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Small Business Journey- The Route Map To Business Value










		Better Payment

		Developing Skills

		Diversity

		Equality

		Health and Safety

		Keep your staff safe and healthy

		MAKING YOUR BUSINESS GREENER

		Marketing with a Cause

		Volunteering



	Keep your staff safe and healthy

How to get started in a small way

Get commitment from the highest levels on health and safety and support others who want to take this further in the business.
Identify potential hazards in the workplace, and where these risks exist identify how serious they might be and how likely they are to occur.
Involve employees - they have a working perspective on problems and solutions.
Be prepared to make changes in the way you work if you need to reduce risks.
Check regularly that your company is complying with health and safety legislation.
Make a regular place on the management agenda for issues concerning the health of your staff.
Make sure everyone in the work place knows the arrangements on health and safety.

Who can help you to go further?

National Help

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) produces a number of publications on health and safety including a guide for SMEs. The HSE’s website includes an A-Z of issues and downloadable factsheets. Contact your regional HSE office for further help. www.hse.gov.uk.

The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (ROSPA) is a registered charity that provides advice, resources and training on safety in all areas of life.www.rospa.com.

The British Safety Council is one of the world's leading occupational health, safety and environmental organisations. Members include SMEs. www.britishsafetycouncil.co.uk.

The Forum of Private Business Health and Safety Guide is designed specifically for SMEs. Email mis@fpb.com.

Online Help

Scotland’s Health at Work has a health and safety toolkit for small businesses. www.shaw.uk.com.

Safestartup offers basic information on how to comply with health, safety and environmental regulations for start-up companies and small businesses. Endorsed by the HSE. www.safestartup.org.

Business Link provides practical and easy to use information and support for SMEs on a wide range of issues including health and safety. www.businesslink.gov.uk.

It's Common Sense

This briefing paper is one of 20 individual +points that make up The Journey - a route map designed to help you build a business that people value. You need only do one if you like. It's your journey. It doesn't have to be time-consuming or complicated. It's basically common sense.

Each 'How-To' briefing is available in pdf or word formats. To read the PDF document with a screen reader please link to the Access Adobe website which provides useful tools and resources. Adobe also has a free online conversion tool for PDFs.

Pdf file Keep your staff safe and healthly.pdf
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Word file Keep your staff safe and healthy.doc
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