It shall be the duty of every
employer to prepare and as often as may be appropriate, revise a written statement of his general policy with respect to the health and safety at work of his
employees and the organisation and arrangements for the time being in force for carrying out that policy, and to bring that statement and any revision of it to the notice of all his employees. The production of a health and safety policy statement is a legal requirement where five or more people are involved. Examples of topics to be covered in the policy statement could include: managing
risk assessments, arrangements for consultation with employees, arrangements for maintaining plant and
equipment, arrangements for safe handling and use of
substances, arrangements for providing
information, instruction and supervision, arrangements for
training, arrangements for
accidents,
first aid and ill-health issues, arrangements for monitoring, emergency procedures arrangements.
