Health & Safety
Responsibilities
Running a business requires you to comply with The Health & Safety
at Work Act to protect the safety and well-being of all those who come into contact
with your business activities. This applies to anyone from your neighbours and clients
to your staff - part time, full time and volunteers.
It is a legal requirement under Management of Health & Safety at Work Regulations for all companies, no matter how small, to carry out risk assessments on all work activities. For companies of 5 employees or more, these must be documented. The assessment identifies all possible hazards that may cause damage or injury and the most effective way of controlling the risk from those hazards.
We can advise you on your responsibilities
and the issues you need to deal with, whilst we can carry out audits and risk
assessments as necessary to develop your health and safety system.
A further health and safety
responsibility for the employer is to provide staff with suitable training.
This may be in how: