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Health, safety and fire safety

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An elementary guide and advice to ensure the effective management of common hazards and risks within church properties

The Health and Safety Toolkit provides an elementary guide and advice to ensure the effective management of common hazards and risks within church properties.

The toolkit will be updated regularly to reflect the changing requirements of health and safety in line with any legislative or regulatory changes. We will send emails to all appointed health and safety administrators and will use social media platforms such as Facebook and Twitter to signpost when new information has been added to the toolkit. We will also expand on various sections of the toolkit and develop additional templates to assist Charity Trustees with their ongoing duties.

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Health and Safety toolkit

Structure and content of the toolkit and how to use it to improve health and safety within properties Roles and responsibilities of the Financial Board for health and safety Reasons for and how to carry out risk assessments within properties and...

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