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Articles, news and advice on Health and Safety issues for UK small businesses.

Advice

How to fill the health and safety knowledge gap in your business

If you think you have health and safety knowledge gaps among your workforce, here’s what you can do to tackle the problem.

News

Employees in the workplace are not taking health and safety seriously

British young people in the workplace are not taking health and safety seriously enough, according to new research.

News

UK small businesses have the most mishaps on a Monday

Simply Business reveals a 41 per cent rise in small business accidents and injuries over past five years.

News

Workers in dangerous jobs let down by poor health and safety procedures

A quarter of British workers in dangerous roles feel they are being failed by their company's health and safety policies.

News

UK businesses are breaking basic health and safety laws

Two thirds of UK businesses are breaking the most basic health and safety rules and are putting their employees in danger.

Legal advice

Keeping your employees safe in the workplace

Owner managers need to understand their legal requirements around health and safety in the workplace, and become familiar with the process involved when employees suffer an injury at work.

Legal advice

Outsourcing your health and safety needs

Zoe Evans discusses the benefits of outsourcing health and safety and how SMEs can determine when the time is right for it.

Office & home working

Minimising work accidents: five top tips

Have a look at these five top tips to get started making your office a safer place.

Business management

New year, new workplace: Health and safety for 2017

Here, we look at why you should make 2017 the year in which you reach your workplace health and safety goals.

Business management

Is your start-up prepared for the worst?

In this piece, we look at how to ensure your small business is covered for potential threats and issues.

Advice

Health and safety sentencing charges: What to know

In this piece, in association, with the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB), we look at why small businesses now, more than ever, need to prioritise compliance with the health and safety regime. 

News

Small businesses failing to stay on top of gas safety

Almost a fifth of small businesses do not have a carbon monoxide alarm and around the same number are lax on gas safety checks, research finds.

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