Company Health and Safety Policy
Health & Safety Xpert™ Total Toolkit is an easy to use software package that will save you massive amounts of time producing crucial health and safety documentation legally required under current UK law. This includes the Health & Safety at Work Act 1974 and the new Construction Design Management (CDM) Regulations 2007.
Under the Health & Safety at Work Act 1974 , every employer by law with 5 or more employees must prepare and update as necessary a Company Health and Safety Policy.
Under the Health and Safety (First Aid) Regulations 1981, an employer must provide adequate and appropriate first aid facilities and equipment, rendered by qualified first aiders. Employees must be informed of these arrangements including the location of facilities, equipment and people and this is usually included in a Company Health and Safety Policy.
A Company Health and Safety Policy would normally also included general statements of how the company intends to comply with other relevant regulations including:-
1. Deposit of Poisonous Waste Act 1972
2. High Inflammable and Liquefied Petroleum Gas Regulations 1982
3. Petroleum Spirit [Plastic Container] Regulations 1982
4. Control of Asbestos at Work Regulations 2006
5. Construction [Head Protection] Regulations 1989
6. Control of Pollution (Amendment) Act 1989
7. Electricity at Work Regulations 1989
8. Environmental Protection Act 1991
9. Controlled Waste (Registration of Carriers and Seizure of Vehicles) Regulations 1991
10. Chapter 8 Traffic Signs Manuel 1991 (Traffic Signing Regulations and General Directions)
11. Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992
12. Workplace (Health, Safety & Welfare) Regulations 1992
13. Personal Protective equipment at Work [PPE] Regulations 1992 (Amended 1996)
14. The Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2007
15. R.I.D.D.O.R. 1995
16. The Health and Safety (Consultation with Employees) Regulations 1996
17. Safety Signs and Signals Regulations 1996
18. The Construction (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1996
19. Lifting Operation and Lifting Equipment Regulations 1998
20. Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998
21. The Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999
22. The Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations 2002
23. Control of Noise at Work Regulations 2005
24. Work at Height Regulations 2005
Use the Company Health and Safety Policy included in with Health and Safety Xpert to establish general standards for health, safety and welfare within which your company will carry out its work and distribute responsibility for the implementation and management of these standards. All employees and sub-contractors must be familiar with your Company Health and Safety Policy and must be able to access a copy of it, should they wish to consult it further.