Whether you're an employer, an employee or starting your own business, these small business courses will give you a quick, free and invaluable guide to getting health and safety right from the outset. You can also link directly to the BeSMART.ie risk assessment tool where you can easily prepare a safety statement for your workplace, free of charge.

• Small Business: Employers 

  This introductory course presents you with an overview of the safety and health requirements of employers, and the self-employed in the workplace. It outlines some of the key duties of an employer under health and safety law in Ireland, the risk assessment process, and purpose of a safety statement. The content is suitable across all work sectors.

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• Small Business: Employees 

  This course provides employees with an overview of safety and health requirements in the workplace. It outlines some of the main duties of employers and employees under health and safety law, and the important role that employees have in regard to safety and health in the workplace. The content is suitable across all work sectors.

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• Small Business: Start-Up

  This introductory course is suitable if you are starting a small business or have a new business.  It provides an overview of the safety and health requirements for all workplaces. It also outlines  the key duties of an employer and the self-employed under health and safety law in Ireland. The course explains the purpose of a safety statement and the importance of managing safety and health at work.

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• BeSMART Risk Assessment Tool

  BeSMART.ie - Business electronic Safety Management and Risk Assessment Tool. This tool will help small business owners/managers to prepare risk assessments and a safety statement for their workplace.

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