Case Study: Health and Safety Laboratory improves inspection targeting and reduces redundant visits with Ordnance Survey

Health and Safety Laboratory - Customer Case Study

The Health and Safety Laboratory (HSL) developed the FIND-IT tool to help the Health and Safety Executive reduce redundant site visits and focus inspection resources on higher-risk businesses. Using Ordnance Survey’s AddressBase and mapping datasets, the team needed a better way to pinpoint business locations, validate information, and prioritize inspections more effectively.

Ordnance Survey’s data-powered FIND-IT solution gave HSE staff a map-based way to search, filter, and rank businesses, creating an evidence-based audit trail for each visit. As a result, the organization improved efficiency, reduced redundant visits to closed sites, and shortened inspector schedule planning time, while also improving transparency and staff collaboration.

Health and Safety Laboratory

Emily Tudball

Intelligence Officer