Example health and safety policy

Example policy for an alarm installation company

Setting the scene
Daly Response Alarm Systems supply and install intruder alarms to residential and business premises. Manager and founder John Daly employs a total of 22 staff, consisting of an assistant manager, a receptionist, three customer service support advisers, four sales representatives, two accounts assistants, a head engineer and ten site engineers. he office is open Monday to !riday ".##$%.&# and Saturday morning ".##$'2.## and cleaning is shared by the office$based staff, who have a rota. John Daly prepared his own health and safety policy statement, using the combined template available on the (S) website at www.hse.gov.u*+ris*+ris*$assessment$and$policy$template.doc (e genuinely cares for his staff and wants to portray this in his health and safety policy. John downloaded the template and referred to the e,ample policy statement and other guidance available on the (S) website at www.hse.gov.u*+ris*. his helped him to thin* about the things that should be documented and built into his own health and safety policy, such as remote wor*ing, personal protective e-uipment, staff consultation and training etc. (e decided that he and his assistant manager would be the most competent .e,perienced and capable/ people to ta*e responsibility for health and safety issues. John presented the policy statement at the staff meeting and decided to review and update the document every year or straightaway if there are any ma0or changes in the wor*place.

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Example health and safety policy

This is the statement of general policy and arrangements for: Overall and final responsibility for health and safety is that of: Day!to!day responsibility for ens"ring this policy is p"t into practice is delegated to:
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o prevent accidents and cases of wor*$related ill health and provide ade-uate control of health and safety ris*s arising from wor* activities. o provide ade-uate training to ensure employees are competent to do their wor*.

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Relevant ris* assessments completed and actions arising out of those assessments implemented. .Ris* assessments reviewed every year, or earlier if wor*ing habits or conditions change./ Staff and subcontractors given necessary health and safety induction and provided with appropriate training .including wor*ing at height, asbestos awareness and electrical safety/ and personal protective e-uipment. 2e will ensure that suitable arrangements are in place to cover employees engaged in wor* remote from the main company site. Staff routinely consulted on health and safety matters as they arise but also formally consulted at regular health and safety performance review meetings or sooner if re-uired. )scape routes well signed and *ept clear at all times. )vacuation plans are tested from time to time and updated as necessary. .4ou can find help with your fire ris* assessment at www.communities.gov.u*+firesafety./ oilets, washing facilities and drin*ing water provided. System in place for routine inspections and testing of e-uipment and machinery and for ensuring that action is promptly ta*en to address any defects. Staff trained in safe handling+use of substances. .See www.coshh$essentials.org.u*./

o engage and consult with employees on day$to$day health and safety conditions and provide advice and supervision on occupational health. o implement emergency procedures 3 evacuation in case of fire or other significant incident. o maintain safe and healthy wor*ing conditions, provide and maintain plant, e-uipment and machinery, and ensure safe storage+use of substances.

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