Policies and Safety Manuals

There is a legal requirement for all companies to have an up to date safety policy (those with less than five employees do not have to write it down). The policy sets out how the company manages health and safety and describes what your general policy for health and safety is; who takes responsibility for what; how risks are identified and managed; how employees are consulted, instructed and trained; how you deal with accidents and emergencies; and how you monitor all of this to ensure that it continues to be effective.

 
Many companies find that their clients require a copy of this policy as part of the client’s due diligence in assessing the suitability of contractors or suppliers. A well written and obviously relevant policy will help to present a good impression, whether it is in printed form or computer based: we have a number of years’ experience of developing and implementing intranet-based systems.

 
We have helped many organisations from small office based companies to large multi-site businesses to develop and implement a Health and Safety Policy that is suitable for them. It is important that the policy is written and presented in a format suited to the nature and culture of the organisation and in a style that will encourage people to read it. After all, the most important issue is, do your employees read it and observe its contents?

 
Large, Complex or High Risk Companies

Medium sized or Medium Risk Companies

Small or Low Risk Companies

 
We believe that the policies we help to prepare are written in clear English, avoid jargon and excessive legal references and are concise and to the point. They are structured in a way that the person reading it can see rapidly what is, or is not relevant to them and can obtain information at a level suited to their responsibilities.

 
From this you can see that we do not have an off-the-shelf policy - one size definitely does not fit all. We do, however, find that one of these three formats of policy/manual may be tailored to suit the majority of our clients. However, if you are looking for something very different, please do discuss your requirements with us.