Updated version of the FPB’s Health & Safety Guide, released October 2004. Go to www.fpb.co.uk.

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Small businesses can check the effectiveness of their health and safety management with a free online tool from the Health & Safety Executive (HSE). Click here to find out more

The Government has launched a series of crime prevention tips, as part of a scheme called ‘Putting Crime out of Business’. To find out more about the scheme, click here.

The Financial Times Guide to Business Start Up, last year's best-selling guide, remains the only annually updated small business publication. It's the reference tool for anyone considering starting or growing their own business. The 2007 edition provides all the financial and legislative information you need to know as an employer. To order your copy click here.

Step-by-step guidance from the Health & Safety Executive on how to investigate accidents at work and near misses. Also explains the benefits of doing this. Copies are £9.50 each and can be obtained by calling 01787-881165 and quoting ref HSG245.

From early 2005, companies that employ only their owner will be exempt from purchasing employers’ liability compulsory insurance.Click here for the article.

The Forum of Private Business (FPB) has welcomed a European Union framework agreement tackling stress in the workplace. Click here for the full article.

Enforcement Policy Statement HSC15. New guidelines on the standards employers should meet when complying with health and safety regulations in the workplace.

Available at www.hse.gov.uk .