Free self-check
Health and safety self-check for small employers
Start with who helps you manage safety, your policy, workplace risks, staff preparation, facilities and first aid. Check employers' liability insurance too.
This self-check covers small shop, café, salon and office employers in England only. It is not a complete employer checklist.
Choose Yes / No / Not sure for each question. Choose Yes only when you can explain the arrangement or show the relevant evidence. For a conditional question, choose Yes only after checking that the condition does not apply. Treat Not sure like No: use the next step and check rather than guess. For each No or Not sure, note the gap, next action, responsible person and follow-up date. This is a suggested working format, not a prescribed legal form.
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These answer rules and questions are editorial prompts, not a statutory questionnaire. The questions mix legal duties explained by official guidance with practical ways to check them. Employers must protect employees and others from harm: identify hazards, assess risks and eliminate hazards or control risks. Having fewer than five employees does not remove the assessment duty; question 8 concerns recording. Official guidance
This is not professional advice, an inspection or a complete employer checklist. A Yes answer does not prove compliance. Do not add a pass mark or treat an all-Yes set as approval.
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This is not professional advice, an inspection or a complete employer checklist. A Yes answer does not prove compliance. Do not add a pass mark or treat an all-Yes set as approval.
You selected Yes for every question. No actions were added; this does not confirm your premises are safe or compliant.
General guidance from the official sources listed, checked on 30 September 2026. It is not professional advice or an inspection.
Official guidance: 2026-09-30
Ask about a health and safety assessment
Official guidance — 2026-09-30
- https://www.hse.gov.uk/simple-health-safety/index.htm — 2026-09-30
- https://www.hse.gov.uk/simple-health-safety/gettinghelp/index.htm — 2026-09-30
- https://www.hse.gov.uk/simple-health-safety/policy/index.htm — 2026-09-30
- https://www.gov.uk/employers-liability-insurance — 2026-09-30
- https://www.hse.gov.uk/simple-health-safety/display.htm — 2026-09-30
- https://www.hse.gov.uk/simple-health-safety/risk/index.htm — 2026-09-30
- https://www.hse.gov.uk/simple-health-safety/risk/steps-needed-to-manage-risk.htm — 2026-09-30
- https://www.hse.gov.uk/simple-health-safety/consult.htm — 2026-09-30
- https://www.hse.gov.uk/simple-health-safety/training/index.htm — 2026-09-30
- https://www.hse.gov.uk/simple-health-safety/workplace-facilities/welfare.htm — 2026-09-30
- https://www.hse.gov.uk/simple-health-safety/workplace-facilities/index.htm — 2026-09-30
- https://www.hse.gov.uk/simple-health-safety/firstaid/assess-business-need.htm — 2026-09-30
- https://www.hse.gov.uk/simple-health-safety/firstaid/index.htm — 2026-09-30
- https://www.hse.gov.uk/simple-health-safety/reporting-accidents-ill-health.htm — 2026-09-30
General guidance from the official sources listed, checked on 30 September 2026. It is not professional advice or an inspection.
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