Workplace and Environment

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

Work experience checklistWhilst offering work experience placements can be a useful recruitment tool, it can also present safety risks due to a youngster's lack of awareness. So combat this by introducing a checklist.Work experienceWork experience stu... Read more

Record of responsibilitiesComplying with legislative requirements inevitably means keeping a number of documents up-to-date. For this reason, it's best to keep a record of who is responsible for each form.Record of responsibilitiesOne inevitable side-... Read more