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General health and safety policy
Organisation
Leadership of health and safety
Planning
Measuring performance
Auditing and reviewing performance

Summary

8.298

• 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 8.300 General health and safety policy)
• An effective management structure and arrangements are required to deliver the policy. (See 8.301 Organisation)
• Planning is essential for the implementation of health and safety policies. (See 8.303 Planning)
• Employers should measure performance against agreed standards to reveal when and where improvement is needed. (See 8.304 Measuring performance)
• Employers should apply the lessons learned from experience. (See 8.305 Auditing and reviewing performance)

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Future developments

8.299There are no future developments.

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General health and safety policy

8.300 Under the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974, section 2(3) and the Employers' Health and Safety Policy Statements (Exception) Regulations 1975 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.