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HEALTH AND SAFETY - MANAGEMENT
Employers are required to adequately manage Health and Safety
within their business and should use the following methods.
Company Safety Policy Statement
This must be in writing if there are more than 5 employees.
The statement must contain 3 parts:
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The Policy statement which is a declaration of intent
by the employer to maintain the Health, Safety and welfare of employees.
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The Organisation of the Company which describes the
duties of everyone in the Company, with regard to Health and Safety.
This may take the form of a management tree.
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The Arrangements put in place to ensure that the aims
of the policy are achieved. These usually form the Companies Health
and Safety rules.
The policy must be brought to the attention of all employees
and be revised as often as there are any changes in the company or to
the policy. It is a good idea to have the policy signed by the owner of
directors of the company and to date the policy so that employees know
what revision is in place.
A Proforma Policy Statement is available from any HMSO which
may be of use for small or medium sized companies. This document is entitled
"Our Policy statement" ISBN 0-11-885510-7.
Risk Assessment Background
The Management of Health and Safety at Work regulations
1992, requires that a risk assessment be carried out. Employers
must undertake an assessment of the risks to employees and anyone else
who may be affected by their undertaking. This could include Customers,
Contractors, the general public etc.
If there are 5 or more employees, any significant findings
from the risk assessment must be put in writing.
The Risk Assessment must be reviewed if anything changes
in the workplace or process.
RISK ASSESSMENT - STEP BY STEP
Risk assessment should follow 3 steps.
Step 1
Are there any significant hazards in the course of the business.
Some hazards such as manual handling, work with dangerous chemicals,
work with display screens etc. require specific risk assessment.
Step 2
Identify who is at risk from these hazards. This may be individuals
or groups of people.
Step 3
What control measures are in place if any? Decide which risks are
not adequately controlled and what action is required to reduce those
risks so far as is reasonably practicable.
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