advisory services for mining, petrochemical, construction, and industrial organisations. We design systems that eliminate harm, not just manage it — backed by engineering precision and ISO-certified rigour.
We are an upper-premium OHS&E advisory firm, built on the principles of engineering consultancy — structured thinking, rigorous methodology, and measurable outcomes.
KELA.Safety was founded on a singular conviction: that occupational health, safety and environmental performance should be engineered with the same discipline applied to civil, structural, and process engineering.
We do not offer templates, audits, or compliance paperwork. We design operating systems for human protection — end-to-end HSE architectures embedded into your workflows, procurement, capital projects, and leadership cadence.
Our consultants hold advanced technical credentials across mining engineering, occupational hygiene, chemical engineering, and construction safety. They operate as embedded advisors to executive teams — not as inspectors, but as partners in operational excellence.
"KELA.Safety transformed our safety culture from a compliance burden into a strategic capability. Their engineering approach eliminated 68% of our high-potential incidents in 18 months."
Each service is delivered by a credentialed specialist and governed by a documented methodology. Engagements are scoped, measured, and verified against international benchmarks.
Bespoke HSE management systems engineered to ISO 45001, ISO 14001, and MHSA requirements. Includes policy architecture, risk frameworks, and integrated documentation suites.
Baseline, issue-based, and continuous HIRA programmes. Includes HAZOP, QRA, bow-tie analysis, and Hierarchy of Controls engineering for high-consequence risks.
Statutory compliance registers, MHSA/OHSA/NEMA gap analyses, and internal audit programmes conducted by registered auditors. Includes executive reporting and CAPA tracking.
Advanced root-cause investigations for fatalities, LTIs, and high-potential events. ICAM-certified lead investigators produce court-ready reports and systemic recommendations.
SAIOH-aligned monitoring programmes for respirable dust, silica, noise, thermal stress, and chemical exposure. Includes medical surveillance strategy and OEL benchmarking.
Engineering-grade PTW and LOTO systems for confined space, hot work, height, and energy isolation. Digitised platforms with geo-location and real-time status tracking.
Accredited training programmes: SHE Rep, First Aid, Working at Height, Confined Space, Incident Investigation, Supervisor Safety Leadership, and statutory appointments.
Site-specific ERP design, emergency simulation exercises, and mine-rescue capability audits. Includes crisis communication protocols and business continuity integration.
NEMA-aligned EIAs, water-use licensing, waste management plans, and ESG reporting frameworks. Includes air-quality and biodiversity offset design for mining operations.
Deep domain knowledge, not generalist HSE advice. Our consultants come from — and return to — the industries we serve.
Coal, gold, platinum, and hard-rock operations. MHSA-governed environments with fall-of-ground, methane, and TMM risk profiles.
Refineries, chemical plants, and gas processing. Major hazard installations, process safety management, and COMAH-style regimes.
Civil, building, and infrastructure projects. SACPCMP-regulated environments with fall, lifting, and excavation risk profiles.
Heavy industry, automotive, FMCG, and processing plants. Machinery safety, LOTO, and ergonomic programmes at scale.
We do not deliver reports. We deliver operating systems. Every engagement follows a disciplined four-phase cycle that embeds measurable improvement into your organisation.
Diagnostic, baseline HIRA, legal register, and architecture design.
Implementation of policies, procedures, training, and statutory appointments.
Inspections, audits, PTOs, and incident investigations.
NCR/CAPA, management review, and continuous improvement.
Three engagement tiers, each calibrated to the maturity and risk profile of your organisation. All engagements include a dedicated principal consultant and quarterly executive reviews.
Essential compliance and risk control for single-site operations seeking regulatory certainty.
Full HSE system architecture with embedded consultants for multi-site operations.
Board-level HSE partnership for major operators — integrated into capital planning and ESG.
Our work is quantified. Every engagement closes with documented performance outcomes, benchmarked against industry baselines.
Selected engagements illustrating measurable transformation across high-consequence industries.
A Mpumalanga underground coal operation with three Section 11(5) incidents in two years engaged KELA.Safety to rebuild their HSE architecture from first principles. We deployed a principal consultant, ICAM lead investigator, and rock engineer for 18 months.
Multi-year engagement supporting a major petrochemical operator in integrating process safety management into their existing HSE framework. Included HAZOP facilitation, SIL assessments, and operator competency redesign.
Acting Construction Health & Safety Agent for a R2.4bn infrastructure programme across 6 sites. Managed 14 contractor interfaces and delivered the project with zero LTIs.
Full machinery safety audit and LOTO programme design for a 1,200-employee automotive plant. Engineered isolation procedures for 340+ energy sources and trained 40 authorised personnel.
Our senior consultants have held statutory appointments, led investigations into fatalities, and managed operations. Credentialed, not just certified.
Our systems and our people are verified by the bodies that matter.
A structured five-stage process with clear gates, deliverables, and decision points. No ambiguity, no scope creep.
Two-hour executive consultation to understand risk profile, maturity, and strategic objectives.
On-site gap assessment against ISO standards and applicable legislation. Maturity scoring.
Bespoke HSE system design with implementation roadmap, resource plan, and success metrics.
Phased rollout with embedded consultants, training, and stakeholder engagement.
Internal audit, management review, and formal handover with ongoing advisory retainer.
Direct quotes from executives who have engaged KELA.Safety across multi-year mandates.
KELA.Safety does not do compliance theatre. They rebuilt our safety system from first principles and embedded engineers on our sites for 18 months. We went from three Section 11(5) incidents in two years to ISO 45001 certification in 18 months.
Their process safety capability is genuinely world-class. The HAZOP facilitation and SIL assessments were conducted to a standard I've only seen at Shell and BP. Worth every rand of the Gold engagement.
We engaged KELA as our Construction H&S Agent on a R2.4bn programme. 4.2 million safe man-hours and zero LTIs across six sites and 14 contractor interfaces. That is the benchmark.
The occupational hygiene programme KELA designed for us identified exposures we had been missing for a decade. Their SAIOH-registered hygienists operate like specialist engineers, not technicians.
Answers to the questions we receive most often from procurement teams and executives evaluating HSE consultancies.
Ask us anything →We are structured as an engineering consultancy, not a compliance shop. Our consultants hold technical credentials (B.Eng, M.Eng, CHSA, SAIOH) and have operated in the roles they advise on. We deliver systems architecture, not paperwork.
No. Our Bronze tier is specifically designed for single-site operations with 50–500 employees. The system architecture is identical — only the intensity of embedded support scales with your risk profile.
Diagnostic phase: 4–6 weeks. Architecture phase: 8–12 weeks. Implementation: 6–18 months depending on scope. Most clients retain us on an ongoing advisory basis after implementation.
Yes. We prepare organisations for ISO 45001, 14001, and 9001 certification audits. We conduct internal audits against the standard and accompany clients during the certification body audit as technical advisors.
Yes. We have delivered engagements in Namibia, Botswana, Mozambique, DRC, and Zambia. Our methodology is aligned to ILO-OSH and ISO frameworks, so it transfers across jurisdictions with local legal mapping.
Silver and Gold clients have access to a 24/7 hotline staffed by ICAM Level 4 investigators. For fatalities and high-potential incidents, we mobilise a lead investigator to site within 4 hours in major centres and 12 hours nationally.
Every enquiry is responded to by a principal — not a sales team. Expect a substantive technical response within one business day.