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Guidance for business

Guidance for business provides details about services offered by the Health and Safety team to help businesses comply with health and safety law.

Free video and DVD loan service

Local businesses are offered a helping hand to comply with health and safety law through our own free video/DVD loan service. A variety of useful health and safety videos / DVD's are available for hire, free of charge, to businesses located within the district. These can prove to be useful in assisting with staff training needs or to help managers and appointed persons update their knowledge. Current titles include:

  • Horrific Accidents
  • Lift Truck and Warehouse Safety
  • Introduction to Health and Safety
  • Managing Slips
  • COSHH
  • Manual Handling
  • Working at Height
  • Risk Assessment
  • Fire Safety
  • Charity and Voulentary Organisations
  • Legionella
  • Asbestos Management
  • Health and Safety in the office 

Free health and safety information pack

The new business information pack contains a selection of useful health and safety leaflets, as well as information on other sources of health and safety guidance. The pack is ideal for people who are just starting up a new business, or where a business has grown and additional guidance is required. The information pack contents details the information contained in the pack, which is available on request using the contact details at the bottom of this page.

The Health and Safety Executive's information line may also be contacted for specific advice on 08701 545500, the Health and Safety Executive website is a useful source of information.

Health and safety information in other languages

For those whose first language is other than English, the Health and Safety Executive provide a number of useful leaflets in other languages, on subjects such as general guidance for employees, gas appliances, construction, slips and trips and risk assessment.

Guidance on organising safe events

If you are responsible for organising events such as car boot fairs, craft shows, entertainment, fetes, etc you will find this guidance useful, as it provides essential information to help ensure that the event is run safely. It provides advise on matters such as stewarding, fire safety, emergency planning, welfare facilities etc. (It does not provide guidance on the Licensing of such events.)

The document below appears in Adobe® Acrobat® (PDF) format. In order to view it you will need to have Acrobat Reader installed. (Those with visual impairments may wish to investigate Access Adobe, which provides tools and information to help make PDF files more accessible). 

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PDF file icon  Guidance on safe outdoor events
  (112KB, 17 pages)

Health and Safety Executive publications

HSE Books is the source of priced and non-priced printed and multimedia products published by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE). This website provides online search and ordering facilities and is updated daily.