Health & Safety Policy
The Health and Safety Policy plays a major role in achieving successful management of health and safety.
It shows:
Its role includes setting out a clear commitment to health and safety. It should show a clear acceptance of responsibility by the most senior manager and assignment of responsibilities to others.
It is a vehicle for the communication of health and safety information, by stating the organisation’s goals and establishes standards and practices that reflect those goals.
Its role is to provide direction and structure for the organisation’s efforts in managing health and safety. Its role is also to provide performance standards to compare achievement against.
