One of the areas to consider when starting your own business is health and safety. When thinking up your ideas it is a good idea to get a grasp of your legal duties. Later down the line you may require health and safety training for you or any employees you hire, but there are some websites out there that will give you some basic knowledge for the early days. One such site is the brand new website created by IOSH Safe Start Up.
Excellent Advice with More Information on the Way
The site is being run by the Institute of Occupational Safety and Health; providers of excellent IOSH courses and the largest professional health and safety membership organisation in the world. There are currently five occupations included on the site but more are being added all the time. Currently you can find health and safety advice for the following careers:- Hairdressing
- Building trades
- Complementary Therapist
- Florist
- Landscape gardener
- Getting the right insurance
- Protecting yourself
- Secure storage
- How to deal with emergencies
- Backing up your data
Training to Manage the Health and Safety of Your Business Effectively
Once you have an idea of what is expected by you in the eyes of the law the next step is to ensure you are competent. There are many excellent training courses that are awarded by the IOSH that will give you the qualifications and knowledge you need to run the health and safety of your business effectively. Some of the most popular courses to consider are the IOSH Managing Safely, Directing Safely or the Working Safely course.
IOSH Working Safely is more suited to your employees to ensure they have received some training in health and safety. You can find the course all over the country and at frequent times throughout the year so there is no need to wait for many months to enrol on a course. As a business owner you have to be aware of your responsibilities to yourself, your employees and anyone who could be affected by the work you do. There are no excuses for not being aware of your legal duties.
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