Your legal obligation
What the law requires from market stall traders
Self-employed market stall traders work in outdoor and indoor market environments with members of the public present throughout the trading day. The health and safety obligations include a risk assessment covering the stall setup, public safety around the stall, manual handling of stock and display equipment, and any product-specific hazards depending on what is sold. || Where products sold contain hazardous substances - cleaning products, cosmetics, candles, or any other COSHH-relevant items - a COSHH assessment is also required. A health and safety policy and fire safety documentation for any storage premises complete the core requirements. || Many market traders also need to consider their obligations if any food or drink is sold, but for non-food market stall businesses the standard eight compliance documents cover the requirements fully.
The real problem
Market stall traders often assume the market operator's documentation covers their own obligations
Trading at a market where the operator has their own health and safety documentation does not mean the individual trader's compliance requirements are covered. Each stall holder is responsible for their own compliance as a self-employed business. The market operator covers the market premises - you cover your stall and your business. || Having proper documentation in place also supports applications for market pitches and craft fair places where compliance evidence is increasingly requested.
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