The Safety Health and Welfare at Work Act 2005 requires
all companies to have a Safety Policy /Safety Statement (Safety Management
System) in compliance with Section 20.
The foundation of the Safety Statement lies in the
identification of hazards and the assessment of risk associated with the
company’s activities. OHSS can develop a Policy /Safety Statement for your
business in compliance with this Act and improve your safety performance.
Benifits of Safety Policy
* a Safety Policy can reduce the exposure of employees
and other parties to occupational health and safety risks associated with the
organizations activities
* Potential
reduction in resultant costs
* a Safety
Policy can create a Greater assurance of
conformance with occupational health and safety policy
* a Safety
Policy can demonstration of conformance
to third parties, and of due diligence generally
* a Safety Policy
can help create a Consistent and proven management approach to H&S risks,
present and future
OHSAS 18001 is an Occupation Health and Safety Assessment
Series for health and safety management systems and can assist with the
development of the organisation's Safety Policy. It is designed to help
organisations control occupational health and safety risks in the workplace. It
was developed in response to widespread demand for a recognised standard
against which to be certified and assessed.
Ohss work with a wide variety of professionals engaged in Health & Safety at all
levels including the development of your Safety Policy.
We can take as active or backseat a role as you wish. We can
interject at relevant points in a project or we can manage the project for you.
In other words, we will partner with you in the most beneficial way for your
organisation to develop your Safety Policy.
Email: info@ohss.ie
Website: www.ohss.ie
Safety
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