Health and Safety Policy – Organisation

Take a look at the information below for things you might want to include in your own H&S policy…

Feel free to copy / paste this list, and you can find out more about our full H&S policy here.

Organisation (People and their Duties)

Overall and final responsibility for health and safety within the Company is that of; The [Proprietor / Directors] of the Company;
[Owner / Director 1]
[Owner / Director 2]
[Owner / Director 3]
[Owner / Director 4]

The person responsible for health and safety issues is;
[H&S Responsible Person]

The following nominated persons are responsible for Safety in particular areas;

  • Day to day on site – Site Managers/Supervisors
  • First Aid – Site Managers/Supervisors & Nominated persons
  • Accident Investigation/Reporting – Site Managers/Supervisors
  • Fire Safety – Site Managers/Supervisors
  • Risk Assessments – Site Managers/Supervisors
  • Training – Site Managers
  • Work Environment – Site Managers/Supervisors

The [Proprietor / Directors] and Management keep an ‘open door policy’ within the company, to allow formal and informal communication throughout the hierarchy of management.

Each team includes a nominated Supervisor, responsible for the day-to-day Health and Safety of their individual team.

Any Health and Safety issues relating to either company or individual site restrictions will be communicated throughout the company, by telephone for immediate action, or discussed on regular (minimum weekly) meetings.

Whilst working as sub-contractors on sites controlled by others, Site Managers/Supervisors and employees must ensure;

  • They receive relevant site induction training
  • Others are made aware of any work practices or materials that may cause harm.

We use CTC South West Ltd (01209 823 920) for gaining help and advice with Health & safety matters where required. The post of Health and Safety advisor is fulfilled by request only and is not a regular attendee at company meetings.

The enforcing body for health and safety in our industry is the Health and Safety Executive / Local Authority. As such, we will ensure that key personnel responsible for health and safety including directors / owners and other members of the management team subscribe to the relevant email lists for our industry, using the links below:

  • Weekly digest newsletter (https://public.govdelivery.com/accounts/UKHSE/subscriber/new?topic_id=UKHSE_153)
  • Health and safety updates (https://public.govdelivery.com/accounts/UKHSE/subscriber/new?topic_id=UKHSE_201)
  • Safety alerts and notices (https://public.govdelivery.com/accounts/UKHSE/subscriber/new?topic_id=UKHSE_300)
  • All applicable industries and topics (https://www.hse.gov.uk/news/subscribe/index.htm)

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Written By Ian