Resources for catering and hospitality

Aircraft

• Guidance for inspectors: Safe access to aircraft for catering occupations

Accident reporting

• Report an accident
• Reporting accidents in the catering industry information sheet CAIS18

Chemicals and Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH)

• Safe use of cleaning chemicals in the hospitality industry CAIS22
• Controlling cooking fume. SR27
• Smoke and fog in pubs SR25
• Ventilation of kitchens and catering establishments CAIS10

Electrical

• Electrical safety for entertainers INDG247

Equipment

• Maintenance priorities in catering CAIS12
• Planning for health and safety when selecting catering equipment and workplaces CAIS9
• Safe emptying and cleaning of fat fryers CAIS17
• Ventilation of kitchens and catering establishments CAIS10

Fat fryers

• Safe emptying and cleaning of fat fryers CAIS17

Gas

• Gas safety in catering and hospitality CAIS23
• Precautions at manually ignited gas fired equipment CAIS3
• Ventilation of kitchens in catering establishments CAIS10
• Small-scale use of LPG in cylinders CHIS5

Knives – safe handling

• Safe use of knives in the kitchen

Law

• Main health and safety law applicable to catering CAIS11
• Managing health and safety pays in the catering industry CAIS4

Leisure and entertainment

• Leisure and entertainment microsite

Machinery standards

• European CEN 'C' standards for food machinery

Back pain in the workplace

• Preventing back pain and other aches and pains to kitchen and food service staff CAIS24

Safety signs

• Safety signs in the catering industry CAIS16

Skin

• Skin problems in catering businesses

Slips and trips

• Statistics - Work-related injuries and ill health in hotels/catering
• Toolbox talk for caterers [5.2MB]

Swimming pools

• Managing health and safety in swimming pools (HSG179)
• Swimming: parental supervision

Training

• Health and safety training pays in the catering industry: Guidance for owners and managers CAIS5

Waiting staff

• Health and safety for waiting staff. Information sheet CIS20

Young people

• Health and safety of children and young people in catering. Information sheet CIS21