Policies

1. Statement of Intent   - what the company intends to fulfil with regards to Health & Safety – its plans, targets and ambitions.
2. Organisational Responsibilities – identifying responsibilities from Managing Director and Board members, through levels of management to employees. 
3. Arrangements for Implementation - how the company is going to reach its aims – the detailed procedures that will be followed to ensure staff remain safe and healthy. This should be specific to the company and might include such topics as risk assessment, training procedures, manual handling, personal protective equipment, consultation with employees etc.

The Health & Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 says that the policy must be regularly reviewed and revised, and must be brought to the attention of all employees.

Whatever your situation, HRS Management can help. If you have no current policy at all, we can work closely with you to develop a strategy and policy.

Maybe you have an existing policy, but feel it is a little outdated and falls short of your needs. Rather than revamp it, we can review and update the policy – removing any sections no longer relevant and include required sections as necessary.

As with all of our services, the level of detail will be gauged according to the risk levels in your business. Our mission statement is to reduce to a minimum bureaucracy, and reduce the size of documentation.

Businesses without anything in place, very often need more than simply a health and safety policy. Employers with 5 or more employees also need to conduct risk assessments, and may also have requirements for health and safety manuals and telephone/email support.

Overall responsibility for health and safety rests with the employer but many day-to-day duties may be delegated. The policy outlines how these duties are assigned and states exactly who is responsible for various things such as first aid, health and safety, fire risk assessments and accident investigation procedures.

All employers and owners of non-domestic premises must designate someone who will be responsible for fire safety. The obligation will be on that person to assess fire risks, take practical measures to identify, avoid and/or remove them, and to record the fire risk assessment undertaken. Under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 and the Fire (Scotland) Act 2005, as amended, premises will be subject to inspection by appointed enforcers to check compliance with the law. Previous certification is no longer legally valid.

Please ask for a comprehensive price plan specific to your business.