Health and Safety Policy – Workplace / Site Managers Responsibilities
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.
Workplace / Site Managers of [My Company] Will;
- Be responsible to the [Proprietor / Directors] for; ensuring the implementation of, and compliance with, the Company’s Health and Safety Policy and relevant legislation.
- Read the Company’s Health and Safety policy and understand the commitments made by the Company.
- Ensure adequate resources are available to the workforce to enable them to comply with the Company’s Health and Safety Policy and relevant Health and Safety Legislation.
- Investigate and record all accidents, incidents and/or near misses, with assistance from the company’s Health and Safety Advisor if required.
- Ensure suitable communication on Health and Safety matters is encouraged and maintained.
- Ensure that contractors and sub-contractors have the skills, knowledge, and experience and, if they are an organisation, the organisational capability, necessary to fulfil the role that they are appointed to undertake, in a manner that secures the health and safety of any person affected by the project.
- Ensure that suitable risk assessments are carried out and are available, and that any safe systems of work are adhered to.
- Ensure suitable induction training is given to new employees as soon as is reasonably practicable on joining the company.
- Ensure suitable induction training is given to employees and sub-contractors as soon as is reasonably practicable on each new site
- Ensure relevant Health and Safety records and documentation are available and kept up to date.
- Ensure adequate information, instruction and training is given to employees and sub-contractors when required.
- Ensure that appropriate plant and equipment is made available and suitably maintained in a safe condition.
- Carry out regular Health and Safety inspections of the workplace to ensure compliance with; Health and Safety legislation and the Company’s Policy
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