Topic: Health & safety
Flow chart - how to respond to a DSE assessmentAfter a DSE assessment you may find that further actions are necessary. Follow our flow chart to ensure all appropriate steps are taken to reduce risks to your employees.Why use our document?Our document... Read more
30 Jan 2018
Induction checklistWhen a new employee starts work, it's important to have some form of induction with them. Use our induction checklist to remind you of the key matters to cover and to enable you to keep a formal record of what's been covered, by whom... Read more
10 Nov 2023
Homeworker clausesIf you recruit an employee who is to work from home for all of their working time, as opposed to working at your business premises, you can use our clauses to insert into their employment contract.Alternative clausesWith homeworking... Read more
09 Oct 2020
Safe system of work - COSHHIf you're completing a task that involves a hazardous substance, you must identify the safe systems to be followed. Double documentsIn many instances you will need to produce a safe system of work (SSOW) that identifies how ... Read more
04 Jan 2019
Action report letterIf an inspector sends you a letter with a list of health and safety breaches, you must respond to them. Failing to do so is likely to result in enforcement action being taken. To ensure that you provide sufficient information, use... Read more
22 Dec 2015
Safe startIf the activities on your site change regularly, you need to ensure that your staff are kept in the loop. Achieve this with our safe start document. Just ten minutesThe safe start briefing isn't meant to take long. Its aim is to get all your... Read more
18 Dec 2015
Special leave request formEmployees have a number of statutory rights to take time off work for various reasons, but there's no entitlement to simply take "special leave". It's important to keep a log of time taken off work to ensure that the statutory p... Read more
22 Dec 2015
First aid needs assessmentTo keep your employees safe and comply with the law you must have a sufficient level of first aid cover. Use our document to carry out and record your assessment.Do you need to do this?To comply with the Health and Safety (F... Read more
09 Nov 2020
Hybrid working policyUse our policy to set out your hybrid working arrangements and what rights and responsibilities you and your staff have during such arrangementsWhat is hybrid working?Hybrid working, also known as agile, blended or remote working... Read more
16 Aug 2022
Whistleblowing formOur form has been drafted to enable your employees and other workers to easily raise any qualifying disclosures with you under the terms of your whistleblowing policy.Disclosure methodWhile the law provides no set method through wh... Read more
09 Oct 2020