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Choose the right location for your business premises
Identify the advantages and disadvantages when deciding on a suitable location for your commercial property.
Search for commercial property
Specifying what you want when searching for business premises and where you can search for suitable commercial property.
Gas safety in rented business property
Division of responsibilities between landlords and tenants for gas safety checks and maintenance.
Commercial rental property: landlord and tenant responsibilities
Responsibility for health and safety and maintenance duties in business properties.
Deciding on the right premises for your business (video)
Short video outlines key factors to consider when deciding on suitable business premises.
Certificate of fitness for rental properties
To rent out a property, you must obtain a certificate of fitness from your local council.
Rental property health and safety
Landlords' health and safety responsibilities when letting property.
Landlords’ responsibilities
Rules that landlords must follow when letting out property and their obligations to tenants.
Register a house in multiple occupation
Houses rented to 3 or more unrelated people must be registered as an HMO.
Planning to work safely at height
How to identify ways of reducing the risks of falls, such as using safe working platforms, planning work properly and providing appropriate training.
Working safely in confined space
Confined spaces, from storage tanks, silos and drains to vats, can pose risks to workers industries such as agriculture, installation and telecommunications.
Manage the risks posed by working in confined spaces
Safe systems, specialist tools, equipment, air testing, ventilation and emergency procedures to reduce the risks of working in confined space.
Reduce the risks of objects falling from height
Methods to prevent injuries and damage caused by falling equipment, tools, materials or debris including platforms, netting and covered walkways.
Roof, platform and walkway safety for working at height
The steps you should take - and the equipment you can use - to make working on roofs and platforms safe including scaffolding and guard rails.
Assess the risks of working in confined spaces
Identifying typical hazards in enclosed spaces and analysing the chances of their occurring including lack of oxygen, poisonous gases, fumes and fire.
Reduce the risk of repetitive strain injury at work
How to reduce the risk of repetitive strain injury in your business by encouraging breaks, adjusting workstations and reducing the weight of items handled.
Checklist: avoiding repetitive strain injury
Key steps to avoid repetitive strain injury in your business, including carrying out a risk assessment, consulting employees and looking out for symptoms.
Prevent repetitive strain injury at work
An outline of what repetitive strain injury is, how to spot it and what steps to take to avoid it, including the risks from tools, repetitive tasks and computer use.
Provide health and safety training
How to make sure your staff and visitors have the information they need to stay safe on your premises and avoid any potential risks to health and safety.
Security for lone workers
Your security procedures must cover the extra risks lone workers face from accidents or violence at work to help you carry out a loner worker risk assessment