• What law applies
• About the hospitality and entertainment industry
• Risk management
• General hazards
  • Manual handling
  • Slips, trips and falls
  • Plant, equipment and machinery
  • Burns and scalds
  • Heat stress
  • Noise
  • Electricity
  • Hazardous substances
• Other hazard
  • Gas
  • Fire
  • Biological waste
  • Sharps
  • Violence
  • Fatigue

• Other industries
• First aid
• Electrical Safety
• Manual handling
• Noise
• Personal protective equipment (PPE)
• Risk management

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Hospitality, recreation and other services

In order to understand the workplace health and safety requirements for hospitality and entertainment, and your obligations under the law you must consider and understand relevant legislation and codes of practice.

What law applies
Legislation, employer obligations

About hospitality, recreation and other services
What hospitality, recreation and other services includes and some major hazards

Risk management
What is risk management? An outline of the risk management process

General hazards
Including manual handling, heat stress, electricity, noise and hazardous substances

Other hazards
Including gas, fire, biological waste, sharps, occupational violence and fatigue

Financial services

Cleaning

Diving

Hotels, pubs and clubs

Music entertainment

Recreation and sport

Restaurant and café industry

Takeaway food retailing

Tree trimming/aboricultural