| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
1 online resource (xii, 206 pages) : color illustrations. |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Series |
Entrepreneurship and small business management collection
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Entrepreneurship and small business management collection.
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| Note |
Includes index. |
| Contents |
Section A. The context for your business. Chapter 1. Introduction ; Chapter 2. Where to start ; Chapter 3. Describe your business ; Chapter 4. Where do you work from? ; Chapter 5. Movement of goods through the business ; Chapter 6. Procedures and activities -- Section B. Identifying and controlling safety risks. Chapter 7. Identifying safety hazards ; Chapter 8. Assessing safety risks ; Chapter 9. Controls in place to reduce risks -- Section C. Identifying and controlling health risks. Chapter 10. Identifying health hazards ; Chapter 11. Assessing health risks ; Chapter 12. Controls in place to reduce risks -- Section D. Identifying and controlling fire risks. Chapter 13. Identifying fire hazards on site ; Chapter 14. Assessing fire risks ; Chapter 15. Fire controls in place to reduce risks -- Section E. Effective management of fire, health, and safety risks in the business. Chapter 16. Managing the risks ; Chapter 17. Your policy ; Chapter 18. Conclusion -- Section F. Case studies. Chapter 19. A range of case studies -- Section G. Further information and reference sources -- Appendix 1. Checklist 1. Describe your business -- Appendix 2. Checklist 2. Site plan A describe the site -- Appendix 3. Checklist 3. Site plan B show the external features -- Appendix 4. Checklist 4. Site plan C show the internal features -- Appendix 5. Checklist 5. How orders move through the business -- Appendix 6. Checklist 6. Show activities in each area -- Appendix 7. Checklist 7. Type of hazard and where it is on site -- Appendix 8. Checklist 8. Assessing the safety risks -- Appendix 9. Checklist 9. Controls in place -- Appendix 10. Checklist 10. Health hazards on site -- Appendix 11. Checklist 11. Assessing the health risks -- Appendix 12. Checklist 12. Controls in place -- Appendix 13. Checklist 13. Fire hazards on site -- Appendix 14. Checklist 14. Assessing the fire risks -- Appendix 15. Checklist 15. Fire controls in place -- Appendix 16. Checklist 16. Managing the risks. |
| Access |
Access restricted to authorized users and institutions. |
| Summary |
Managing health and safety in a small business is an up-to-date guide, reflecting current concerns about how to identify and manage health and safety risks in a small business, with a broad focus on practical guidance wherever your business is based globally. It covers all the basic principles of assessing risks without quoting specific regulations that are likely to change depending on your location. With additional checklists and suggestions throughout, it can be used by individual business owners, consultants or business advisors working with them, or as a basic introduction to the key elements of risk assessment. |
| Form |
Also available in print. |
| System Details |
Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
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System requirements: Adobe Acrobat reader. |
| Subject |
Industrial hygiene.
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Industrial hygiene. |
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Industrial safety.
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Industrial safety. |
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Small business.
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Small business. |
| Indexed Term |
How to do risk assessment. |
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Assessing safety risks. |
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Assessing health risks. |
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Assessing fire risks. |
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Safety hazards. |
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Health hazards. |
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Fire hazards. |
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Risk controls in a small firm. |
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Managing health and safety. |
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Checklist to assess hazards and risks. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: 9781637421956 |
| ISBN |
9781637422120 e-book |
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9781637421956 print |
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