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Additional responsibilities for upper tier COMAH-regulated sites
What you must do to ensure a top tier site meets Control of Major Accident Hazards (COMAH) Regulations requirements including submitting a safety report.
Evaluate your ecodesign products
How to use feedback from production and sales departments to ensure the manufacture of profitable ecodesign products
Purchase the safest workplace equipment and machinery
Buying the right equipment for the designated task and your legal duties when purchasing machinery and disposing of old equipment.
Workplace equipment risk assessment
Identify hazards posed by tools and equipment, and assess the likelihood of accidents occurring and use your risk assessment to identify actions to take.
Types of work equipment in safety law
Types of equipment covered by the law and the definition of machinery in sectors such as manufacturing, building, construction, offices and transport.
Use hand-held tools safely
Minimising and managing risks from using hand-held tools, including protecting against hand-arm vibration by assessing the risks and taking appropriate action.
Equipment maintenance and checks for safety
Regularly checking your equipment and carrying out necessary maintenance is a crucial part of minimising workplace risks and legal requirement.
Reduce the risks of using workplace equipment
Using signs, training, guidelines, emergency stop buttons, safety guards and protective equipment to minimise residual risks from tools and machinery.
Work equipment safety - your legal duties
What the law requires you to do to ensure your equipment is safe - from maintenance to assessing risks through inspection and taking appropriate action.
Key health and safety management legal obligations
Staying up to date with your legal responsibilities for health and safety to protect staff, customers and visitors, have liability insurance and have a policy.
Benefits of health and safety management systems
Management systems help control risk, reduce costs and improve your reputation, other benefits include increased morale and possible lower insurance premiums.
Control and review your health and safety management systems
Keeping records and driving continual improvement of health and safety management through setting targets, regular reviews and audits.
What to include in a workplace policy on domestic and sexual abuse
A checklist of what to include in your workplace policy on domestic and sexual abuse and an example policy.
Trade marks and geographical indications
Guidance for businesses and organisations on the relationship between trade marks and geographical indications (GIs)
Does COMAH apply to my business?
How a business is categorised under the Control of Major Accident Hazards Regulations depending on the amount of substances they handle and who regulates COMAH.
Placing manufactured products on the market in Great Britain
What you need to do to comply with regulations on manufactured products you place on the market in Great Britain.
How you can use product design
How careful design of your products can increase your profits and reduce your production costs
How can copyright help my business?
Copyright can provide an important source of income for your business – here’s how to profit from your copyright
The design audit
What is a design audit, how to conduct one, and what are the related advantages to your business
Design management process
Key steps involved in managing the design process - from setting the goals to evaluating results and feedback