Having an effective Health & Safety policy is good business practice.
It makes you more aware of your working environment and methods, and so encourages better use of resources and reduces the likelihood of injury to yourself, your employees or other persons, and damage to property.
The law gives you a responsibility to take care not to cause injury or damage. Breaching that responsibility leaves you exposed to having to pay compensation and, in some circumstances, at risk of a civil or criminal prosecution, and even a prison sentence.
The first and most important step is to recognise and minimise the risks you face as a part of your work. The main issues you need to consider include:
It is best to have a written health and safety policy and to communicate it to your employees. In fact, if you employ five or more people, it’s a legal requirement.
Cornish Mutual is able to provide general guidance on health and safety matters. We can also put you in contact with specialist health and safety consultants. Please contact us if you require further information.





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