Milestone 2 of 5 Health and safety for a growing business

Write down your policy and risk assessment at 5 employees

Once you employ 5 or more people, your safety policy and your significant risk findings must be in writing.

An employer with 5 or more employees must have a written statement of its health and safety policy, with the organisation and arrangements for carrying it out, bring it to employees' attention and revise it as often as needed.

You must also record the significant findings of your risk assessment and any group of employees it identifies as especially at risk. Prepare both before you take on your fifth employee.

Manage workplace risk assessments under MHSW 1999

How to carry out, record and review risk assessments as your business and its hazards change.