Our health and safety section covers general health and safety within a low-risk
environment. Read our guides to ensure you keep within the law and follow best
practice.
Legal minimum requirements
Employment protection
Risk assessments
Safety representatives
Health and safety meetings
Accident reporting and records
Alcohol and drug abuse in the workplace
The Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations (COSHH)
Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act
Disabled workers - health and safety considerations
Fit notes: as from 6 April 2010, GPs' sick notes are replaced by
"fit notes" which may indicate that an employee can return to work provided the
suggested advice is followed. These focus on what people can do rather than
what they cannot. See: absence
Corporate Manslaughter: the Sentencing Guidelines Council has
new guidance on fines for those organisations found guilty of corporate
manslaughter.
See: Corporate Manslaughter
Smoking: the Government is considering extending the smoking ban
to cover the area outside entrances to workplaces and offices.
See: smoking
Drivers: as from 2013, commercial drivers will be required to take
more frequent eyesight tests.
See: drivers
