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Health and Safety Guidance for SME´s
Running a small or medium-sized enterprise (SME) is exciting, but it comes with many responsibilities—ensuring a safe and compliant workplace is one of the most important. A strong health and safety culture not only helps with legal compliance but also protects your employees, customers and business reputation.
Unlike large corporations with dedicated health and safety teams, SMEs need practical, cost-effective solutions that integrate seamlessly into daily operations. That’s where Duo Dynamic Safety Solutions comes in. We make workplace safety compliance straightforward and stress-free, so you can focus on growing your business with confidence.
Legal H&S responsibilities for SME´s
Health and safety laws apply to businesses of all sizes. Regardless of whether you have one employee or a hundred, you have a duty of care to provide a safe working environment.
If you have fewer than five employees, you are not legally required to have written health and safety policies, but you must still assess risks and communicate safety measures.
If you have five or more employees, you must have written health and safety policies, document risk assessments and provide clear safety procedures.
Appointing a Competent Health & Safety Advisor for Your Business
As an employer, you are legally required to appoint a competent person to help manage your health and safety responsibilities. This individual must have the skills, knowledge and experience necessary to identify workplace hazards and implement practical safety measures to protect employees and visitors. While some businesses can manage this internally, many SMEs benefit from expert support to ensure full legal compliance and risk management.
At Duo Dynamic Safety Solutions, we designed all-in-one safety packages, to assure you have expert support and the right documents and systems in place to meet legal and regulatory obligations.
The main package for SME´s with five or more employees is Duo.Prime and covers all required safety assessments, H&S support via phone and e-mail as well as an annual workplace audit at your location(s):
Bespoke Package
Our Bespoke Package is tailored to meet the specific needs of your business. It builds on the foundation provided by the Duo.Core, offering all the essentials while giving you the flexibility to customize the support you need. Whether it's more in-depth consultation, additional site visits, or bespoke risk assessments.
We are Looking Forward to Working with You
We believe health and safety compliance should be straightforward and practical for SMEs. That’s why we created tailored H&S solutions—so you get exactly what you need to stay compliant, safe and stress-free without unnecessary complexity.
We look forward to working with you and helping you build a safer workplace —while you can focus on what you do best.