The ultimate business guide to Health & Safety responsibilities

At HS Direct, we’ve spent years helping thousands of small businesses take control of their Health & Safety compliance and understand what’s a must-have for their industry. Whether you work for yourself, with subcontractors or employ a larger team, we’ll help you understand your legal obligations.

From risk assessments and training to RIDDOR and COSHH (and everything in between!), we’ve outlined your essential Health & Safety responsibilities – so you can meet both commercial and domestic job requirements.

Included within this must-have resource, we cover:

  • The five pillars of Health & Safety;
  • How responsibilities may differ depending on if you have more or less than five employees;
  • Risk assessments and COSHH risk assessments;
  • Accident reporting and RIDDOR;
  • Employment status considerations;
  • Training considerations.

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