Health and Safety Requirements

Health and Safety Requirements

Newark Sherwood District Council is responsible for letting a property which is compliant with current Health and Safety regulations, this responsibility passes to you as tenant when the lease commences.

All tenants should keep themselves updated and should satisfy all of their own health and safety responsibilities and requirements. 

You are responsible for the health and safety of, and have a duty of care for, everyone affected by your business and its activities. This includes both employees and visitors to the premises e.g. customers, contractors etc. Newark and Sherwood District Council is only responsible for compliance of any Health and Safety legislation that relates to the communal parts of multi-let buildings or areas and, as a tenant, you must not utilise these common areas outside of your leasehold without formal approval from the Council. You, as an employer, are responsible for all Health and Safety legislation that relates to the area demised under your lease. Further information as to your obligations can be found on the tenant responsibilities page of the gov.uk website.

You should conduct a thorough assessment of the risks your business faces. Risk is the chance, high or low, that someone or something could be harmed by a hazard. Hazard means anything that can cause harm, e.g. chemicals, electricity, a slippery floor. You must have a policy for how you look after health and safety. If you employ five or more people, this policy must be in writing. Further information is available on the HSE website: www.hse.gov.uk