Milestone 5 of 5 Health and safety for a growing business

Manage health and safety as a system

Plan, do, check and act: a larger business needs documented arrangements, audits and review by its leaders.

As the business grows, informal arrangements stop working. Set out who is responsible at each level, check that controls work, investigate incidents and review performance at board or senior level. Report injuries, diseases and dangerous occurrences under RIDDOR.

If an HSE inspector finds a material breach, serious enough to need formal written action, you pay HSE's costs for the time it takes to identify the breach and help you put it right.