The Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 and other specific health and safety legislation, contains the most important provisions for organisations and employees.
The general objectives within the scope of the legislation are:
The key policies and procedures covered in our manual are as follows:
The general objectives within the scope of the legislation are:
- To secure the health, safety and welfare of employees at work
- To protect people other than employees at work against risks to their health and safety arising out of work activities.
- To identify hazards in the workplace, carry out risk assessments and introduce any control measures necessary.
- To control the production, storage and use of hazardous and dangerous substances including flammable and explosive products. Also to prevent people from coming into contact with such products, either inadvertently or deliberately.
- To control the release into the atmosphere of noxious of offensive substances from premises; this will also fall within the scope of the environmental protection legislation.
The key policies and procedures covered in our manual are as follows:
- Policy
- Organisations and responsibilities
- Specific arrangements
- Employee responsibilities, rules and procedures
- Safety records
