Health and safety is often portrayed in a negative light, bearing the brunt of pedantic jokes. However, when it goes wrong, the impact on businesses can be catastrophic and all good humour is quickly forgotten. For this reason alone, ensuring health and safety is at...
If you are the director of a UK limited company or owner of any other type of business, one of your important responsibilities is adhering to UK health and safety requirements. Below, we explain what this entails and how to ensure that your business is legally...
During my career, I’ve come across many small contracting companies, some with major environmental, health, and safety compliance obligations and risks. They answered to all of the regulatory agencies, including Health & Safety Executive & Environmental...
If you think you have health and safety knowledge gaps among your workforce, here’s what you can do to tackle the problem. Understanding all the health and safety laws and regulations that impact businesses in the UK can be a tall order. It’s often challenging for...
With so many other demands, especially if you’re juggling the many responsibilities of a small business owner, managing health and safety can quickly fall to the bottom of the priority list. But accidents can occur at any time, even in low-risk environments, and...