As owner of a small business, there are a lot of demands on your time. With so many responsibilities to handle, health and safety requirements can easily drop to the bottom of your list of priorities. However, accidents can happen, even in low-risk businesses, and overlooking health and safety drive up costs in sick pay, absence, and compensation claims. For a small business, absence after accidents can have a big impact. One person skipping work due to an injury can be a big part of your workforce, so you need to keep them safe at work. Appoint Someone To keep things safe, you should appoint someone to take charge of health and safety issues. This person must be competent and must have the training, experience or knowledge that they need to assist you in the best way. This might mean you have to provide formal training in health and safety and might need someone with more specific knowledge for your…