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Health and Safety Policies and ProceduresSafety policies first came into being following the 'Health and Safety at Work Act 1974' which imposed a duty on all employers having five or more employees to prepare a written statement of their general policy and bring this statement to the notice of their employees.Issues vary from industry to industry and from company to company and even from site to site within a common group. Policies should be specific to each location and not off-the-shelf styles with the employer's name entered in the appropriate point. The lack of a policy is one of the most common findings during HSE inspections. HSMC will discuss your needs and current systems with you and develop a policy suitable for your business. Contact us to arrange a meeting. Procedures, which in essence arise out of the safety policy, can
be the bane of any workplace - long, detailed legalistic documents which
if fully implemented would stop work dead. Sound familiar? Health and safety procedures (sometimes called Safe Systems of Work - SSoW, or Standard Operating Procedures - SOP) are a vital part of any workplace management but they must be written with an eye on reality. They must not stand alone and should complement the structures already in place. HSMC are available to help develop a set of working documents for your business, ensuring that you address the legal requirements facing you and which fit into your business. In our experience there is no point in writing long complicated procedures which look good but which usually have the result that those upon whom they impact will carry on working as normal then "do the safety" when they have to. They should be brief, to the point, helpful, simply written and give legal compliance while molding themselves to your business. The choice of how much help we can give is up to you. If you have risk assessments already in place we can write the systems for you and present you with the completed documents for you to implement. Alternatively we can follow the implementation through to the employee instruction and training stage, or can manage the whole process from risk assessment through to implementation. While the list of procedures which could be required by all businesses together is limitless, some of the more common ones are:
If a subject you require is not listed here or you have a specific need contact us as the best procedures are those developed specifically for your business. |
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