‘Managing Health And Safety’ and ‘Selling Fireworks’ are the two latest Assured Advice Guides published by ACS under its innovative primary authority compliance scheme. The scheme, which is free to all ACS members, provides retailers with excellent tailored advice developed by retail and local authority experts.
Once members sign up to the scheme and use the guidance, they can be sure that their policies and procedures will not be challenged or changed by any other local authority.
These two guides add to the existing Guides on ‘Preventing Underage Sales’ and the ‘Tobacco Display Ban.’ Further advice on Fair Trading, Product Safety, Weights and Measures, Food Safety, Waste management and Fire Safety are on course to be published before the end of 2015.
ACS Chief Executive James Lowman said: “These two guides take us another step towards ACS providing a comprehensive tailored compliance solution for the convenience sector which will allow independent stores and small multiples to have the same benefits and protections previously only available to the biggest national chains. Our guides are written by retail experts working in close partnership with enforcement professionals, therefore providing the very best balance between the practical and legally correct approach.
“Health and Safety management is commonly seen as a red tape nightmare and selling fireworks comes with significant safety risks. These easy to follow tailored guides demystify the rules and regulations and provide a practical solution to making sure your business is compliant.”
All ACS Assured Advice guides are available for all retailers to read. However, only ACS members who actively sign up to the scheme will benefit from the protection of Assured Advice.
