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A health and safety policy is a business plan required by law to ensure safety in the workplace. An effective policy has underlying beliefs that continuous safety improvement is a shared responsibility, preserving resources minimizes costs, and good safety equals good productivity and quality. It also believes all accidents are preventable. A policy layout includes a statement of commitment to safety, defines roles and responsibilities, and describes how the policy will be implemented.

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Module 08

A health and safety policy is a business plan required by law to ensure safety in the workplace. An effective policy has underlying beliefs that continuous safety improvement is a shared responsibility, preserving resources minimizes costs, and good safety equals good productivity and quality. It also believes all accidents are preventable. A policy layout includes a statement of commitment to safety, defines roles and responsibilities, and describes how the policy will be implemented.

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Module 08

The Health and Safety Policies

© CHSS 2003
Ref: SC/086/V1
What is a Health & Safety Policy

 A business plan for safety


 Required in statute under Section 2(3) of
the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974

© CHSS 2003
Ref: SC/086/V1
Features of an effective policy -
some underlying beliefs
 “continuous improvement in health and safety
performance is the responsibility of all
employees”
 "the preservation of human and physical
resources is an important means of
minimising cost"
 “good health and safety performance is of
equal importance as productivity and quality”
 “all accidents are preventable and should
be seen as a management failure”
 "people are our most valuable asset"

© CHSS 2003
Ref: SC/086/V1
Policy layout
 Statement of Intent
 Communicates importance and commitment to
health and safety


M anaging Director

Organisation P rod uction D irector A ccounts D irector A dm inistration Director

 Who is responsible for what? P rod cu tion M anag er A ccounts M anag ers O ffice M anag er

P rod uction O peratives S ales operatives O ffice O p eratives

 Arrangements Trainees Jun ior

 How is the policy to be implemented?

© CHSS 2003
Ref: SC/086/V1

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