Workplace and Environment

Safety procedure - use of a petrol-driven strimmerTo ensure that your staff follow prescribed safe systems of work, you should use a formal safety procedure. This document sets out how a strimmer should be used; for example, how the risks associated ... Read more

Safety procedure - use of a metalworking lathe - generalTo ensure that your staff follow prescribed safe systems of work, you should use a formal safety procedure. This document sets out how a metalworking lathe should be used; for example, how the r... Read more

Safety procedure - using a floor buffing machineTo ensure that your staff follow prescribed safe systems of work, you should use a formal safety procedure. This document sets out how a floor buffing machine should use safely; for example, how the ris... Read more

Work equipment - safe system of work - workstationAlthough desks and chairs are not the most hazardous pieces of work equipment, if staff don't sit correctly, they can suffer from back, neck, arm and other medical complaints. Our document helps you av... Read more

Safety procedure - use of a hop-upTo ensure that your staff follow prescribed safe systems of work, you should use a formal safety procedure. This document sets out how a hop-up should be used; for example, how the risks associated with working at he... Read more

Work equipment - safe system of work - stepladdersIf your staff use stepladders, it's important that they are made aware of the associated risks and the safe systems of work that should be followed. You can achieve this by using our document. Use prop... Read more

Staff handbook introductionWhere you put a number of our policies and procedures together to form a staff handbook, it's common for that handbook to have a short introduction covering what it is, its legal status and the provisions for varying its ter... Read more

Promotion letterUse our letter to confirm an employee's promotion. Consider making the newly promoted position subject to a probationary period to enable you to assess the employee's performance and conduct in their new role.Promotion termsIf you promo... Read more

Self-appraisal formYou can assist employees to prepare for their appraisal meeting by giving them our self-appraisal form to complete. Make it optional and leave it to them to what extent they choose to share the information with their manager.Apprai... Read more

Training feedback formWhere you hold internal training events, you should always ask attendees to complete a training feedback form.  Why ask for feedback?You don't have to hold internal staff training, unless it's a legal, regulatory or continuing p... Read more