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Assess the health and safety risks in your business
How you can assess the risks in your business and work to reduce them by carrying out a proper risk assessment that identifies and minimises safety hazards.
Identify health and safety hazards
How to identify any potential causes of harm or injury in your workplace as part of a risk assessment by walking around, looking at records and talking to staff.
Evaluate health and safety risks and decide on precautions
Assessing the risks at your place of work and developing systems to avoid these hazards and accidents such as issuing protective equipment or reducing exposure.
Safe manual handling at work
Protecting employees from the risks of carrying, lifting, pushing and pulling loads by assessing and reducing the risks and ensuring staff are properly trained.
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.
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.
Personal protective equipment exemptions
Check if personal protective equipment exemptions apply or if there is an exemption such as equipment for playing competitive sports or non-protective clothing.
Appoint a competent person for health and safety
Your legal duty to appoint a competent person to advise on health and safety, including external sources of help and how to choose the right person.
Train staff to avoid repetitive strain injury
Training your staff in order to minimise the risks from repetitive strain injury by teaching them to be aware of the symptoms of RSI and reduce risks.
Causes of repetitive strain injury at work
The types of activities that can lead to repetitive strain injury, and types of worker that are particularly at risk including risks from cold and vibration.
Event safety: important contacts
As an event organiser, you should keep in touch with organisations such as your local council, the PSNI, the fire brigade, first aid providers, the ambulance service and your insurer.
Types of PPE: eyewear
Providing the correct level of eye protection for your workforce and yourself including equipment such as goggles, what to consider and who will need it.
Health and safety management standards
What management systems are and key health and safety standards from the British Standards Institution (BSI), including BS OHSAS 18001, 18002 and BS 18004.
Retail business finances
Guides which can help your retail business to navigate financial issues with customers, suppliers, insurance and rates.
When does the Carrier Bag Levy not apply?
Your business should be aware of the main exemptions from the Carrier Bag Levy in Northern Ireland.
Charging for carrier bags
Which businesses are likely to be affected by the Carrier Bag Levy and what transactions you need to charge for.
Carrier Bag Levy VAT
Understand the rules on VAT when charging customers for carrier bags in Northern Ireland.
Reduce the environmental impact of transport logistics
Help to help tackle environmental issues and save money for your business by changing your distribution methods.
Retail business resource efficiency
How retail businesses can cut costs by reducing waste and using energy and water more efficiently.
Reduce packaging waste in your retail business
How retail businesses can cut costs and become more efficient by reducing packaging and other solid wastes.