In brief...: Online tools to keep safe

Jan 11 2008

Health and safety is often seen as one of those endlessly time-consuming subjects for business.

However, the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH) says that complying with health and safety law needn't be such apain. IOSH has produced online tools available free of charge to help businesses carry out their health and safety obligations .

For SME's www.safestartup.org offers a simple, easy-to-use guide on basic health, safety and environmental information. IOSH has also produced a risk management toolkit www.iosh.co.uk/riskmanagementtoolkit, specifically designed to help small firms tackle risks in their workplaces in a user-friendly way.

There is also information on occupational health issues in www.ohtoolkit.co.uk.