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Updating author: Andrea Tithecott
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Summary
Future
developments
Practical example
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General health and safety
policy
Organisation
Leadership of health and
safety
Planning
Measuring performance
Auditing and reviewing
performance
Summary
- Employers with five or more employees are required to prepare a written
statement of their general policy setting out their intentions, approach and
objectives for improving health and safety, and the arrangements that they
have in force for achieving their objectives. (See General health and safety policy)
- An effective management structure and arrangements are required to deliver
the policy. (See Organisation)
- Planning is essential for the implementation of health and safety
policies. (See Planning)
- Employers should measure performance against agreed standards to reveal
when and where improvement is needed. (See Measuring performance)
- Employers should apply the lessons learned from experience. (See Auditing and reviewing
performance)
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General health and safety policy
Under s.2(3) of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 and the
Employers' Health and Safety Policy Statements (Exception) Regulations 1975 (SI
1975/1584) employers with five or more employees are required to prepare a
written statement of their general policy setting out their intentions, approach
and objectives for improving health and safety, and the arrangements that they
have in force for achieving their objectives. |
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