Risks

These pages cover the main health and safety risks faced by small businesses e.g:

Workplace health can be affected by:

• Poor lifting techniques
• Incorrect handling of chemicals
• Working in noisy or dusty environments
• Working at a badly set up personal computer
• Long hours and tight deadlines
• Poorly maintained vibrating equipment

Workplace safety risks include:

• Working at height
• Slips, trips and falls
• Dangers from workplace vehicles

Each page briefly describes the risk and who is affected.

Workboost Wales has specialist advisers who can help you assess and reduce all the risks listed above and any others in your workplace, including how to protect pregnant, young and other vulnerable workers

Call us now on 0845 609 6006 – remember our advice is free and confidential.

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