Health and safety
Your business has legal responsibilities to provide safe and healthy conditions for your employees, customers, suppliers and anyone else who could be affected by your activities.
Top content within Health and safety
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Health and safety on ships
Owners and operators of seagoing ships and large yachts are responsible for the health and safety of seafarers
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Health and safety for employers
Your business has legal responsibilities to provide safe and healthy conditions for your workers, customers, suppliers and anyone else who could be affected by your activities.
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Food safety - your responsibilities
The food safety and hygiene regulations you must follow - the law, regulations
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Ensure employee safety when using equipment
Employers have to adhere to regulations for equipment in the workplace. Assess potential risks and take steps to avoid them.
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Food labelling and packaging
Food and drink labelling and packaging - what you must show, warnings, health and organic labels and packaging standards
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Smoking at work: the law
The law on smoking in the workplace and what businesses must do to prevent smoking at work
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Scaffolding rules
The rules for putting up scaffolding on your property - licence, checks, safety, builder, scaffold companies
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Safely handle, store and transport substances
Meet your legal obligations as an employer to ensure employee safety in handling, storing and transporting substances.
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Workplace temperatures
There is no law for a minimum or maximum temperature, but during working hours the temperature in all workplaces inside buildings must be reasonable
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What to do when an employee dies
If an employee dies at work, you must report the death to the Health and Safety Executive and the police
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Occupational health and welfare: the basics
The potential occupational health and welfare issues for your business and how to tackle them to ensure employee safety.
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Health and safety advice (Healthy Working Lives)
Free and confidential advice, training and support for Scottish businesses covering all aspects of health, safety and well-being in the workplace.
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Find food safety services from your council
Contact your local council about food safety issues, including inspection of food businesses.
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Sign up for food safety alerts
Emails from the Food Standard Agency about problems with food on the market