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You get to decide plenty when running a business. You can choose how you innovate, how you compete, how you brand, how you market, who you hire, how you train, and this is all just scratching the iceberg of the decisions to be made. However, there are some business measures that you have absolutely zero say in, or rather, need to complete to some degree of expected quality.


You cannot simply negotiate that the safety of your firm is up to scratch, for example, it either is or it isn’t. An injury is not something that can be debated or ignored. When we think about measures like this, we realize that there are many business measures you simply cannot leave to chance, you cannot have your ‘take’ on, and you cannot ignore.


When it comes to these measures, we need to take a direct approach, and understand how to best comply with the specific needs of the specific measure. This can be achieved in the following ways, no matter what firm you run:


Tax Submissions


Both the IRS and the HMRC have a fantastic means of figuring out if your books are misrepresenting the tax contributions you are making. Sometimes, this can be due to mishandling your accounts, sometimes, it can be a wilful deception. The first can be forgiven, but the second can land you in some serious trouble. This is why tax submissions can be essential to get right, particularly when a registered firm. This is where your BAS Online contributions are essential to get right, and essential to leave to the professionals. With an excellent accountant or service at your fingertips, you can avoid those costly mistakes.


Fire Safety


It can seem that fire safety is relatively straightforward. Ensure plug sockets aren’t overloaded, ensure staff have good access to your safety policy, and perhaps dot around a few smoke alarms and fire extinguishers. Unfortunately, that’s not good enough to prevent the damaging effects of a fire. Installing fire doors can be customary, but so can arranging your office so evacuations are easily handled, that everyone knows where to go, that great practice is condoned and bad practice that could cause danger is correctly punished. A fire seems controllable until one starts, and you don’t want to be proven wrong the hard way.


Liability Insurance

Unfortunately, issues can happen. Liabilities and injuries can occur. This is why it’s essential to ensure great practice, regular training within your health and safety needs, and that you keep an eye on staff behavior. Liabilities insurance is also essential to help protect you from the accidents that can plague any firm. For example, a forklift driving into shelving might cause thousands of pounds worth of damage, and also harm the operator. It’s essential that they are up to code and that you are insured, because then the issues can be minimized. But remember, prevention is always better than a cure.


With these tips, you are certain to apply the correct business measures, the ones you simply cannot leave to chance.