Are you audit-ready? Your SME health and safety check

Answer 12 quick questions to sense-check your current health and safety approach - and spot any gaps before they become problems.

Health and safety doesn’t usually fall down because people don’t care.
It slips when time is tight, responsibilities blur, or documents live in too many places.

In just a few minutes, you’ll see what’s working well - and where you might want to tighten things up.

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  1. Are your health and safety policies reviewed regularly and clearly dated?
  2. Do you have up-to-date risk assessments for your main activities - including remote or hybrid working where relevant?
  3. Have remote or hybrid employees completed a DSE assessment in the last 12 months?
  4. Do employees know how to report an incident, accident, risk or near miss?
  5. If you needed to, could you quickly access training records, risk assessments and incident logs?
  6. Is there a clearly named person responsible for health and safety - with appropriate training?
  7. When a safety issue is identified, are actions tracked and followed up?
  8. Do employees receive refresher health and safety training - not just at onboarding?
  9. Do you perform and record safety checks on workplace equipment where required?
  10. Would employees feel comfortable raising a safety concern?
  11. Are your HR and health and safety records stored in one central, accessible place?
  12. If you work with contractors or third parties, do you assess health and safety risks with them?

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