Health and safety policy

Author: Novade Solutions

Use this template to state your general policy on health and safety at work sites, list the names and roles of the people who are responsible for health and safety and finally, provide details on practical arrangements on how to achieve workplace health and safety policy.

Published on: 7/6/2021

Health and safety policy

This is the statement of general policy and arrangements for (Name of organisation):

Overall and final responsibility for health and safety is that of (Name of employer):

Day-to-day responsibility for ensuring this policy is put into practice is delegated to:

Statement of general policy

Action/arrangements(customise to meet your own situation)

2. To provide adequate training to ensureemployees are competent to do their work - Responsibility of(name/title)

Every (months or sooner ifwork activity changes)

Action/arrangements(customise to meet your own situation)

3. To engage and consult with employees onday-to-day health and safety conditionsand provide advice and supervision onoccupational health - Responsibility of(name/title)

Action/arrangements(customise to meet your own situation)

4. To implement emergency procedures– evacuation in case of fire or othersignificant incident. You can find help withyour fire risk assessment at (see note 1below) - Responsibility of(name/title)

Action/arrangements (customise to meet your own situation)

5. To maintain safe and healthy workingconditions, provide and maintain plant,equipment and machinery, and ensure safestorage/use of substances - Responsibility of(name/title)

Action/arrangements(customise to meet your own situation)

6. To ensure accidents and incidents arerecorded and reported under RIDDOR(see note 2 below) - Responsibility of(name/title)

Action/arrangements(customise to meet your own situation)

Health and safety law poster is displayed

First-aid box and accident book are located

Subject to review,monitoring and revision by

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Health and safety policy

This is the statement of general policy and arrangements for (Name of organisation):

Overall and final responsibility for health and safety is that of (Name of employer):

Day-to-day responsibility for ensuring this policy is put into practice is delegated to:

Statement of general policy

Action/arrangements(customise to meet your own situation)

2. To provide adequate training to ensureemployees are competent to do their work - Responsibility of(name/title)

Every (months or sooner ifwork activity changes)

Action/arrangements(customise to meet your own situation)

3. To engage and consult with employees onday-to-day health and safety conditionsand provide advice and supervision onoccupational health - Responsibility of(name/title)

Action/arrangements(customise to meet your own situation)

4. To implement emergency procedures– evacuation in case of fire or othersignificant incident. You can find help withyour fire risk assessment at (see note 1below) - Responsibility of(name/title)

Action/arrangements (customise to meet your own situation)

5. To maintain safe and healthy workingconditions, provide and maintain plant,equipment and machinery, and ensure safestorage/use of substances - Responsibility of(name/title)

Action/arrangements(customise to meet your own situation)

6. To ensure accidents and incidents arerecorded and reported under RIDDOR(see note 2 below) - Responsibility of(name/title)

Action/arrangements(customise to meet your own situation)

Health and safety law poster is displayed

First-aid box and accident book are located

Subject to review,monitoring and revision by