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Benefits of promoting occupational health
Preventing illness and injury among employees by reducing the risks posed by their environment can cut costs and improve work performance and quality.
Occupational health concerns in different industries
Employee welfare issues in a range of sectors - from construction and agriculture to transport and food.
Manage occupational health risks
Measures to ensure your workplace is a healthy and safe area for your employees.
Occupational health and welfare
How to prevent and manage illness, injury and other ill effects, including social ones, stemming from the workplace by properly managing occupational health.
Set up a health and safety management system
Using management systems to reduce health and safety risks and continually improve health and safety management in your business.
Business security survey
How to protect your business internally and externally by performing a survey to reveal weaknesses in security.
Protect your business against crime
Common security issues, including premises safety, CCTV surveillance, and dealing with security emergencies.
Advantages and disadvantages of working from home
Home working could reduce costs but you may have trouble separating home life from work so weigh up the pros and cons.
Water charges for businesses
Different types of water charges for Northern Ireland businesses, choosing a water company, and regulation of the water industry.
Understand your water and wastewater bills
How water and wastewater charges are calculated and how you are charged for water use and wastewater disposal.
Sewerage charges for businesses
The charges that businesses must pay for sewerage services.
Trade effluent charges
Discharge of contaminated waste water other than normal sewerage into the sewer requires consent and is chargeable.
Water and sewerage charges for businesses
Water and sewerage charges, and how to keep them to a minimum by reducing water use in your business.
Safe storage methods for waste, timber, glass and textiles
Storage advice for specific materials - waste, timber, glass and textiles – in order to reduce the risks of potential health and safety hazards.
Safe storage of dangerous or hazardous materials
Key steps to reducing the risks of storing dangerous materials, and rules on the storage of oil and risks of fire and explosion.
Assess the risks of goods storage
Identifying possible hazards caused by storing goods and materials and analysing the likelihood of them occurring in order to reduce potential risks.
Safe use of shelves, racks and pallets
Installing and using shelving and racking units safely by following appropriate guidelines, installation instructions and spacing.
Off-site storage safety
Key issues and risks when storing goods and materials away from your premises and steps to take in order to reduce health and safety risks.
Storing goods and materials safely
Assessing and controlling the risks of storing products and materials, including hazardous materials, food and specific materials like glass, wood and textiles.
Tenancy Deposit Scheme
Landlords are required to protect the tenant's deposit in a scheme.