Workplace and Environment

Safety procedure - portable appliance testingTo ensure that your staff follow prescribed safe systems of work, you should use a formal safety procedure. This document sets out how portable appliance testing should be completed safely; for example, by... Read more

Risk assessment - general building maintenance General building maintenance activities can present risks to staff which, left unmanaged, could cause accidents and potentially put you on the wrong side of the law.Managing the risksTo ensure this doesn... Read more

Risk assessment - general maintenance and gardeningIf you're looking to tidy up your premises and to keep the garden areas in check, use our risk assessment to cover these works.Tackling the job in-houseAlthough many businesses use contractors to comp... Read more

Risk assessment - floor and wall tilingIf your staff are involved in floor or wall tiling, then you'll need to assess the risks involved. To give you a head start why not use our template document?What's covered?Our example risk assessment covers the c... Read more

Risk assessment - cleaning retail premisesCleaning retail premises can present risks to staff which, left unmanaged, could cause accidents and potentially put you on the wrong side of the law.Managing the risksTo help you identify the hazards associa... Read more

Risk assessment - clearing up after a floodFollowing a flood, the clean up exercise can be hazardous. With this in mind, we have prepared a risk assessment that identifies how to get your premises back in order safely. What to do?If your business has... Read more

General building maintenance above ground levelCarrying out general building maintenance above ground level can present risks to staff, which left unmanaged could cause accidents and potentially put you on the wrong side of the law.Managing the risks... Read more

Risk assessment - embalmingThere are many hazards associated with the embalming process that can present risks to staff. Left unmanaged, these could cause accidents and potentially put you on the wrong side of the law.Managing the risksTo help you id... Read more

Method statement - temporary hoarding erectionBecause of the risks associated with erecting temporary hoarding to protect your site, e.g. manual handling, working on roads, the use of handtools etc., you must identify the safe systems of work that yo... Read more