The Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 demands employers to deter possible workplace hazards and protect the safety of their employees. Employers are generally responsible for ensuring work health, safety, and welfare.
The law requires every business to have a health and safety policy outlining their approach to managing health and safety. As an employer, you must manage health and safety in your industry. Your plan should clearly state responsibilities, timing, and execution.
A risk review includes some hazards: electrical protection, fire security, manual handling, dangerous substances, risk elements for repetitious stress injury, anxiety, brutality, and transmittable diseases such as COVID-19.
The Health & Safety at Work Act 1974 requires you to provide employees with Health & Safety information, training, and PPE. Not doing so is a criminal offence, as you must ensure a safe working environment for employees.