So, why do you need a Safety Policy?

Well, firstly the law says you must have it. The specific legislation is the Safety Health at Work Act from 1974 and the 1999 Management Regulations. However, as safety at work is very important to all employers, you are likely to be asked for a copy of your Safety Policy by your Insurance Company, Clients, Landlords, Employee Representatives and Others.

Well, who needs to have a Safety Policy?

Basically every Employer with more than 5 employees needs one.

What should my Safety   Policy contain?

The Safety   Policy is really a book of Safety Rules for your company. The most important thing about your Safety   Policy is that you are happy that the hazard control measures set out in the Safety   Policy actually reflect the actual work being undertaken.

Usually your Safety   Policy will begin with a Declaration on adhering to high standards of safety in the company and complying with the law. It will then go on to set out the specific duties of Directors, Managers and Employees with regard to Safety Controls. There will also be a list of risk assessments with control measures set out for managing the risk. It is also normal for there to be policies on Bullying, Stress, Night and/or Shift Workers, Pregnancy and other issues unique to the workplace concerned. At the back of the Safety Statement it is quite common to find an appendix of important forms such as Accident Reports, Hazard Reports, Workplace Inspections, etc.

How can healthandsafetymanager.eu help me?

We have been writing Safety   Policies for clients in all types of industry since 1993. While we have consultants that travel the UK working with clients, we have also produced a Safety   Policy product for small and medium enterprises that simply cannot afford consultancy fees. All of our Templates are provided in Microsoft Word 2003 and can be fully edited. The instructions on how to make edits and customise the Safety   Policy can actually be downloaded   HERE   before any purchase is made. This will give you a sample of the detail and content of the Safety Policy.

In order to receive a Template Safety   Policy for your business, simply pick your industry or business   from the list below. You   can then order your Safety   Policy   and make a payment via PayPal. As soon as the payment clears (usually within 24 hours) the Safety   Policy is emailed directly to you along with a VAT invoice (VAT is actually at Zero). The Safety   Policy is delivered by a secure service called Digiprove.

How can I be sure that my customised Template Safety Policy will be accepted by Clients, etc?

As we mentioned above, the most important thing about any Safety   Policy is that it reflects the actual activities of the company concerned. As you will see from the list below, we have put a lot of time into creating Safety   Policies that reflect particular industries or occupations. All you need do is to spend a further 30-60 minutes customising the   Policy as per our instructions. We would highly recommend that this is done in conjunction with at least one employee.

Once you are happy that it matches your activities it will be accepted by those concerned.

We also give a further guarantee that if an Enforcement Officer gives any of our clients an improvement notice relating to the content of the Safety Policy, within 1 year of purchase, we will make the amendments free of charge.

Click HERE to order a Safety Policy