Being a salon owner might seem glamorous, but you must manage Health & Safety in the salon correctly. Specifically, your obligation to protect those on your premises - such as staff and customers - at all times. In fact, there are several Health & Safety laws that detail your legal requirements, including:

Failure to manage your salon Health & Safety correctly - or follow the above legislation, can have severe consequences for you and your business.

Customers and staff could be injured, and as a result, you might face legal and finance proceedings. Not to mention, it could even cause damage to your company's reputation. But, with so much to oversee in a hair and beauty salon, managing Health & Safety might feel a struggle.

When you outsource your Health & Safety to Peninsula, we monitor and uphold your legal obligations. We provide:

It's just one of the reasons why so many hair and beauty salons choose to work with us.

Not only must you protect staff as far as you reasonably can, you must ensure the safety of clients and visitors too. As such, you’re legally required to perform a risk assessment to identify hazards in your salon.

In fact, there are several Health & Safety hazards in a salon, including:

To ensure the above doesn't have adverse effects on your staffs' and clients' safety, you are required to take appropriate measures. This can be anything from using wet floor signs around sinks, to providing extra personal protective equipment to your employees.

However, if you've never performed risk analysis before, you may not know where to start.

That's why when you work with Peninsula, we help you do your workplace risk assessment in person, at your salon, at a time that suits you. After your visit, you’ll receive a personalised action plan - which advises what controls you need to protect people from any Health & Safety risks present. And that's not all - we'll even perform your fire safety assessments too.

Problems typically arise when you least expect it. And with so many Health & Safety regulations to comply with, you might worry about making the wrong move. Especially on public and bank holidays, when help is hard to come by.

When you choose to outsource your Health & Safety management to Peninsula, we can help any time or day. With our 24/7 safety advice line - operating 365 days a year - you can be sure help is on hand whenever you need it. We offer our expertise on:

So, whether you're dealing with an urgent issue on Christmas Day or New Year's Eve, Peninsula's salon Health & Safety support is there when you need it.