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This Practice Note consists of a table that contains a summary of the key legislation relevant to health and safety in an office-based workplace. The table indicates which measures apply, depending on the type and size of organisation.

This Practice Note is intended for compliance professionals and facilities managers in private-sector commercial organisations. It provides information on conducting a fire risk assessment in an office-based, non-residential workplace. You have a duty to take precautions to minimise the risk of fire in your workplace and ensure the safety of your employees in the event of fire. In order to identify the general fire precautions you need to take, you must make a suitable and sufficient assessment of the risks.

This Practice Note is intended for compliance professionals and facilities managers in private sector commercial organisations. It provides information on conducting a first aid needs assessment.

This Practice Note is intended for compliance professionals and facilities managers in private sector organisations, including law firms. It explains how to conduct a health and safety risk assessment in an office-based workplace.

This Practice Note explains what a business continuity plan (BCP) is, looks at industry standards requirements in relation to BCPs, and provides guidance on formulating a BCP, including a Business Impact Analysis (BIA).

This Practice Note is intended for compliance professionals and facilities managers in private sector organisations, including law firms. It explains how to formulate, implement and review a plan to manage health and safety and control associated risks in an office-based workplace.

This Practice Note is intended for compliance professionals and facilities managers in private-sector, commercial organisations. It provides information for organisations on drafting and implementing a health and safety policy. It reviews key issues to consider, refers to tools that could be of assistance and addresses the value in having a policy document. It covers health and safety requirements in an office-based workplace. Other industry/workplace-specific requirements may apply in different working environments.

This Practice Note is intended for compliance professionals and facilities managers in private-sector commercial organisations. It provides practical information on managing and ensuring fire safety in an office-based, non-residential workplace. It should be read in conjunction with Practice Note: Fire safety in the workplace—regulatory requirements. Building regulations and fire safety requirements in residential and domestic premises are outside the scope of this Practice Note.

This Practice Note is intended for compliance professionals and facilities managers in private sector organisations. It provides information on managing and ensuring the effective provision of first aid in the workplace.

An organisation has a duty to ensure it manages the health and safety risks in its workplace effectively and efficiently. This Practice Note is intended for compliance professionals and facilities managers in private-sector commercial organisations. It provides information on managing and ensuring health and safety in the workplace.

This Practice Note is intended for compliance professionals and facilities managers in private-sector commercial organisations. It provides information on investigating, handling and reporting health and safety incidents in an office-based workplace.

For many organisations, it would be prudent to have a policy document that both sets out the overall commitment to health and safety and details the organisation’s objectives and goals. This Practice Note outlines some of the many benefits of having a clear and well-thought out health and safety policy. It covers health and safety requirements in an office-based workplace. Other industry/workplace-specific requirements may apply in different working environments.

This Practice Note provides information on the number and size of first aid box(es) you should consider maintaining and considers what such a box could contain in an office-based workplace.