Health and safety legislation applies to all businesses, however small. Every employer has a legal responsibility to protect the health and safety of their staff and others - such as customers and members of the public - who may be affected by their work activities.

All employers must conduct a risk assessment; however, only employers employing five or more employees must have a written health and safety policy and have to record the significant findings of their risk assessment.

Employers employing less than five people are not legally required to have a written Health and Safety Policy and an official record of what the Risk Assessment finds. However, they still must conduct a Risk Assessment.

This Pub or Restaurant Health and Safety Policy & Procedures clearly sets out how an employer manages health and safety in the workplace by defining who does what, when and how. This Policy is in Microsoft Word format, written in plain English easy to use and edit.