As a business owner, when you employ anyone, both you and your employees will have legal health and safety responsibilities. Implementing...

The HSE has updated its guidance on workplace temperature. The guidance explains the importance of assessing the risks to employees from...

Simple steps for small businesses when managing fire safety at work.

All workplaces are required to have adequate and appropriate first aid equipment, facilities and people so that anyone on the premises...

With an upsurge in people currently working from home, a guest blog I previously wrote gives some useful advice to avoid the onset of...

The legal requirements relating to health and safety applies to all businesses whatever the size. It’s about protecting people and your...

We all know how important it is to keep people safe and healthy at work; but when accidents occur do you know and understand the RIDDOR...

A risk assessment is not about creating reams of paperwork but putting in place a systematic process of examining a work-related task or act

Over the last week or so I’ve been swamped with supporting five of my clients with their COSHH assessments. A COSHH assessment involves...

Risk assessments should form part of any business plan. The completion of risk assessments all depends on your business activities (ie....