Health & Safety

Health & Safety is a fundamental part of all businesses these days and can be complex. Most of the legislation falls under the The Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 (also referred to as HSWA, the HSW Act, the 1974 Act or HASAWA) is the primary piece of legislation covering occupational health and safety in Great Britain. The Health and Safety Executive, with local authorities (and other enforcing authorities) is responsible for enforcing the Act and a number of other Acts and Statutory Instruments relevant to the working environment.

Am I responsible?

The law says that every business must have a policy for managing health and safety.

A health and safety policy sets out your general approach to health and safety. It explains how you, as an employer, will manage health and safety in your business. It should clearly say who does what, when and how.

If you have five or more employees, you must write your policy down. If you have fewer than five employees you do not have to write anything down, but it is useful to do so.

What do I need to do?

The law says that as an employer you must assess and control the risks in your workplace.

You need to think about what might cause harm to people and decide whether you are doing enough to prevent that harm.

If you have five or more employees you must write down what you’ve found. That record should include:

• the hazards (things that may cause harm)
• how they may harm people
• what you are already doing to control the risks

You must review and update this record, for example if anything changes.

H&S Risk Assessments

The law says that every business must have a policy for managing health and safety.

A health and safety policy sets out your general approach to health and safety. It explains how you, as an employer, will manage health and safety in your business. It should clearly say who does what, when and how.

If you have five or more employees, you must write your policy down. If you have fewer than five employees you do not have to write anything down, but it is useful to do so.

Policy Writing

The law says that every business must have a policy for managing health and safety.

A health and safety policy sets out your general approach to health and safety. It explains how you, as an employer, will manage health and safety in your business. It should clearly say who does what, when and how.

If you have five or more employees, you must write your policy down. If you have fewer than five employees you do not have to write anything down, but it is useful to do so.

H&S Consultant

The law says that every business must have a policy for managing health and safety.

A health and safety policy sets out your general approach to health and safety. It explains how you, as an employer, will manage health and safety in your business. It should clearly say who does what, when and how.

If you have five or more employees, you must write your policy down. If you have fewer than five employees you do not have to write anything down, but it is useful to do so.

How can we help?

Salvum Ltd have a wealth of expertise in this field and our experienced consultants will carry out a comprehensive assessment or be your consultant.

Our services include the following:

• Health & Safety Risk Assessments
• Competent Health & Safety Consultant
• Construction Site Health & Safety Consultant
• Asbestos Surveys
• Fire Risk Assessments
• Legionella Risk Assessments
• Online Health & Safety Portal to store and remind you of upcoming tasks