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It's one of the most common questions I hear from smaller organisations: "Do I actually need a health and safety risk assessment?" The short answer is yes. Under the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999, employers are required to assess the risks to the health and safety of employees and others who may be affected by their activities. If you employ five or more people, the significant findings of that assessment must be recorded. But what if you employ few

Care homes and other care and support settings remain some of the most challenging environments in which to manage fire safety. In most workplaces, our expectation in the event of a fire is relatively straightforward: raise the alarm and evacuate people to a place of safety. In a care or support setting, it may not be that simple. People using these services may have limited mobility, cognitive or communication needs, sensory differences, complex health needs or other factors

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Fire Door Surveys: Do You Really Need One? | HSF Consulting

In this blog we discuss houses of multiple occupation (HMO) in respect of the need for fire doors, whether or not a HMO can be considered low risk and who should do your fire risk assessment. The key guidance documents for HMO's are Fire safety risk assessment: sleeping accommodation Guidance about completing a fire safety risk assessment for people responsible for sleeping accommodation and LACORS (2008): Guidance on fire safety provisions for certain types of existing housi