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Health and safety during storms and bad weather
Health and safety considerations during bad weather and storms, including assessing the risks and taking action to protect workers.
Wine trade
An outline of the wine industry in the UK, including wine trading regulations and rules for importing and exporting wine.
Managing the supermarket supplier relationship
How to complain about a supermarket if you are a direct supplier and feel you have been unlawfully or unfairly treated.
Selling our products through supermarkets - Genesis Crafty (video)
Video case study with Genesis Crafty explaining how they successfully sell their products through supermarkets.
Food and drink business support and funding
Where to get advice, funding and skills support for food and drink businesses in Northern Ireland.
Funding support for food and drink businesses
Funding support for food and drink businesses in Northern Ireland.
Accepting card payments in retail
How to start accepting card payments in your business, and the types of card that can be used for payments.
Types of retail payment
The types of payment that retail businesses may accept, including cash, card and credit agreements, and how to choose the right option for your business.
Point-of-sale systems
The features and benefits of using a point-of-sale system in your business and how to choose the right system to suit your needs.
Health and safety risks for people working outdoors
Ways of reducing the chance of accidents to employees who work outside, both on your premises and elsewhere by spotting and reducing health and safety risks.
Support people affected by traumatic events
What you can do to support and accommodate colleagues and employees after a traumatic event such as a natural disaster or serious accident.
Manage your own stress
Identifying and tackling stress in yourself, including the common physical and emotional symptoms and tactics for coping with stress such as relaxation techniques.
Seven key ways to manage stress at work
Practical tips on how to effectively manage and reduce stress in your business to protect employee wellbeing and prevent productivity loss and sickness absence.
Types of PPE: helmets and headgear
Types of protective headgear for safety in the workplace, activities for which it may be required such as building work, and what to look for when purchasing.
Does your business need personal protective equipment?
Working out whether your business is affected by the Personal Protective Equipment at Work Regulations, including risk assessment and who should pay for it.
Buy the right personal protective equipment
Choosing protective kit that's suitable for the risks, workplace conditions and the wearer including the types of protective equipment you should provide.
How to get gigs
A step-by-step guide for musicians and bands who want to book gigs.
Health and safety prosecutions
Reasons to warrant a prosecution that is in the public interest such as a death or repeated poor compliance and possible penalties such as a fine or imprisonment.
Be ready for a health and safety inspection: seven top tips
Top tips to ensure that your business is ready for a visit from the health and safety inspector at all times – including what records you must have to hand.
Welfare facilities at work
Your legal duty to provide welfare facilities for employees, such as toilets, drinking water and clothes storage.