How To Ensure Compliance with Health and Safety Legislation
How To Ensure Compliance with Health and Safety Legislation
It’s never been more important to ensure your hospitality business complies with all the relevant health and safety legislation. Still, sometimes it can be hard to keep up with constantly updating guidelines.
How to Ensure You Are Compliant
It’s important to carry out a wide range of safety checks across your hospitality business to ensure everything is up to scratch. It’s a good idea to create a health and safety audit checklist to follow and complete your own inspections regularly.
What is a Health and Safety Compliance Checklist?
All hospitality businesses should have a health and safety compliance checklist that team members can use to carry out regular checks to make sure everything is compliant.
Below is what the different checks should involve.
Food Safety Checks Should Include:
- Make sure food is correctly labelled
- Discarding out-of-date food
- Checking food is stored safely
- Recording fridge temperature
Health & Safety Checks Include:
- Identifying hazards
- Legionella checks
- Correct safety information displayed
- Toilet checks
Fire Safety Checks Include:
- Exit doors unlocked
- Fire extinguisher checks
- Emergency lighting checks
- Displayed evacuation plan
- Checking fire exits aren’t blocked
You may also need to carry out other checks to ensure compliance with any new Covid-19 guidelines, such as social distancing and customer registration procedures.
The importance of a Health and Safety Audit Checklist
Regular health and safety audits will ensure your workplace is fit for staff, identifying possible risks or breaches and preparing for an inspection from an Environmental Health Officer. From preventing trip hazards to making sure all food in the fridge is in date, several essential health and safety checks need to be carried out regularly.
Consequences of Non-Compliance with Health and Safety Legislation
The consequences of non-compliance with health and safety legislation can be catastrophic for businesses, from hefty fines to customer lawsuits to being completely shut down. Health and safety legislation protects your staff, customers, and business, so it’s important to take it seriously and uphold your responsibilities.
Upskilling and Training Your Staff – Remaining Compliant
Making sure your staff are totally up to date with all of the latest health and safety legislation is your responsibility, so it’s important to take time to train and educate your team correctly. Choose a trusted health and safety training provider with an exceptional reputation, like Envesca.
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