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Electrical and electronic industry
Guidance on regulations in the electrical and electronic industry
Engineering
Guides for engineering businesses which deal with industry issues including environmental performance and compliance
Metal production & processing
Guidance for metal manufacturing businesses which cover industry issues including legal compliance on the environment
Paper and cardboard manufacturing
Guides on the environmental responsibilities for paper and cardboard manufacturing businesses
Printing industry
Guides to help you understand the environmental responsibilities of your printing business
Textiles and furniture
Guides to help you understand the environmental responsibilities of running textiles and furniture businesses
Explosives
Guides for businesses involved in the manufacture of explosives on industry issues including legal responsibilities
Tobacco
Guides to help you understand your responsibilities when running a tobacco manufacturing businesses
Business premises and rates - find a case study
Insight into how real businesses deal with premises and property issues on a practical level
Buy or sell a business - find a case study
Case studies focusing on companies that have been bought, sold or fanchised
Managing risks from diseases and infections in the workplace
Introducing policies and procedures to reduce incidences of disease and infections at work to protect your employees, clients and any other visitors
Avoid health and safety hazards in care service premises
Minimising workplace hazards and making your equipment and premises as user-friendly as possible in a business that provides care services, eg a care home
Train employees to use computers safely
Train employees in safe computer use including correct posture, technique and breaks and also ensure homeworkers work safely and are insured and are trained
Corporate manslaughter prosecutions and penalties
Who is responsible for investigating corporate manslaughter offences and the penalties that may follow prosecution such as unlimited fine or remedial order
What is corporate manslaughter?
What corporate manslaughter is and when your business can be prosecuted for this offence, involving a gross breach of duty of care by senior management
How to consult with your workers on health and safety
Practical ideas and hints on how to consult with your workers on health and safety and how different approaches will work in different work environments
Consulting your staff on health and safety: the law
Rules on consulting with your employees on health and safety, the regulations involved, how these may apply to you and where you can find further guidance
Corporate manslaughter
Guidance on the corporate manslaughter offence, how it is defined, prosecutions, penalties and how businesses can avoid being prosecuted through good practice
Workstation health and safety: desks, chairs and posture
What standards your furniture must meet for a safe computer workstation and what your employees need to be aware of to work safely including posture
Computer health and safety: task design and rest breaks
You have a duty to ensure that employees working on computers have a mix of activities and regular rest breaks to prevent health problems and injuries