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Is your business safe?

Every year businesses lose money because of accidents and incidents caused by poor health and safety standards.

Many accidents could be avoided with a little more knowledge, care and attention. To help small businesses meet their health and safety responsibilities, the Council's Environmental Health Team has produced a free advice booklet for small businesses.

Health and safety matters (pdf) has been produced to help owners of small local businesses obtain an insight into what they need to do, The booklet provides simple guidance on safety topics including: risk assessment, first aid, insurance, health and safety, reporting accidents, young people, control of hazardous substances, electricity, gas, noise, etc.

It also has handy charts and checklists to help businesses analyse the potential hazards in their company and reduce the risk of injury.

The guide also contains contact information that may be of help to local businesses in our area.

Health & Safety Matters is also available from the Council Offices, Oxted.

Additional internet advice for small businesses is available at:

www.hse.gov.uk/smallbusinesses/index (This link will open in a new window)

www.businesslink.gov.uk (This link will open in a new window)

Health and safety made simple (This link will open in a new window)

For a copy of the booklet, or more information about health and safety at work contact Environmental Health.

Related Pages:

Health and safety requirements    Asbestos (Pages)

Control of dangerous substances (Pages)

Cooling towers (Pages)

External websites (Pages)

Health & safety at work (Pages)

Health & safety policy guidance (Pages)

Health and safety at work (Pages)

Local business (Pages)

Nail salon safety (Pages)

Register your business (Pages)

Working at Heights Regulations 2005 (Pages)

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