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Business Advice

Tourism businesses are now required to develop a fire risk assessment, general risk assessment for health and safety and an access statement. See below for links to further information and advice on these and other issues.

• The VisitBritain website for tourism businesses has information on quality, fire risk assessments etc.
• The Hampshire Fire and Rescue Service can give free advice on fire safety. They are also running workshops on fire risk assessments.
• Risk assessment
• Advice on legal issues for accommodation businesses is on the Pink Booklet Online
• Visitor attractions are encouraged to sign up to the new National Code of Conduct drawn up by VisitBritain
• Information on accessibility from VisitBritain's Easy Does It guide.
• Information on food safety requirements
• Information on Smoke Free legislation
• How to guard against internet fraud on the Get Safe Online website
• The UKPAS website has details of email scams

Business Advice Sessions

A tourism workshop held on 19 November covered

• Consumer protection legislation
• Who does what in tourism
• Coping with the credit crunch 

For further information on these matters contact tourism@easthants.gov.uk.

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