Handling Health and Security in the Office
Managing health and safety in the workplace is of major importance in almost any business. To make this happen you'll need to take into account what could potentially cause injury to people, both your staff and customers, and decide if you are doing enough to prevent that harm. This is generally accepted as a risk assessment. Once you've identified the risks, you'll need to ascertain how to handle them and put the correct measures in place. The Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999 (known because the Management Rags) introduced a legal duty on business/employers to recognize and control workplace hazards where the chance of injury is significant. A risk assessment isn't about creating huge levels of paperwork, but rather about identifying sensible measures to handle the risks in your workplace. What regulations states does not expect you to get rid of all risks, but to guard people by investing in place measures to handle those risks. You're proba...