This guidance has been put together to give anyone involved with a medium-sized business some basic information on health and safety at work.

The information is taken from various sources and gives an overview of the law and technical guidance.  There are many links and references to more detailed information on each topic.  It is important that it is not taken as definitive guidance and you should always get proper legal advice, or advice from your enforcing authority, before making any critical decisions.

Each guide consists of:

• An overview of the law and any technical guidance
• A list of key publications and references
• A checklist to test how well a business complies with the law

Hopefully when you have read the guidance you will be able to put in place, or suggest, an action plan to make improvements.

You may contact your local Council with a complaint/enquiry.

Other information is available on the Health and Safety Executive website

(The Devon Councils are grateful to Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council who developed the basis of this information system and have allowed us to build on it).