| The first step is to identify every single activity you | | | | problems too if these apply. Then go through and do |
| do in your business or in your site. Don’t miss | | | | a risk analysis on every one separately. Enviro Action |
| anything. Include your vehicles, your office and all | | | | provides a risk analysis tool you can use in their free |
| your sheds and storage and also include your | | | | Green Jumpstart kit. When you have done this, you |
| employees and contractors. You also need to look at | | | | need to develop a plan to manage these risks. |
| what legislation you need to comply with because | | | | Don’t keep putting this off. It is important to |
| unfortunately you cannot plead in court that you did | | | | protect yourself and your business with an effective |
| not know you were breaking the law. As an owner | | | | system and Enviro Action’s proven home study, |
| or manager, you are legally liable for mistakes your | | | | group and individual courses, both in person or online |
| employees and contractors make and your only | | | | give you this help in a very cost effective way. |
| defence is a documented system that shows you | | | | Once you have a system in place, you will find that |
| have done “everything a reasonable person” | | | | you save both time and money and it is well worth |
| can be expected to do and kept a record of doing it. | | | | the initial effort of working on your business to make |
| After you have done this you can go through the list | | | | these improvements. |
| or the mind- map if this is what you used, and | | | | And there is another thing that needs to be thought |
| identify what activities can potentially cause any sort | | | | about now. Consumers are driving a demand for |
| of problem to you. Some may be environmental | | | | business to demonstrate that they have good |
| problems, some may be safety problems, some may | | | | environmental credentials. Business needs to respond |
| be legal gaps and some may be quality problems. You | | | | to this greener market. |
| might want to include financial problems and social | | | | |