2. Health and Safety Management
This is section 2 of 12 to be included in your submission.
An effective health and safety management system and health and safety policy should provide a clear sense of direction for the organisation. It should identify relevant objectives and initiatives with a structure to deliver the drive for continual improvement in its health and safety performance.
Key areas for which supporting evidence relating to 2025 is required include:
2.1 Health and safety management system;
- Provide details on:
- how your organisation manages health and safety (accredited or in house health and safety management system).
- how your organisation sets and achieves objectives (e.g. KPIs)
- compliance with legal and regulatory requirements
- Supporting evidence required relating to 2025:
- provide evidence of a health and safety management system
- provide evidence of accreditation of health and safety management system (external accreditation or in-house benchmarking)
- setting and achieving objectives (e.g. KPIs)
- provide evidence of compliance with legal and regulatory requirements
2.2 Safety Statement / Health and Safety Policy;
- Provide details on how your organisation:
- develops and reviews the organisation’s Safety Statement / Health and Safety Policy
- communicates the Safety Statement / Health and Safety Policy to employees
- Supporting evidence required relating to 2025:
- provide the Health and Safety Policy and Health and Safety Policy Statement
- provide evidence that the Health and Safety Policy and Health and Safety Policy Statement is signed, dated and relevant to the period of review.
- provide evidence of the communication of the Safety Statement / Health and Safety Policy and reviews
2.3 Index of policies and procedures
- Provide details on:
- how health and safety policies and procedures are made available to employees
- Supporting evidence required relating to 2025:
- provide the index or register of health and safety policies and procedures
- provide the index or register of other policies and procedures relevant to this submission
2.4 Health and Safety Advice
- Provide details on:
- allocation of management responsibilities for health and safety
- the organisation’s health and safety management structure
- development and continual professional development of health and safety personnel
- Supporting evidence required relating to 2025:
- provide the health and safety structure / organogram
- provide CV’s or equivalent for the competent health and safety personnel
NOTE: Training relating to Health and Safety Management should be included in section 9 (Health & Safety Training), not in this section.
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