Shops, restaurants and tourism
Even with one employee, a business needs a safety technician and a written occupational risk assessment. We keep things simple: discreet, targeted visits during your business hours, a clean file ready for inspection and staff training on what the law requires.
Common hazards
Restaurants and cafes
Burns and cuts in the kitchen, slips on wet floors, LPG and fryers, cold rooms, carrying heavy crates from the storeroom.
Shops
Ladders and high shelving, goods deliveries, electrical installations in old buildings, emergency exits blocked by boxes.
Tourism and accommodation
Room cleaning with chemicals and repetitive movements, laundries and linen rooms, pools and plant rooms, seasonal staff that changes every year, evacuation with guests who do not know the building.
For offices and service companies, see Offices and services.
Where we can help
- Safety technician appointment and visits with the hours that apply
- A risk assessment written for your own premises
- A file ready for a Labour Inspectorate inspection
- Staff training and CPR with the Ministry's material
- Checks of fire safety and emergency exits
- Phone support when something comes up
Questions we are asked
Can I act as safety technician myself?
In category B and C businesses with up to 20 employees, the law allows it under conditions and with training, as applies from 1 January 2026. The written risk assessment, however, must be prepared by a person with safety technician qualifications. See the detailed guide.
What applies to CPR training in shops, restaurants and hotels?
With up to 50 employees on one site, the training is done with the free training material of the Ministry of Labour. We make sure it is recorded properly in the file.
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Talk to us
Tell us what your company does and how many people it employs. We reply with a concrete proposal, in English.