Basic Health And Safety Policy Page 5

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Responsibility for health and safety
3. Overall responsibility for health and safety belongs to
[Insert either Management Committee or Board of Trustees]
4. Daily responsibility for managing this policy is given to
[Chief Executive or Director’s name]
5. [optional] The following people have responsibilities for health
and safety:
Name:
Responsibility:
e.g.1) Emergency Evacuation –
in case of fire or other
emergency, your premises may
need to be evacuated. A fire risk
assessment should be undertaken
and someone should implement
emergency procedures, preferably
suitably trained. Who will
undertake this?
e.g.2) H&S induction – all new
staff members should receive
training and information about
applying this policy. Who will
undertake this?
e.g.3) H&S risk assessment –
risk assessments will need to be
recorded and whoever undertakes
them, should ideally be trained.
Who will carry out the risk
assessments?
e.g.4) Employee
representative – Very small
organisations may consult
employees directly. Alternatively,
the employers might consult a
health and safety representative,
chosen by the employees or
selected by a trade union.
e.g.5) First Aider – as a
minimum, organisations must
have a suitably stocked first-aid
box, information for staff about
the first-aid arrangements and an
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