Check your level of compliance:
Health and Safety Compliance Check
Assess your organisation’s health and safety compliance level.
- Do you have a written Health Safety Policy Statement of Intent?
- Do you have a written Health and Safety Policy, if so is it periodically reviewed?
- Are your Risk Assessments carried out by a ‘competent’ person, are the Risk Assessments ‘Suitable and Sufficient’ and periodically reviewed as required by law?
- Do you report and investigate all accidents, incidents and near misses?
- Do you have written safe systems of work?
- Have all your employees had appropriate Induction, Mandatory and Specific Training in Health and Safety subjects, if so has this been evaluated?
- Are all your employees aware of their responsibilities under Health and Safety Law?
- Do you have a robust Health and Safety Management System in place?
- Do you undertake inspections and audits of the Safety Management System?
- Are you aware of your organisation’s ‘relevant duty of care’ under the Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act 2007?
Food Safety Compliance Check
Assess your organisation’s food safety compliance level.
- Do you have a written Food Safety Operational Policy?
- Do you have minimum Food Hygiene training standards for all levels of Catering staff?
- Do you have a HACCP Management system in place?
- Do you carry out and record ‘due diligence’ checks on your suppliers?
- Do you carry our regular Hygiene Inspections in all food areas?
- Do you have a Hygiene Code of Practice for Food Handlers?
- Do you have written Health and Safety procedures in place for all relevant equipment and chemicals in use?
- Have you a plan in the event of an Outbreak or Suspected Outbreak of Food Poisoning?
- Are your staff able to identify Food Allergy risks?
- Do you have a Pest Control Contract, if so is it effective?
