Safety Statements.
Having a well thought out and implemented safety statement will prevent an incident resulting in serious injury to a colleague or employee….otherwise a serious incident is “ only a matter of time”!!.
| What is a Safety Statement? |
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- A written Program to safe guard the Safety & Health of Employees / visitors at all places of work.
- Required by Section 20 of Health, Safety & Welfare at work Act 2005.
- Items to be included in a Safety statement are set out in Section 20 of the 2005 Act.
- Program to safe guard the Safety & Health of other people e.g. Contractors, Visitors.
- Statement of your intention to manage health & safety.
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| What does the law say? |
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- The Law requires employers & the self employed to;
- Identify the hazards in the work place.
- Carry out a risk assessment.
- Prepare a written Safety Statement based on the above.
- Maintain / Review / Update the Safety Statement as required or at lease annually.
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