Advice, publications and online tools to help new and small businesses with health and safety.
Get help with managing health and safety at work, to prevent accidents and ill health.
Find out what health and safety is, who it applies to and why it is important - go to our Health and Safety Law page.
Getting Started on Health and Safety
Controlling danger at work is no different from any other task – you need to recognise problems, know enough about them, decide what to do and act on the solutions.
Go to our Getting Started page to find 10 key things you must do to manage health and safety. Some basic thinking and acting beforehand can usually prevent accidents and ill health.
Find out how to deal with particular hazards or problems in your workplace from our Health and Safety Topics section.
Health and safety does not have to be expensive, time consuming or complicated. For sensible advice, download our free Small Business Advice Pack or colour presentations in PDF format below, or try:
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Introduction to Health and Safety booklet for small businesses from the Health and Safety Executive
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No-Nonsense Guide to Health and Safety - a colour coded fold out poster guide to government rules and regulations from Business Link
