Health and Safety

A health and safety policy is a document which may be broken down into 3 main parts: a) A general policy statement b) The responsibilities and corresponding organisational structure for health and safety c) The arrangements for ensuring employee's health and safety General Policy Statement This forms the first part of your health and safety policy. This statement should outline the company's general aims with regard to the health and safety of their employees, and emphasise their commitment to ensuring a safe working environment. Organisational Structure It is necessary to determine the organisation structure of the company thereby ensuring that the person(s) responsible for health and safety can be clearly identified. An easy and effective way to do this by developing an organisational tree. In addition to the organisational tree, it is necessary to detail the responsibilities of those persons detailed on the structure with relation to health and safety. These responsibilities may be those required by law, and those which the company impose.