Guides
Health and safety guides for small businesses
Practical explanations of what UK health and safety law asks of employers, written by Thomas Featherstone, a NEBOSH qualified consultant and Technical Member of IOSH.
Health and safety guides
Plain-English explanations of what UK law requires and how to put it into practice.
- COSHH for Small Businesses: A Plain-English UK Guide
What COSHH requires for UK employers: who needs training, the 8 steps, how to do a COSHH assessment, workplace exposure limits and infection control links.
- DSE Assessments Explained: Who Needs One and How to Do It
Who is a habitual DSE user, what UK law requires employers to provide, how to do a workstation assessment, and the rules on eye tests and home working.
- Electrical Safety at Work: A UK Employer Guide
What UK law requires for electrical safety at work: the EAWR 1989, competent persons, PAT testing, training and how to assess electrical risk.
- Equality, Diversity and Inclusion: A UK Employer Guide
What the Equality Act 2010 requires of UK employers: the nine protected characteristics, discrimination types, and why EDI training reduces legal risk.
- Fire Safety Awareness: The Complete UK Guide for Small Businesses
What UK law requires for fire safety in small businesses: the Fire Safety Order 2005, risk assessments, who needs training and how often to refresh it.
- First Aid at Work: UK Requirements Explained
What UK law requires for first aid at work: the needs assessment, first aiders and appointed persons, training levels, kits, and informing staff.
- Health and Safety Induction: What UK Employers Must Do
What a health and safety induction must include for new starters under UK law, how to document it, and the common gaps that lead to accidents.
- Health and Safety Policy: What UK Law Requires
What a UK health and safety policy must contain: the statement of intent, responsibilities and arrangements, when it is legally required, and how to write one.
- How Long Must You Keep Health and Safety Records? UK Guide
How long UK employers must keep health and safety records: RIDDOR 3 years, accident books, training records, and health surveillance records for 40 years.
- How to Do a Fire Risk Assessment: A Step-by-Step UK Guide
How to do a fire risk assessment under the Fire Safety Order 2005: the five steps, identifying hazards and people at risk, recording findings and reviewing.
- How to Write a Risk Assessment: A Step-by-Step UK Guide
How to write a risk assessment in 5 steps under UK law: identify hazards, decide who is at risk, apply the hierarchy of control, record findings and review.
- Lone Working: UK Legal Requirements and Best Practice
What UK law requires for lone workers: who counts as a lone worker, the legal framework, risk assessments and what a lone worker policy must include.
- Manual Handling: UK Legal Requirements and Free Guidance
What the Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992 require: who needs training, the TILE framework, refresher frequency and penalties for non-compliance.
- Slips, Trips and Falls: Workplace Prevention Guide for the UK
Slips and trips are the most common UK workplace injury. What the law requires, the slip potential model, common causes and how to prevent them.
- Stress and Mental Health at Work: A UK Employer Guide
What UK law says about work-related stress: the HSE Management Standards, employer duties, stress risk assessment and supporting workers' mental health.
- What is a Near Miss, and Why You Should Report It
What a near miss is, how it differs from an accident, why reporting near misses prevents injuries, how to investigate them, and when they are RIDDOR reportable.
- What is RIDDOR? UK Reporting Requirements Explained
RIDDOR explained: what must be reported, who is responsible, reporting timescales and record keeping under the RIDDOR 2013 regulations.
Local support in Oxfordshire
Health and safety support for businesses in towns across Oxfordshire.
- Health & Safety Support in Abingdon, Oxfordshire
Health and safety consultancy and software for businesses in Abingdon. Risk assessments, COSHH, training and Featherstone Safety Hub from £49/mo.
- Health & Safety Support in Banbury, Oxfordshire
Health and safety consultancy and software for businesses in Banbury. Risk assessments, COSHH, training and Featherstone Safety Hub from £49/mo.
- Health & Safety Support in Bicester, Oxfordshire
Health and safety consultancy and software for businesses in Bicester. Risk assessments, COSHH, training and Featherstone Safety Hub from £49/mo.
- Health & Safety Support in Carterton, Oxfordshire
Health and safety consultancy and software for businesses in Carterton. Risk assessments, COSHH, training and Featherstone Safety Hub from £49/mo.
- Health & Safety Support in Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire
Health and safety consultancy and software for businesses in Chipping Norton. Risk assessments, COSHH, training and Featherstone Safety Hub from £49/mo.
- Health & Safety Support in Didcot, Oxfordshire
Health and safety consultancy and software for businesses in Didcot. Risk assessments, COSHH, training and Featherstone Safety Hub from £49/mo.
- Health & Safety Support in Kidlington, Oxfordshire
Health and safety consultancy and software for businesses in Kidlington. Risk assessments, COSHH, training and Featherstone Safety Hub from £49/mo.
- Health & Safety Support in Oxford, Oxfordshire
Health and safety consultancy and software for businesses in Oxford. Risk assessments, COSHH, training and Featherstone Safety Hub from £49/mo.
- Health & Safety Support in Witney, Oxfordshire
Health and safety consultancy and software for businesses in Witney. Risk assessments, COSHH, training and Featherstone Safety Hub from £49/mo.
- Health & Safety Support in Woodstock, Oxfordshire
Health and safety consultancy and software for businesses in Woodstock. Risk assessments, COSHH, training and Featherstone Safety Hub from £49/mo.
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