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Health and safety policy statement
Domain: Health and safety at work => Documents/certification
Grammatical category
Noun phrase
Grammar notes
Countable
Definition
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.
Definition source
Section 2(3) of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974; HSE (http://www.hse.gov.uk/lau/lacs/38-3.htm)
European legislation
Directive 89/391/CEE
British legislation
Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974
Fr
Translation proposal It
Documento generale di salute e sicurezza sul lavoro
Reliability code It
1
Translation proposal De
Arbeitgeberinformation zu den Arbeitsschutzbestimmungen
Reliability code De
1