Taking Care of Business campaign aimed at providing practical assistance to the estimated 140,000 businesses with less than 20 employees. They have launched a new free online tool called BeSMART, Business electronic Safety Management And Risk assessment Tool. The tool has been designed to help small businesses manage workplace health and safety in a very straightforward way and without the need for any specialist knowledge or major investment. This guided step-by-step process will assist businesses in generating their own risk assessment and safety statement, in consultation with their employees, as required under health and safety law.
The aim is to reduce the administrative burden on small business. This initiative is not about getting rid of regulation; it is about making compliance easier, simpler and less costly. This benefits everyone and helps deliver safer workplaces for employees. The on-line resource is currently available free of charge by clinking on this link.