Guides & Resources

Straightforward advice on fire and health and safety for holiday lets, holiday parks and hospitality.

Practical, plain-English guides on fire and health and safety for holiday lets, holiday parks and hospitality businesses. New guides are added regularly.

What Is a Competent Person, and Does Your Hotel or Holiday Park Need One?

What the competent-person role really means, who can do it, and why it matters when a trusted adviser retires.

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What a Good Health & Safety Management System Looks Like

The simple Plan, Do, Check, Act loop that keeps a hotel or park safe through the season, without a paperwork mountain.

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Martyn's Law for Hotels & Holiday Parks: What to Do Now

Whether you are in scope, the 200 and 800-person thresholds, and the practical steps operators should take now.

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Health & Safety Across a Large Holiday Park

Water, trees, play areas, gas, electrical hook-ups, contractors and traffic, managed across a busy outdoor site.

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Kitchen & Back-of-House Safety in Your Hotel

Chemicals, allergens, slips, lifting, gas, machinery and extraction: the back-of-house basics that most often get missed.

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Getting Ready for Summer: A Pre-Season Checklist

A structured walk round your site before peak, covering staffing, fire, pools, food, heat, contractors and first aid.

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Who's Actually Responsible for Health & Safety?

Employers, directors, managers, staff and competent advisers: who carries what, in plain terms.

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Do I Need a Fire Risk Assessment for My Holiday Let?

Your legal duties as a holiday let or Airbnb owner, what changed in October 2023, and whether you can do the assessment yourself.

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Holiday Let Fire Safety Rules: What You Must Do

Alarms, escape routes, fire doors, gas and electrical safety, guest information and records, explained step by step.

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Online Holiday Let Fire Risk Assessment

Complete your own fire risk assessment online with guided, plain-English questions and a professional report at the end.

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