Nowhere is this more evident than in the area of hygiene, and little wonder when you consider that people's health, even their lives, can be at risk if your organisation does not fulfil its obligations.

Yet all too often the heart of hygiene - the washroom - is treated as a light-hearted joke or a forgotten backwater.

However, whether you are the owner of a small shop, the Facility Manager of a large office block or the Secretary of a club - if you employ staff, or have members of the public in your premises, then washroom laws affect you.

And the many different pieces of legislation create a complex minefield which can easily land you in court.

This online booklet is designed to help guide you through that minefield as simply and easily as possible and provide practical solutions to your problems.

It takes you through how the law works, your obligations under current legislation, how specific products and services can help you to meet those legal obligations, and finally takes a look into the future and the increasing importance of EC Directives.

Each section outlines the key relevant points and is then backed up with more detailed information in the appendices.

The Washroom Law and You has been put together by Initial Textile Services, Britain's leading hygiene specialist, with the help of Geoff Ward MEIH MRSH MIOSH, Environmental Health Consultant with Hygiene Monitoring Services.

We hope you find it useful.