
In the food and beverage sector, the pressure to maintain continuous, high-speed production is relentless. But behind the strict hygiene controls lies a heavy-industrial environment. Every day, your facility manages complex automated packaging lines, high-pressure thermal processing, combustible dust, and constant engineering interventions. At Calon Safety, we understand the delicate balance between food safety and heavy engineering safety. We provide the boots-on-the-ground expertise required to manage your most severe mechanical and operational risks—ensuring your maintenance teams and contractors operate securely without bottlenecking your live production.

Fast-paced production requires constant maintenance, cleaning, and unblocking. We integrate robust Safe Systems of Work (SSoW) and strict Lockout/Tagout (LOTO) procedures directly into your daily operations. From establishing secure, barriered engineering zones to overseeing safe mechanical interventions, we ensure complete control over moving machinery.
Handling flour, sugar, starches, or grains introduces severe explosive hazards. While your facility will already have its DSEAR assessments and ATEX zoning established, executing daily maintenance or engineering projects within those areas requires flawless oversight. We specialize in the strict control of works within these explosive environments. We manage your contractors, oversee safe mechanical interventions, and enforce rigorous ignition source controls to ensure your teams operate securely and without risk of catastrophic dust explosions.
Installing a new bottling line, upgrading baking ovens, or expanding your factory floor? Capital projects in live food environments are highly complex. As an Independent Principal Contractor, we manage your specialized engineering contractors, enforce strict CDM 2015 compliance, and ensure heavy upgrades are executed safely alongside active production.
From overseeing complex mechanical overhauls to managing multi-contractor installations in live hygiene environments, Calon Safety has a proven track record. We partner with Site Directors and Engineering Managers to mitigate severe risks, ensuring that production, maintenance, and capital projects run concurrently, safely, and in total compliance with UK law.
Calon Safety solutions LTD
Contact us on 0330 043 7680
Write to us at dean.mylan@calonsafety.co.uk