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Deciding who will carry out risk assessments, inspections and ensure health and safety – this could be you, an employee or someone external.

The information you need to set out in your health and safety policy including the statement of general policy, responsibilities and arrangement sections.

What you should include in your health and safety policy, why it is important to have one and how to implement it effectively.

Reasonable temperatures for a working environment, when you should send staff home and how to manage extreme temperatures.

How to comply with employee welfare regulations in the workplace by providing facilities and maintaining a safe, healthy working environment.

Safe systems, specialist tools, equipment, air testing, ventilation and emergency procedures to reduce the risks of working in confined space.

The steps you should take - and the equipment you can use - to make working on roofs and platforms safe including scaffolding and guard rails.

Identifying common causes of falls in your business and their likelihood such as falls from ladders, scaffolding, roofs, gangways, catwalks and vehicles.

Top tips to ensure that your business is ready for a visit from the health and safety inspector at all times – including what records you must have to hand.

When you might want to appeal a health and safety enforcement notice, what will happen if you do and the possible verdicts from a tribunal hearing.

What a prohibition notice is and why they are issued by a health and safety inspector after a visit, what you will need to do and who to contact for advice.

What to expect from a health and safety inspector, and the implications of improvement or prohibition notices.

Advising staff on how to ensure there is adequate ventilation in vehicles used for work purposes.

How you can use mechanical ventilation such as air conditioning to improve the supply of fresh air in the workplace.

How to assess that there is an adequate supply of fresh air in any workspace.

Ways of reducing storage risks - from clearing exit routes and checking shelving to clearing up spillages quickly and providing any appropriate equipment.

Storage advice for specific materials - waste, timber, glass and textiles – in order to reduce the risks of potential health and safety hazards.

Installing and using shelving and racking units safely by following appropriate guidelines, installation instructions and spacing.

Assessing and controlling the risks of storing products and materials, including hazardous materials, food and specific materials like glass, wood and textiles.

Buying the right equipment for the designated task and your legal duties when purchasing machinery and disposing of old equipment.

Using signs, training, guidelines, emergency stop buttons, safety guards and protective equipment to minimise residual risks from tools and machinery.

What the law requires you to do to ensure your equipment is safe - from maintenance to assessing risks through inspection and taking appropriate action.

Regulations for using work equipment, assessing risks and buying, maintaining and disposing of equipment and advice for reducing the risks of equipment.

Staying up to date with your legal responsibilities for health and safety to protect staff, customers and visitors, have liability insurance and have a policy.

Management systems help control risk, reduce costs and improve your reputation, other benefits include increased morale and possible lower insurance premiums.