Basic Health And Safety Policy Page 14

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27. The Health and Safety Law poster is displayed
[e.g. next
to the kitchen, by the entrance].
28. The current employers’ liability insurance certificate is displayed
[e.g. next to the kitchen, by the entrance].
29. Health and safety advice is available from
[Name of
responsible person].
30. People using any equipment for the first time will be supervised
by
[Name of responsible person].
31.
[Name of responsible person] is responsible for making
sure that employees working away from the workplace are
given relevant health and safety information.
Notes
You are required to display a poster, or hand out a leaflet, that tells
employees about health and safety (available from the Health and
Safety Executive website at
.
You are also required to display a copy of the current certificate
from your insurance company showing that you have employers’
liability insurance, or make it available electronically and tell all
employees where it can be viewed.
Employees and workers should be able to get good health and
safety advice either from inside or outside the organisation.
If you are working with young workers or trainees then you need to
do a special risk assessment for them because they may not have
enough experience.
If any staff members are pregnant you must carry out a risk
assessment to identify any risk to their health or to that of their
child. If there is a risk you must remove it or make alternative
arrangements.
If your employees are sent by you to another workplace, you need
to make sure that it is a safe place to send them.
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