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Health and Safety Manual

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Your Company name

Table of Contents

		Page
Health and Safety Policy Statement		5
Introduction		6
Organisation and Responsibilities		7
Line Managers Responsibilities		7
Employees Responsibilities		7
1. Health and Welfare Arrangements		9
Alcohol and Drugs		9
New Employees		9
New and Expectant Mothers		9
Noise		9
Staff Training		9
Stress		10
Temporary and Casual Workers (Including Agency Workers)		10
Violence In The Workplace		10
2. Access and Egress		11
3. Accident Reporting, Near Misses and Incidents (RIDDOR)		11
4. Asbestos Management		11
5. Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH)		12
6. Display Screen Equipment		12
7. Emergency Procedures		13
8. Fire		15
9. First Aid		18
First Aid Information		18
10. General Office/ Business Maintenance		19
Electrical Safety		19
Lighting		19
Provision and Use of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)		19
Statutory Inspections		19
Hot Water Temperatures		19
11. Health and Safety Consultation		20
12. Lone Working		21
13. Maintenance of Plant and Equipment		22
14. Manual Handling and Storage		23
15. Off Site Visits		25
16. Ordering of Goods		26
17. Plant, Machinery and Equipment Safety		27
18. Risk Assessment		29
19. Safety Equipment		30
20. Smoking		31
21. Vehicle Safety		32
22. Ventilation		33
23. Visitors		33
24. Working at Height		33
Appendices		34
Health and Safety Committee Organisation and Responsibilities		84
Procedure in Event of Emergency		86
Fire Procedure		89
Use of Ladders and Scaffolding		91
A6. Clinical Waste *
A7. Confined Space *
A14. Ground Maintenance *
A17. Laboratory Safety *
A18. Laundry *
A21. Local Exhaust Ventilation *
A22. Lockout /Tag out Procedures *

Note: Sections Marked * are NOT included in the standard package

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Health and Safety Policy Statement

Introduction

It is the policy of Your Company name to provide a safe and healthy work environment for all employees, visitors, and contract employees .

This Health and Safety Manual has been prepared in an effort to prevent injuries, illnesses, and death from work related causes and to minimize losses of material resources and interruptions from accidental occurrences. It is directed toward the control of all types of hazards encountered in the performance of official duties.

This safety manual is a part of a continuing programme for providing safety information to personnel. We all share in the responsibility for the health and safety of our employees, contractors, and visitors. Use this manual as a guide in working safely in your workplace.

If you have any queries relating to Health, Safety and Welfare issues please contact your Head of Department or in their absence the Managing Director.

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Emergency Procedures

Purpose:

To establish Your Company's policy and procedures regarding management and employees response to various emergency situations. Examples of an emergency are fire, and bomb threat.

Overview:

The procedures cover the following topics:

1. Fire Reporting and Response

2. Evacuation

3. Bomb Threat

4. First Aid

5. Hazardous Material Spill

6. Robbery

Policy:

Your Company has developed plans that address emergency situations that may arise in Your Company locations and which may threaten human health and safety, and damages Your Company's assets. Management is responsible for implementing the Emergency Action Plans. These Emergency Action Plans will meet the following objectives:

1. Provide a means of notifying employees, customers and local authorities of an emergency situation.

2. Provide for a safe and orderly method of evacuation of employees and customers from Your Company's premises.

3. Account for all employees who occupied Your Company's premises at the time of evacuation, should one occur.

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"Your Company name" shown in these samples below will be changed to your Company's name and "Your Health and Safety manager's name" will be changed to your Company's Health and Safety manager's name & will appear printed in black in the manual

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Statutory Inspections

Admitting an HSE or Environmental Health Officer:

Purpose:

To establish Your Company's policy and procedures regarding management and employees response to various statutory inspections. Examples are HSE and Environmental Health inspections.

Overview:

The procedures cover the following topics:

• Environmental health Inspections

If an HSE or Environmental Health Officer requests to conduct an inspection, the senior management member of Your Company is to ask to see the officer's credentials. The inspectors carry an identity card bearing their photograph and a serial number. In every case, verify the authenticity of the compliance inspector's identification by calling the nearest HSE or Environmental Health office.

Note: DO NOT REFUSE ADMITTANCE TO THE OFFICER .

The senior management member on duty is to contact the Health and Safety manager immediately.

There are no time limits specifying how long an inspector may remain on the premises.

Violations are considered to be "alleged violations" until they are confirmed in writing.

1. Your Company may contest (appeal), in writing any part of the notice within 15 working days after it has received it.

2. Management will ask for clarification about any point(s) an inspector raises that they don't understand.

3. Management and employees must not admit to violating any safety standard.

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