Health and Safety in
Hospitality
Long hours and fast paced working environments are typical of the challenges faced by businesses in the hospitality sector. Further complexity has now been added by the risks to health and safety posed by COVID-19. Many in the industry believe that “normal” operations won’t resume until a vaccine is developed. We can help you emerge into the new normal with a Health and Safety management plan tailored for your business.
The law requires that visitors and employees are safe whilst on your premises. The approach we take depends on you and your circumstances. Whether you are a new start-up business looking for guidance and support in setting up the systems or a well-established organisation needing support to move on to the next step we are well positioned to provide a professional and quick response. Typically, our clients engage us on a consultancy basis, so our thorough approach usually follows this pattern:
Audit of existing systems, arrangements and policies with reference to:
Health and Safety at Work Act
Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) compliance
Allergen Management
Ventilation and Carbon Monoxide
Coronavirus adjustments - severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 and COVID-19
Production of a Gap Analysis – what’s good and what needs looking at
Amend/write Policies – ensuring compliance
Amend/write Risk Assessments and Safe Systems of Work – food handling identify risks and what to do about them
Amend/write Control documents
Training planning
Application of external standards
Auditing
On-going support and training
There are some specific laws that require compliance depending on the nature of your services and our advisors at John Green Health and Safety can help you navigate them efficiently and effectively, keeping your customers, employees and members of the public safe.