Posted By Kieran Duignan John Without an indication of the scope of comment you would find useful, it's difficult to know where to begin and end. In relation to Health and Safety, the usual policy and practice considerations apply as set out in the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999, covering 'competence', risk assessment and management. In particular, have written agreements with anyone you employ in any capacity about the extent of his/her responsibility for health/safety as your employee or agent; if they're self-employed, see a copy of their current PI cover. Depending on the areas you specialise in, you may find it useful to check out at this stage how to assess capability and working styles of professionals in areas you are not familiar with. For example, if you are not well trained in occupational stress management, and wish to employ someone in this area, as effective methodologies in this area are not so well known within the OSH field, how validly can you assess their suitability in advance? Good wishes