This list shows some of the key actions required by law that apply to nearly every business.

• Take out Employers' Liability Compulsory Insurance and display the certificate
• Make sure you have someone competent to help you meet your health and safety duties. This does not have to be an external consultant
• Decide how you are going to manage health and safety. This is your health and safety policy
• Decide what could harm people and what precautions to take. This is your risk assessment. You must act on the findings of you risk assessment, by putting sensible controls in place to prevent accidents and ill health and making sure they are followed
• Provide basic welfare facilities, such as toilets, washing facilities and drinking water
• Provide free health and safety training for your workers
• Consult your workers on Health and Safety
• Display the health and safety law poster or give workers a leaflet with the information - click here to download the poster from the Health & Safety Executive website
• Report some work related accidents, diseases and dangerous occurrences

ERWIN (Everything Regulation Whenever It's Needed)
For further information on local authority regulations visit the ERWIN (Everything Regulation Whenever It's Needed) website www.everythingregulation.org.uk

The website helps businesses to comply with regulations by providing information to meet their particular type of business. Advice includes Fire Protection, Food Safety, Environmental Protection & Private Sector Housing and Licensing.