Health and Safety Policy

The Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 states:

It shall be the duty of every employer to prepare, and as often as may be appropriate revise, a written statement of his general policy with respect to the health and safety at work of his employees and the organisation, and arrangements for the time being in force for carrying out that policy, and to bring the statement and any revision of it to the notice of all his employees.

The Health and Safety Executive in the UK expects any business employing more than 5 people to have a Health and Safety Policy and operate appropriate health and safety systems. This is also a requirement in other countries including Australia, the USA and Canada where each country will have specific safety and policy guidelines and requirements for Safety Statements.

How can we help?

If you have been asked to provide a copy of your Health and Safety Policy or you have now employed 5 or more people, then you need a Company Health and Safety Policy and Policy Statement that is suited to your company and its activities.

We have compiled a Health and Safety Policy Template Pack that contains a Health and Safety Policy that can be edited in MS Word. Add your responsible persons and check that your work and employees are covered in all aspects of your Health and Safety Policy . Our Health and Safety Policy Pack covers the main Occupational Health and Safety and current Health and Safety Legislation. Our Health and Safety Policy Pack is suitable for practically every company, including the Building and Construction industries.

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The contents of our current Health & Safety Policy pack are listed below.

• Management Responsibilities
• Employee Responsibilities
• Health & Safety Advisor/Work place advisor
• Health & Safety Representative
• Implementation of Policy
• Consultation with employees
• Risk Assessments
• Accidents and Near Miss reporting ( RIDDOR)
• Health Surveillance
• Emergency Procedures- Fire & Evacuation
• Safe Plant & Equipment
• Safe Handling and use of substances ( COSHH)
• Personal Protective Equipment
• Display Screen Equipment
• Electrical Equipment and Portable appliance testing (PAT)
• Welfare
• Driving at Work
• Lone Workers
• Information Training & Supervision
• Health & Safety Training Matrix
• Office Safety- Checklists
• Waste Management
• Manual Handling
• Working at Height
• PUWER
• Example Completed Method Statement
• Example Completed Risk Assessment
• Example Completed COSHH Assessment
• Other Documents included:
• Risk Identification Checklist
• Fire Fighting Equipment Checklist
• Visitors Book
• Hazard Report Form
• Employee Competence, Licensing and Training Record.
• PPE and COSHH Graphical symbols
• Machinery Safety Instructions checklist
• Method Statement Register
• Risk Assessment Register
• COSHH Assessment Register
• Vehicle Inspection Checklist
• Risk Phrase Numbers and Meanings for CHIP (COSHH)
• Safety Phrase Numbers and Meanings for CHIP (COSHH)
• PPE Register