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Health & safety policy guidance

All Employers with five or more employees are required by Law to provide a written document detailing the business's or organisation's general policy for health and safety and the organisation and arrangements for carrying out the policy.

The HSE have produced a template safety policy and risk assessment document for small businesses which can be accessed using the following link Small business safety policy and risk assessmentThis link will open in a new window (This link will open in a new window)

The HSE have also created a health and safety website for small businesses as part of the governments approach to reviewing how health and safety at work is achieved in low hazard and the voluntary sector, giving advice on safety policies, risk assessment, etc. this can be accessed using the following link:

Health and safety made simpleThis link will open in a new window (This link will open in a new window)

Also further guidance on writing a health and safety policy can be found in the document "Writing your Health & Safety Policy Statement - How to prepare a safety policy statement for a small business" available from HSE Books. This can be purchased from HSE Books by telephone order on 01787-881165 or from good bookshops. Alternatively, the HSE web site is a good source of information and it can be found atwww.hse.gov.uk/pubns/index.htm

The following documents can be downloaded free of charge, as a pdf documents:

  • An Introduction to health and safety INDG 259
  • Managing health and safety INDG 275
  • Director's responsibilities for health and safety INDG 343
  • Need help on health and safety? INDG 322
  • Starting your own business INDG 324


Writing a health and safety policy statement HSC6 www.hse.gov.ukThis link will open in a new window (This link will open in a new window)

 

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For further information please contact Customer Services on 01883 722000 or e-mail customerservices@tandridge.gov.uk

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