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Risk Assessment

Hairdressing & Beauty Salons

If you run hairdressing and beauty salons, there are a number of risks you should be aware of; health and safety risks for example can be minimised with good planning and management of your salon; business risks from fire and burglary can be reduced if you take simple precautionary steps. Our free Expert Guide provides a checklist of the main business risks for hairdressers and beauticians, and will help you build a successful business on a firm foundation.

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What's in our Salons Risk Management Guide?


Our Risk Management guide covers the five main businesss risks for beauticians, hairdressers and salon owners:

  • Protecting your property from fire - steps you can take to protect your business from arson, and how to prevent fires caused by electrical fault, smoking and poor storage of flammable materials.
  • Protecting your property from natural hazards - covering typical salon risks including flood, water escape and storm damage.
  • Protecting your property from crime - how to minimise your risk of burglary and theft of money, and how to protect your valuable stock and fittings
  • Protecting your staff and visitors from accidents - beauty salon and hairdressing health and safety is particularly important for staff and customers, given the potential for wet floors and electrical appliances operating in a wet environment. Another prevalent hairdressing health and safety risk is work-related dermatitis - also covered here.
  • Legislation that may affect your business - Employers' Liablity Regulations 1998, Disability Discrimination Act 1995 and Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 are all areas you need to be familiar with.

Make sure you are doing all that you can to protect your livelihood: Download your free MORE TH>N BUSINESS Hairdressing and Beauty Salons Risk Management Guide now.

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