describe health and safety purpose of health and safety, duties of workers, responsibility and who are responsible for making the health and safety policy
The aim of this policy is to (a) comply with the requirements of the Health & Safety at
Work etc. Act 1974 and other relevant statutory provisions; (b) to act as a pivotal
document in implementing Cygnet’s safety management system (SMS), following the
HSE’s HSG65 ‘Managing for H&S’ and (c) to ensure, so far as is reasonably practicable,
a healthy and safe environment for all people who work, use or visit Cygnet’s premises.
It is the personal responsibility of every individual referring to this policy to ensure
that they are viewing the latest version; this will always be published on
Cygnet’s SharePoint.
Table 1 Linked Policies
Related Policies
HEALTH & SAFETY MANUAL
ESTATES MANUAL
INFECTION CONTROL MANUAL
CLINICAL POLICY MANUAL
CONTENTS
Page No.
1. HEALTH AND SAFETY POLICY STATEMENT 2
2. ORGANISATION FOR HEALTH AND SAFETY 3
2.1 Health and Safety organogram 3
2.2 Responsibilities for health and safety 4-6
3. ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF HEALTH AND SAFETY 6
3.1 Training 6
3.2 Risk Assessment 6
3.3 Risk Register 7
3.4 Accident / Incident reporting & investigation 7
3.5 First Aid at work 8
3.6 Supporting documentation 8
3.7 Local Health & Safety procedures 9
3.8 Communicating Health & Safety information 9
4. MONITORING 9
4.1 Pro-active monitoring:
Workplace Health & Safety inspection 9
4.2 Re-active monitoring 10
5. HEALTH & SAFETY AUDIT
10
6. INSURANCE 10
Appendix 1 Cygnet Health & Safety Management System (HSG 65 Model)
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