Posted By Ben Hi Robert, The enforcing Authority for Health & Safety is the Local Authority (The Environmental Health Department of your local Council). Inspectors have the same powers as Health & Safety Executive Safety Inspectors. There are many consultancy firms who can offer the service in carrying out a risk assessment of a retail work activity.You would need to ensure that they are "competent".The details of consultancies could be found in yellow pages or the Safey Health Practioner montly mag, etc. The HSE have produced alot of guidance for retail work activites (I think that there is even a case study risk assessment book).The HSE and the Local Authority have a web site. www.hse.gov.uk, which also lists books etc. You could also approach the local enforcing authority for help/infomation, don't worry the inspectors don't bite (I used to be a safety inspector). Hope this info is of help.

Posted By Brian Dawson The HSE publication "5 steps to risk assessment - case studies" may be helpful. Case studies include offices, motor vehicle maintenance, and brick working (from memory). They leave because they are paid peanuts and because employers assume ex-enforcement officers must make good advisers. Not always the case.