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Health and safety is about preventing people from being harmed by work or becoming ill through work. This is so important that the law says we must not put ourselves, other workers or the public in danger.
Health and safety law applies to all businesses however small. It covers employees, full - or part-time, temporary or permanent ; the self-employed; young people doing work experience; apprentices; charity workers; mobile workers and homeworkers
There are numerous Health and Safety laws applicable to businesses. Details of the current laws are available by following the links from the Health and Safety Law Guide.
In addition new premises have to register with their local authoirty and fire service. This can be done by downloading the OSR1 form and sending the completed form off to their local Environmental Health Department.
This publication contains practical guidance for all businesses. It is strongly recommended that you obtain a copy, from HSE Books (ISBN 071760716X).
Reporting of injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 1995 (RIDDOR)
The incidents that are required to be reported to the Environmental Health Directorate are listed in the leaflet HSE 31(rev 1). These include any injury to an employee that prevents them from carrying out their normal work for more than 3 days, and specifies major injury to or death of any person. Incidents include acts of physical violence done to a person at work. There is also a duty to report accidents to the public in a workplace which result in the person being killed or taken to hospital. The report should be made to the HSE Incident Contact Centre by phone on 0845 3009923, fax 0845 300 9924, email riddor@natbrit.com or on line at www.riddor.gov.uk. Additionally, a record of all notifiable accidents should be kept and you are advised to keep this record in the new HSE Accident book, reference BI 510 (Revised May 2003) (ISBN 0717626032) available from HSE Books.
These regulations require that you give information to employees by means of either displaying a poster (ISBN 0717624935) or distributing a copy of the approved leaflet. These are available in a number of languages and the leaflet is available free from the Health and Safety Executive.
The poster, “Health and Safety Law - What You Should Know” is obtainable from HSE Books.
This Act requires that employers take out and maintain approved insurance policies against liability for bodily injury or diseases sustained by their employees in the course of their employment. A copy of your current Employer’s Liability Insurance Certificate must be displayed at each premise.
These regulations require employers to ensure that they are provided such equipment and facilities as are ADEQUATE and APPROPRIATE in the circumstances for enabling first aid to be rendered to their employees if they are injured or become ill at work. At the very minimum the level of provision must include an APPOINTED person to be present at all times when employees are at work, and a suitable and sufficient First Aid Box. Further advice is available from the Environmental Services Directorate or HSE Information Services.