Guidance by Sector

Different sectors have different requirements. Find guidance tailored to your specific situation and regulatory environment.

Businesses & Organisations

Landlords

Gas Safety Certificates, EICRs, fire safety in HMOs, Legionella, and tenant safety obligations.

  • Annual gas safety checks
  • EICR requirements
  • HMO fire safety
  • Smoke and CO alarms

Hospitality

Pubs, hotels, B&Bs, and restaurants. Fire safety, gas safety, food hygiene, and Legionella management.

  • Fire safety (public premises)
  • Gas safety for kitchens
  • Legionella in showers
  • Food safety compliance

Retail

Shops and stores. Fire safety, manual handling, workplace welfare, and customer safety.

  • Fire evacuation for public
  • Manual handling (stock)
  • Slip and trip prevention
  • Display screen equipment

Construction

CDM regulations, working at height, site safety, and contractor management for construction projects.

  • CDM 2015 duties
  • Working at height
  • Site inductions
  • Contractor management

Offices & Commercial

DSE assessments, fire safety, workplace welfare, and employer duties for office environments.

  • Display screen assessments
  • Fire safety
  • Workplace welfare
  • Mental health at work

Manufacturing & Warehouses

Machinery safety, COSHH, manual handling, and workplace transport for industrial settings.

  • Machinery guarding
  • COSHH assessments
  • Forklift safety
  • Noise and vibration

Care Homes

Fire safety, manual handling, infection control, Legionella, and CQC compliance for residential care providers.

  • Fire safety (sleeping risk)
  • Manual handling assessments
  • Legionella management
  • CQC requirements

Healthcare

CQC registration, infection control, waste management, and safety requirements for healthcare providers.

  • CQC fundamental standards
  • Infection prevention
  • Clinical waste
  • Staff safety

Food & Catering

Commercial kitchens, food production, and catering. Fire safety, food hygiene, and COSHH compliance.

  • Kitchen fire safety
  • Food hygiene (HACCP)
  • Gas safety
  • COSHH for cleaning chemicals

Leisure & Entertainment

Gyms, cinemas, theatres, and nightclubs. Crowd management, fire safety, and equipment safety.

  • Crowd management
  • Fire safety (assembly)
  • Equipment maintenance
  • Event safety

Schools & Education

Fire safety, asbestos management, safeguarding, and compliance for maintained and independent schools.

  • Fire evacuation procedures
  • Asbestos in schools
  • Educational visits
  • Staff training

Charities & Trustees

Trustee duties, volunteer safety, premises compliance, and governance requirements for third sector organisations.

  • Trustee responsibilities
  • Volunteer safety
  • Premises management
  • Charity Commission duties

Agriculture & Farming

Farm safety, machinery, livestock handling, and COSHH for one of the UK's most dangerous sectors.

  • Machinery safety
  • Livestock handling
  • Pesticides (COSHH)
  • Lone working

Small Business

Workplace risk assessments, fire safety, employer duties, and practical compliance for SMEs.

  • Risk assessment basics
  • Fire safety duties
  • Employer responsibilities
  • Insurance requirements

Trades & Contractors

Electricians

Electrical safety, Part P compliance, working at height, and asbestos awareness for electrical contractors.

  • Electrical safe systems
  • Part P compliance
  • Asbestos awareness
  • Working at height

Plumbers

Water safety, Legionella awareness, confined spaces, and asbestos for plumbing contractors.

  • Legionella awareness
  • Confined spaces
  • Asbestos in pipework
  • Manual handling

Gas Engineers

Gas Safe registration, carbon monoxide safety, ventilation, and unsafe situations procedures.

  • Gas Safe registration
  • CO safety
  • Ventilation requirements
  • Unsafe situations (GIUSP)

Builders & Contractors

General construction safety, CDM duties, working at height, and dust control for building contractors.

  • CDM contractor duties
  • Working at height
  • Silica dust control
  • Site safety

Roofers

Working at height, fragile surfaces, edge protection, and weather considerations for roofing contractors.

  • Fall prevention
  • Fragile roof surfaces
  • Edge protection
  • Weather planning

Painters & Decorators

COSHH for paints and solvents, lead paint, asbestos awareness, and working at height.

  • COSHH (solvents/paints)
  • Lead paint awareness
  • Asbestos awareness
  • Access equipment

Carpenters & Joiners

Wood dust control, machinery safety, manual handling, and noise for woodworking trades.

  • Wood dust (carcinogen)
  • Machinery guarding
  • Manual handling
  • Noise exposure

Cleaners & Cleaning Companies

COSHH for cleaning chemicals, lone working, manual handling, and slip hazards.

  • COSHH assessments
  • Lone working
  • Slip prevention
  • Manual handling

Window Cleaners

Working at height regulations, water-fed poles, ladder safety, and access equipment.

  • Working at height
  • Ladder safety
  • Water-fed pole systems
  • Access equipment

Landscapers & Gardeners

Machinery safety, COSHH for pesticides, manual handling, and outdoor working risks.

  • Machinery (mowers, strimmers)
  • Pesticides (COSHH)
  • Manual handling
  • UV/weather exposure

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