Hotels, bars and venues, UK wide
Hospitality Health and Safety
In hospitality your reputation rests on giving people a great, safe experience. AL23 Safety helps hotels, restaurants, bars and venues across the UK manage the sector’s real risks, from kitchen hazards to fire safety so you protect your staff and your guests and keep the operation running smoothly.
Why it matters in hospitality
The risks are real and so are the duties
Hospitality is fast, busy and full of hazards that are easy to overlook when you are flat out. Hot surfaces, wet floors, sharp tools, late nights and public-facing staff all carry risk and that is before you add fire and food safety.
A practical safety approach keeps people safe and protects you from the incidents, claims and reputational damage that can follow when things go wrong.
The main risks
Where the harm comes from
The hazards that cause the most serious harm in this sector and the ones we focus on first.
Slips, trips and falls
Wet and greasy floors are a constant hazard front and back of house.
Burns and scalds
Kitchens, hot oil and hot surfaces.
Fire
Cooking, electrical and stored materials, with guests to evacuate.
Manual handling
Deliveries, kegs and stock.
Chemicals and violence
Cleaning products under COSHH and aggression towards staff.
The regulations that apply
Your legal framework, in plain terms
You will engage the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974, the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, COSHH 2002, the Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992 and RIDDOR 2013. Food safety is regulated separately by the Food Standards Agency, which we can help you align with your wider systems.
Key duties commonly engaged:
- HSWA 1974
- RRFSO 2005
- COSHH 2002
- Manual Handling 1992
- RIDDOR 2013
How we help
Built around your operation
We provide hospitality risk assessments, fire risk assessments, safety audits, accident investigation and health and safety documentation. Fire is often the biggest exposure in a venue full of guests and our in-house fire engineering means we can handle complex buildings as well as standard assessments.
Why AL23 Safety
Sector-aware support that gets used
Sector-aware
Advice built for a live hospitality operation.
Strong on fire
In-house fire engineering for venues and hotels.
Practical
Documents your team can follow during service.
Nationwide
We support hospitality businesses across the UK.
Get in touch
Keep your guests and staff safe
Get in touch to discuss your hospitality health and safety needs.
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