Employee Handbook

Policy 14: Health and safety policy

Health and Safety at Work (Amendment) Northern Ireland) Order 1998

Our Company Health and Safety aims are:

To provide adequate control of all health and safety risks arising from our work activities;
To consult with our employees on matters affecting their health and safety;
To provide and maintain safe plant and equipment;
To ensure safe handling and use of substances;
To provide information, instruction and supervision for employees;
To ensure all employees are competent to do their tasks, and to give them adequate training;
To prevent accidents and cases of work-related ill health;
To maintain safe and healthy working conditions; and
To review and revise this policy as necessary at regular intervals.

All employees MUST:

Co-operate with supervisors and managers on health and safety matters;
Not interfere with anything provided to safeguard their health and safety;
Take reasonable care of their own health and safety; and
Report all health and safety concerns to an appropriate person (as detailed in this policy statement)

Overall and final responsibility for Health and Safety is that of:

Day-to-day responsibility for ensuring this policy is put into practice is delegated to:

To ensure health and safety standards are maintained / improved, the following people have responsibility for the following areas:

Company Director & Technical Manager Risk Assessments
Company Director & Technical Manager Consulting with employees
Maintenance Maintaining equipment
Operations Director & Technical Manager Training
Company Director & Technical Manager Accidents, First Aid and work-related ill-health
Company Director & Technical Manager Monitoring, accident and ill-health investigation
Company Director & Technical Manager Emergency procedures – Fire and Evacuation

Risk Assessments

Risk assessments will be undertaken by:

The findings of the risk assessments will be reported to:

Checks that the implemented actions have removed / reduced the risks will be completed by:

Assessments will be reviewed every 12 months or when the work activity changes, whichever is sooner.