{"id":1475,"date":"2026-10-13T12:47:02","date_gmt":"2026-10-13T12:47:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/autosmarts.co\/en\/guidebooks\/uk-workshop-health-and-safety-compliance-guidebook\/"},"modified":"2026-10-13T12:47:02","modified_gmt":"2026-10-13T12:47:02","slug":"uk-workshop-health-and-safety-compliance-guidebook","status":"publish","type":"guidebook","link":"https:\/\/autosmarts.co\/en\/guidebooks\/uk-workshop-health-and-safety-compliance-guidebook\/","title":{"rendered":"UK Workshop Health and Safety Compliance Guidebook for Automotive Companies"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"overview\">What this guidebook covers<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Since the 2016 sentencing guidelines, UK courts set health and safety fines by company turnover and culpability, with no upper limit. HSE also charges a Fee for Intervention when it finds a breach, and individuals, including directors, face up to 2 years in prison.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This guidebook covers 6 safety standards with 18 checkpoints across service bays, MOT bay, body shop and tyre bay: lifts, pits, isocyanate paints, written risk assessments, tyre, grinder and air equipment, and RIDDOR reporting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"standards\">The 6 workshop safety standards<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table as-papertable as-gbtable\"><table><thead><tr><th>Code<\/th><th>Standard<\/th><th>Ideal fix time<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>HSE-01<\/td><td>Vehicle lifts examined and used safely<\/td><td>Immediate<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>HSE-02<\/td><td>Inspection pits guarded<\/td><td>24 hours<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>HSE-03<\/td><td>Isocyanate paints controlled (COSHH)<\/td><td>Immediate<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>HSE-04<\/td><td>Written risk assessments<\/td><td>7 days<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>HSE-05<\/td><td>Tyre, grinder and air equipment safe<\/td><td>24 hours<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>HSE-06<\/td><td>Accidents reported (RIDDOR)<\/td><td>7 days<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"steps\">How to run a UK workshop health and safety audit, step by step<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list as-gbsteps\">\n<li><strong>Confirm what applies.<\/strong> List every bay (service, MOT, body shop, tyre) with its lifts, pits and equipment.<\/li>\n\n<li><strong>Walk the site, standard by standard.<\/strong> Score each of the 18 checkpoints Pass, Fail or N\/A. N\/A only where the standard rules it out, with the reason recorded. Check each lift&#039;s thorough examination date and arm locks, pit barriers, and spray booth controls.<\/li>\n\n<li><strong>Capture the evidence.<\/strong> A pass counts only with proof captured at the time of the audit: LOLER examination reports, COSHH assessments, risk assessments and the accident book.<\/li>\n\n<li><strong>Give every fail an owner and a fix time.<\/strong> Record what you saw and who owns the fix. Each standard carries an ideal fix time, from immediate to 7 days, counted from audit submission (see the table above).<\/li>\n\n<li><strong>Fix it, then prove it.<\/strong> The site fixes the cause and uploads proof of closure; the auditor checks the proof before closing the finding.<\/li>\n\n<li><strong>Re-check at the next audit.<\/strong> Confirm closed findings stay closed, and look for the same fail at your other sites so one gap doesn&#039;t repeat across the network.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"who\">Who this guidebook is for<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list as-gbwho\">\n<li>Dealer principals<\/li>\n\n<li>Service and body shop managers<\/li>\n\n<li>Safety officers<\/li>\n\n<li>Auditors<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"as-gbnote wp-block-paragraph\">A reference document, not legal advice. Fines and rules change: check the current text with the regulator or your legal adviser before acting.<\/p>\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Vehicle lifts, pits, isocyanate paints, risk assessments, machinery and accident reporting: what HSE inspectors check in UK workshops.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":1855,"menu_order":25,"template":"","meta":{"footnotes":"","_as_region":"UK","_as_topic":"Health and safety","_as_edition":"Edition 1 \u00b7 2026","_as_standards":"6","_as_checkpoints":"18","_as_pages":"11","_as_language":"","_as_law":"HSWA 1974 \u00b7 LOLER \u00b7 COSHH \u00b7 PUWER \u00b7 RIDDOR 2013","_as_regulator":"Health and Safety Executive (HSE)","_as_facts":"Unlimited | fines under the Health and Safety at Work Act, set by turnover\n\u00a3188\/hr | HSE's Fee for Intervention when it finds a breach\n2 years | maximum prison for individuals, including directors","_as_pdf":1476,"_as_checklist_1":900,"_as_checklist_2":813,"_as_checklist_3":863,"_as_guide":0,"_as_solution":557},"class_list":["post-1475","guidebook","type-guidebook","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/autosmarts.co\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/guidebook\/1475","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/autosmarts.co\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/guidebook"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/autosmarts.co\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/guidebook"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/autosmarts.co\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/guidebook\/1475\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1477,"href":"https:\/\/autosmarts.co\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/guidebook\/1475\/revisions\/1477"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/autosmarts.co\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1855"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/autosmarts.co\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1475"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}