health and safety

Assessing for Prevention & Safety
 Health and safety law applies to all businesses however small. Every business knows that it covers every employee. Established businesses should have a Health & Safety policy already, which they keep updated. So only our links on this page will be of help. But what about those who are starting a new business or don't have a Health & Safety policy in place.
official h&s sites
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health and safety directive
There are 10 key things which you must do to comply with the Health & Safety law:

No.1 - Decide what could cause harm to people and how to take precautions. This is your risk assessment.

No.2 - Decide how you are going to manage health and safety in your business. If you have 5 or more employees you need to write this down. This is your health and safety policy.

To find two ready-made self-assessment forms for a risk assessment and a health and safety policy, look at An introduction to health and safety [PDF 363kb]

No.3 - If you employ anyone you need Employers Liability Compulsory Insurance and you must display the certificate in your workplace.

No.4 - You must provide free health and safety training for your workers so they know what hazards and risks they may face and how to deal with them.

No.5 - You must have competent advice to help you meet your health and safety duties. This can be workers from your business, external consultants/advisers or a combination of these.

No.6 - You need to provide toilets, washing facilities and drinking water for all your employees, including those with disabilities. These are basic health, safety and welfare needs.

No.7 - You must consult employees on health and safety matters.

No.8 - If you have employees you must display the health and safety law poster or provide workers with a leaflet with the same information.

No.9 - If you are an employer, self-employed or in control of work premises, by law you must report some work-related accidents, diseases and dangerous occurrences.

No.10 - If you are a new business you will need to register either with the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) or your Local Authority - depending on the sort of business you have.
health and safety tools
h&s business starter pack

Get Legal for £30 If you have recently set up in business or are new to health and safety then the Health and Safety Starter Pack is for you. Produced by HSE Books, the publishing arm of the Health and Safety Executive, the Starter Pack has been designed to provide a comprehensive and low cost introduction to health and safety for new and small businesses.

Priced at just £30, the pack contains most of the basic health and safety advice businesses need to help them comply with the law and protect their workers. It also includes copies of the HSE Accident Book and the Health and Safety Law Poster, which must be displayed in business premises, by law.

A full list of the contents of the pack is shown below. Please note that the contents of the pack are likely to be amended and updated in the future and may not exactly match those listed.

  • The Health and Safety Law Poster (tyvec version)

  • Basic advice on first aid at work poster (tyvec version)

  • Essentials of health and safety at work
    The HSE Accident Book

  • Electricity at Work HSG85

  • The law on VDUs: an easy guide

  • An introduction to health and safety INDG259

  • Work-related stress INDG281rev1
    Noise at work INDG362

  • Five steps to risk assessment INDG163

  • Preventing slips, trips and falls at work INDG225

  • COSHH: A brief guide to the regulations INDG136

  • Managing vehicle safety at the workplace INDG199

  • Getting to grips with manual handling: a short guide for employers INDG143

  • RIDDOR explained HSE31 rev1

Accidents at work can cost your organisation money and can ruin the lives of your employees. Preventing them need not cost the earth...

The health and safety starter pack: Health and safety advice and guidance for new and small businesses ISBN 0717627381 £30.00

Click here to purchase The health and safety starter pack

 Click here to find out if you need to register your business
 
 
 
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