Health and Safety in the catering sector covers restaurants, hotels, takeaways, public houses and night clubs.  This sector employs in excess of 1.2 million people with the pubic in regular contact with businesses in the sector be them residents at a hotel or eating in food outlets.

 

Health and Safety in Hotels and Catering should be treated as a priority.  Quantum, when undertaking a health and safety risk assessment will consider risks including Slips, Trips and Falls, Obstructions, Spillages, Lighting, Staff Clothing and Footwear and Space Requirements to name just a few.

 

Tailoring our approach to the catering industry we may choose to examine the adequacy of floor coverings; positioning of equipment in relation to work processes and storage.

 

Consider the following specific risks we may look for in the hotel and catering industry.  Please note this list is not exhaustive: