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Average noise levels
Average noise levelsNew noise legislation has led to a big reduction in the workplace sound levels that are legally permissible. For this reason, we have included a table to help you assess how loud typical work activities can be in practice.Average ... Read more
Preliminary COSHH assessment
Preliminary COSHH assessmentIf you're a low to medium-risk business, you may find that a full COSHH assessment is unnecessary. In order to identify if this is the case, consider using our preliminary COSHH assessment form.Preliminary coshh assessmentI... Read more
How to protect your company name
How do we protect our company name?To ensure maximum protection for your company's name, you need to take a proactive approach - include it on all business correspondence and check the register at Companies House from time to time. ... Read more
Business rates
How are business rates set?You can't escape business rates but you need to be sure you're not paying too much either! ... Read more
General fire safety
General fire safetyFollowing a change in the law on April 1 2006, fire certificates were abolished. Now you are responsible for carrying out a fire risk assessment in order to ensure your premises are safe. Use his checklist to help you take the ne... Read more
Guidance note - identifying contaminated land
Guidance note - identifying contaminated landWouldn't it be good if contaminated land had a big sign on it to identify what the contamination is and what needs to be done to remove it? However, this is never the case, often detailed sampling and testi... Read more
Mobile workers safety policy
Mobile workers safety policyIf you have large numbers of staff that spend their time off-site, it would be useful to formalise your arrangements into a policy document. We've created a detailed document to get you started.A formal policyIf you have nu... Read more
Asbestos hotspot checklist
Asbestos hotspot checklistUnless you know that it's been removed, it's likely that any premises built before 1999 will contain asbestos. As you have a duty to identify if it's present, use our checklist to help locate the most likely areas.Asbestos legi... Read more
Planning and building regulations
How should we deal with planning and building regulations?Planning and building regulations are a fact of life and may serve to limit what you can do with your property. Work through this checklist to flag up the most important considerations. ... Read more
Hours of work, rest breaks and holidays
Hours of work, rest breaks and holidaysAll these areas are covered by legislation known as the Working Time Directive (WTD). Make sure you know what the WTD says and that you keep proper records so as to avoid getting into problems and disputes with ... Read more
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