Health and Safety

All employers are required to comply with Health and Safety law regardless of the size or nature of their business. All are expected to exercise a duty of care to employees by not exposing them to unnecessary risk. This duty also extends to visitors and others who may be affected by the activities of their business. A failure to manage these requirements can not only have a serious and detrimental effect on the business, but also, depending on the circumstances, result in serious injury to employees or others resulting in hefty fines, possible imprisonment and the loss of the business.

The laws that govern Health and Safety are many and varied and depend largely on the nature of the business. It is not, therefore, a simple matter for any employer to determine which Laws and Regulations apply to them. While there are some specifics that apply to all companies, the following list is by no means exhaustive but focuses on some of the most important: