Health and safety policy

This is the statement of general policy and arrangements

for:

has overall and final responsibility for health and safety

has day-to-day responsibility for ensuring this policy is put into practice

(Name of Employer/Senior manager)

(Member of staff)

(Name of company)

Statement of general policy

Responsibility of:
Name/Title

Action/Arrangements (What are you going to do?)

Prevent accidents and cases of work-related ill health by

managing the health and safety risks in the workplace
Provide clear instructions and information, and adequate
training, to ensure employees are competent to do their work
Engage and consult with employees on day-to-day health
and safety conditions

Implement emergency procedures evacuation in case of

fire or other significant incident. You can find help with your
fire risk assessment at: https://www.gov.uk/workplace-firesafety-your-responsibilities
Maintain safe and healthy working conditions, provide and
maintain plant, equipment and machinery, and ensure safe
storage/use of substances

Signed: * (Employer)

Date:

You should review your policy if you think it might no longer be valid, eg if circumstances change.
If you have fewer than five employees, you dont have to write down your policy.
Health and safety law poster is displayed at (location)
First-aid box is located:
Accident book is located:

Accidents and ill health at work reported under RIDDOR (Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations) http://www.hse.gov.uk/riddor
To get an interactive version of this template go to http://www.hse.gov.uk/risk/risk-assessment-and-policy-template.doc
Combined risk assessment and policy template published by the Health and Safety Executive 08/14

DRIVERS Risk assessment

All employers must conduct a risk assessment. If you have fewer than five employees you don't have to write anything down.
We have started off the risk assessment for you by including a sample entry for a common hazard to illustrate what is expected (the sample entry is taken from an office-based business).
Look at how this might apply to your business, continue by identifying the hazards that are the real priorities in your case and complete the table to suit.
You can print and save this template so you can easily review and update the information as and when required. You may find our example risk assessments a useful guide
(http://www.hse.gov.uk/risk/casestudies). Simply choose the example closest to your business.

Company name: Petair UK

Date of risk assessment:

19/02/2016
What are the
hazards?

Who might be harmed and how?

Slips and trips

Staff and visitors may be injured if they

trip over objects or slip on spillages.

Lone working/Driving

Motor vehicle
accidents

Musculoskeletal
disorders

What are you already doing?

Do you need to do anything else to Action by who? Action by

control this risk?
when?

General good housekeeping is carried out.

All areas well lit, including stairs.
No
No trailing leads or cables.
Staff keep work areas clear, eg no boxes
left in walkways, deliveries stored
immediately.
Drivers may experience stress and/or
All jobs pre-booked Drivers trained to be Keep communicating with drivers that they can Matt Armstrong
injury from verbal abuse, and/or assault, non-confrontational Drivers and control staff speak to their manager if they have any
from customers and others.
trained in what to do in an emergency
concerns about their safety
Drivers carry a mobile phone Drivers told to
consider their safety before accepting
potentially unsafe jobs
Drivers, customers and others risk
Drivers do basic daily vehicle tests on lights No further action

potentially serious injury from road

etc. Driver induction includes the provision
accidents.
of HSEs INDG382, Driving at Work
Company has a robust conduct policy for
drivers in respect of driving under the
influence of drink, drugs or certain medication
Company check drivers licences every six
months
Drivers may suffer musculoskeletal
Drivers trained in risks of back and other
No Further Action

disorders, eg back pain, from: handling pain from driving, and know to adjust car
pets and their crates handling heavy
seat/wheel etc to minimise risk of pain
and/or bulky objects poor driving
Drivers trained in safe manual handling
position.
techniques, eg lifting crates/pets

Done

Ongoing

Handling Animals

Attending Airport

Driver fatigue

Drivers are trained in animal handling and

No further action
allowed/encouraged to attend further courses
as can be completed. There is always back
up to help with an aggressive pet. Drivers are
told not to risk harm to themselves or a pet if
it is not safe to handle them
Drivers may suffer accidents/added risk Drivers are made aware of the
No further action
from being at airport cargo environments special/industrial environment of the airport
during their training and the added risks there.
Driver/other road users may suffer
Shift schedules are designed to minimise No further action
serious injury if road accident results from the risk of driver fatigue Drivers instructed
fatigue.
to take breaks if they become tired whilst
driving. Overnight stays available for longer
journeys
Drivers may suffer scratches/bites as a
result of handling animals

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You should review your risk assessment if you think it might no longer be valid (eg following an accident in the workplace or if there are any significant changes to hazards, such as new work equipment
or work activities)
For information specific to your industry please go to http://www.hse.gov.uk.
For further information and to view our example risk assessments go to http://www.hse.gov.uk/risk/casestudies/
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Combined risk assessment and policy template published by the Health and Safety Executive 08/14