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Health and Safety General

Every employer has a duty to ensure, so far as is reasonably practicable, the health, safety and welfare of work of all their employees, customers, visitors and on-site contractors.  This may impact on the design, construction, and operation of the food premises and you should therefore assess the risk.

An assessment of risk is no more than a careful examination of what, in your work, could cause harm to people, so that you can weigh up whether you have taken enough precautions or should do more to prevent harm.  The aim is to make sure that no-one gets hurt or becomes ill.  Accidents and ill health can ruin lives, and affect your business too if output is lost.  If you have fewer than five employees you do not need to write anything down, but if you have five or more employees you must record significant findings of your assessment.