About Acorn

Why choose us?

At Acorn Health & Safety we have a great team of staff, our own training centre, and have been working with a wide range of businesses and organisations, helping to keep them and their staff safe, since 2000.

Prefer to talk? Call 0117 958 2070

Why do our customers choose us?

Since 2000 our team has made the real difference, with a genuine interest in health and safety and a commitment to getting it right.

Since 2000keeping businesses and their staff safe
18,000+delegates a year
500+businesses a year
60+training courses

Our team

Our administrators, trainers and consultants are here to help. We’re an interesting bunch and not a group you’d likely find together anywhere else.

We all have a genuine interest in health, safety and welfare, and a wealth of knowledge and experience across a variety of business sectors, something that makes us a little unique!

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Relationships with customers

From your initial enquiry through to the delivery of a training course or piece of consultancy work, we are committed to getting it right. We pride ourselves on building long-term relationships with customers, many of whom have been with us since day one.

In many cases we begin by providing a single course, which over time develops into other courses. We’re always here to help, whether you have a question before, during or after a course.

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Advice when you need it

Our consultants are on hand to provide any advice or guidance you need, whether you subscribe to our retained service ‘Hassle Free’ or require consultancy on an ad-hoc basis.

There’s generally someone in the office who can help and answer any questions you may have.

‘Hassle Free’ retained service →

Don’t just take our word for it

We ask for feedback from every delegate who attends our training and from all of our consultancy clients. Here’s what one of them had to say.

“Very enthusiastic and engaging instructor , very good co-operative atmosphere, fantastic use of teaching aids and using anecdotes to help us understand and contextualise situations. 10/10”

JW, Bristol Vet School

“I really liked the trainers enthusiasm and passion for his subject. Very knowledgeable and approachable and great at leading discussions.

JC, School of Physics

“The trainer was fantastic!!! Very knowledgeable and very passionate. He made the course very enjoyable. 10/10”

JHL, Business School

Bristol University Qualsafe First Aid at Work

See our Google reviews alongside comments taken directly from our course evaluation forms.

Accreditations and memberships

Over the years we have gained a number of accreditations and memberships that complement our business activities.

ISO 90012015
Quality assurance ISO 9001:2015
Qualsafe Awards registered centre logoQualsafe Awards
IOSH approved training provider logoInstitution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH)
CIEH logoChartered Institute of Environmental Health (CIEH)
SMAS Worksafe Consultant logoSMAS Worksafe Consultant

Our accreditations →

Next steps

Have a question? We may have answered it already.

Have a question?

Answers to the things we’re asked most often about our training and consultancy.

Training FAQs →
Consultancy FAQs →

What first aid course do you need?

Not sure which course is right for you and your staff? We can help you choose.

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Need specific industry advice?

See how we support organisations in your sector, from healthcare and schools to manufacturing and construction.

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Not sure where to start?

Call our friendly team on 0117 958 2070, or if it’s out of hours or you prefer, email [email protected].

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