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What is Health and Safety?
What exactly is health and safety and how does it affect your business?
Health and safety in the workplace is dictated by the Health and Safety at Work Act of 1974. The Act states that every business in the UK is required to make the workplace safe in order to protect the welfare of their employees. The Health and Safety at Work Act is criminal law and, if an employer doesn’t comply with this law, they are subject to fines and/or imprisonment.
In other words, health and safety is the law and if the law is broken, it is a punishable offence. So how can you make absolutely sure that your business is compliant?
How does your business need to comply with health and safety law?
As a business owner or an employer, it is up to you to ensure that your organisation is compliant with health and safety policies and procedures. That means that, from workplace risk assessments to regular health and safety audits, you need to know what’s going on at all times and you need to stay updated on changes to health and safety legislation.
All that work is time consuming and can easily slip down the priority list in your business. At Agility UK, we appreciate that your business is your top priority, not your health and safety paperwork. That’s why we offer health and safety advice and health and safety training from our team of experts.
Need help in managing your business health and safety?
If your business could benefit from health and safety management advice talk to Agility UK. We can translate health and safety jargon and resolve outstanding health and safety issues quickly and effectively.
We can also offer health and safety training courses for employers and employees alike. That way you can ensure that everyone in your organisation is legally equipped in areas such as fire safety training. You can also train your staff to undertake fast and effective risk assessments and audits for the future. For a list of all training courses provided by Agility UK, please see our training course calendar.
To find out more about health and safety and how Agility UK can help you to be compliant with health and safety law for a competitive fee, call us today on 01527 571 611 or enquire online and we’ll get back to you as soon as we can.
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