Workplace and Environment

Contractual terms - health and safetyAs part of good health and safety management, you may need to strengthen your position by putting matters on a contractual basis. To help you do this, we have included a range of common terms.Safety-related contra... Read more

Consultant checklistIf you have a problem that you lack the expertise to deal with, using a consultant is a good idea. However, to ensure competence, run through our checklist to ensure that your requirements are met.Using consultantsOccasionally, yo... Read more

Dealing with health and safety inspectors checklistIf you've heard that a health and safety inspector (from the HSE or local authority) is intending to visit, you'll want to be prepared. Our checklist will help you do just that. To keep it simple, it's ... Read more

Manual handling management checklistAbout a third of all over three-day injuries are caused by manual handling. Therefore you need to adopt a thorough approach that looks at the legal requirements and checks you've implemented some practical solutions... Read more

Personal protective equipment checklistThe safety standards which apply to personal protective equipment (PPE) are complex. Use our checklist to review your arrangements.Monitoring your ppeIf your PPE consists of a few high visibility vests, there's n... Read more

Laptop purchasing checklistWhen buying a laptop, the price and specification are usually the only considerations. But if you don't look at the possible safety issues, you could make an expensive mistake.Purchasing checklistYou can avoid, or at least r... Read more

Social event safety checklistIf not well organised, even social events can be vulnerable to claims in the event of an accident. For this reason, we've produced a checklist to help ensure that you've considered safety in your event planning.Social event... Read more

Work at height rescue planIf staff work at height using a harness or other fall arrest equipment, you need to create a rescue plan to help them back to safety if they fall.The problemAlthough rescue equipment such as a fall arrest harness will preven... Read more

Visitor safety checklistAs you have legal responsibilities for the safety of visitors as well as staff, you need to ensure that they are safe in using your premises. We've designed a visitor safety checklist to help you.Visitor safetyIrrespective of w... Read more

Workstation hotspot checklistUnfortunately, some staff still suffer from aches and pains from working at computer workstations; particularly from hot-desking. If this is true of your workplace, work through our checklist for some fast solutions.Works... Read more