Volunteering: How to manage the risks
Guidance for employers
Overview[1]
Manage the health and safety of volunteers and those who work with them
Health and safety law: Your duties to protect volunteers[2]
When health and safety law applies to volunteers
Include volunteers in your risk assessment[3]
How to assess risks to volunteers and examples to help you take the right actions
When to report incidents involving volunteers[4]
Advice to help you decide whether incidents involving volunteers are reportable
Other sources of advice[5]
Useful links and resources
Guidance for volunteers
Your health and safety as a volunteer[6]
Your responsibilities and how your employer should protect you
Specific volunteering activities
Village and community halls: Legal responsibilities[7]
Roles and duties under health and safety law
Charity retail and fundraising activities[8]
How to control risks and protect volunteers
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