Hi Kev,
I have been on your website, very nice indeed.
Just wondering, I am a newbie now, do you think it is possible to share your h&s policy with me?
No worries
HEALTH & SAFETY POLICY STATEMENT
The Owners of Prism Professional Cleaning Services are committed to protect the health, safety and welfare of all employees when engaged in Company business. They will take steps to ensure the safety of visitors to your premises and members of the public with whom we come into contact whilst we are at work.
They are ultimately responsible for health and safety,
Our policy is:
to provide adequate control of the health and safety risks in our business
to consult with our staff 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 staff
to ensure that staff are competent to do their tasks, and give them adequate training
to prevent accidents and work-related ill health
to maintain safe and healthy working conditions
to review this policy as necessary at regular intervals
All staff are expected to fully co-operate. We will deal firmly with any employee who acts without due regard for the health, safety and welfare of themselves and others.
The company supports a policy of continuous improvement in performance throughout the business, and expects this to be reflected in our safety record.
Kevin Red
Managing Director.
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Organisation and arrangements for implementing the Health and Safety Policy
1.Ultimate responsibility, for the health and safety of all persons at work, lies with the Managing Director.
2.The Managing Director has responsibility for ensuring that the company complies with all legal and regulatory requirements in relation to health and safety and implementing any guidance as far as is reasonably practicable.
3.The Managing Director is responsible for identifying and fulfilling the training and information needs of persons at work in regard to health and safety.
4.The Company Secretary will ensure that there is an effective system for joint consultation with employees on health and safety issues.
5.Safe systems of work will be designed and documented by management.
6.The Managing Director will ensure that there is an effective system for reporting, recording and investigating accidents. The system implemented will comply with legal requirements.
7.First aid facilities will be provided and a first aider designated to be readily available.
8.Management will ensure that all tools and equipment, (particularly high-risk equipment such as ladders and other access equipment) is used in such a manner so as to comply with specific health and safety regulations and legal requirements.
9.Management will ensure that vulnerable staff are adequately supervised to prevent, as far as reasonably practicable, risk of injury or ill health.
* Throughout this statement, all persons at work includes managers, employees, sub-contractors and their staff, and any other person visiting the place of work
Hope that helps
Kev