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New book helps retailers to abide by health and safety compliance regulations

Operations manager Zeynep Guzelkasap, pictured with The Retail Compliance Handbook.

MANAGING the safety of staff, customers and visitors alongside the risks of legionella, fire hazards and asbestos are prominent in the thinking of retailers the length and breadth of the UK.

The importance of compliance and safety has led to increased demand for the services of specialist health and safety experts. Now one, based in Northampton, has produced a handbook to help organisations to stay on the right side of the regulations and continue to welcome workers and customers with confidence.

Acorn Safety Services has carried out surveys and risk assessments in around 230 shops in the past year, including 140 stores for a beauty company, shops for a well-known shoe retailer and outlets for a gaming retailer. The work has taken Acorn’s technicians all over the UK, including shops in Ireland, the Isle of Wight and the Isle of Man.

“This year we have seen a massive increase in the number of retailers contacting us,” said operations manager Zeynep Guzelkasap. “It got us thinking that there must be more we can do to help retailers to stay on top of ever-changing legislation and keep up to date with the various risk assessments while ensuring that their store is a safe shopping environment.”

The Retail Compliance Handbook shares knowledge from experts across the business in relation to fire safety, legionella and water management and health and safety legislation, putting all of that, as well as some practical steps, into one easy-to-read handbook.

“The book is a really cost-effective way to educate retailers of their duties and help them to put a streamlined plan in place that is not overwhelming,” said Zeynep.

“We have worked with many High Street brands that must remember to deal with so many different aspects of safety across multiple stores in different locations. They liked the idea of working with one organisation that can address fire risk assessments, fire door inspections, water monitoring, health and safety training and so much more.

“Often, we send two or three experts out together so a legionella risk assessment and fire risk assessment can be undertaken on the same day with minimal disruption.”

To purchase a copy of The Retail Compliance Handbook, visit amzn.to/4ivWh9K.

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