Here are some ways you can practice good health and safety in your workplace:
Manage health and safety effectively
- Appoint a competent person with the skills, knowledge, and experience to recognise hazards. They can also put sensible controls or solutions in place.
- Use a Plan, Do, Check, Act approach to monitor and review safety procedures
Provide a safe work environment
- Ensure workplaces meet safety standards with appropriate facilities
- Design tasks and workloads with health and safety in mind. Consider ergonomic factors to make the workspace comfortable and easy to use.
- Carry out risk assessments to identify and mitigate hazards, including workplace stress
- Encourage employees to report hazards and take part in incident investigations.
Ensure employee compliance
- Offer clear safety instructions and adequate training
- Provide managers with guidance on policies, risk assessments, and employee wellbeing
- Identify training needs, including specialised topics like menopause support
Keeping health and safety simple and accessible is key. Explore HSE resources (opens in a new window) for workplace safety basics.
Page last reviewed: 26th March 2025
