Health and safety - Health and safety policy
One all-encompassing policy plus associated documents that you can adapt to suit your needs
Models (65)
Manual handling policyIf your staff carry out significant manual handling tasks, use our policy to make your arrangements clear.What's covered?Our Manual Handling Policy sets out the current legal position and then goes on to describe the arrangements... Read more
UPDATED02 Apr 2024
No smoking policyThe smoking ban that applies to most enclosed or partially enclosed workplaces and public premises is now well established. Use our template to make sure that your policy complies across the UK.What's covered?Smoke-free legislation ... Read more
01 Dec 2023
Forklift truck policyYou must have well considered management arrangements for the use of forklift trucks. To ensure that you have a good foundation for their safe use put in place a forklift truck policy. Risks and benefitsEach year there are seve... Read more
01 Sep 2023
Occupational health policyIf your workplace uses hazardous substances or processes, your employees' health could be at risk. Have a dedicated policy in place to set out how you will manage these potential risks.Managing occupational healthIf you're a l... Read more
02 Jun 2023
Violence at work policyIf your staff are at risk of violent behaviour or threats whilst at work, you should have a policy setting out how you will manage the issue. What's covered in our template policy?Protecting your staffThe aims of our Violence at... Read more
05 May 2023
Health and safety policy checklistDeveloping a health and safety policy is difficult to get right and topics may be overlooked. Use our checklist to identify hazards faced by your business which should be included.Completing the checklistUse our Heal... Read more
04 Apr 2023
Monitoring and measuring policy If you're working towards ISO:14001 or use an informal environmental management system, a key part is to understand which utilities your business is using and what outputs, such as waste and pollution, you're creating. U... Read more
05 Dec 2022
Foreign travel policyHaving a checklist is only part of the process of managing any foreign travel risks. In order to give it status, it should be part of a wider policy. We have provided a sample to give you an idea of what to include.Responding to ... Read more
02 Dec 2022
Lock out tag out policyBy implementing our policy you can ensure that staff work to safe standards and reduce the likelihood of an accident through error by isolating equipment from energy sources before work commences.Why introduce a new policy?If y... Read more
07 Nov 2022
Driving and riding at work policyAs the police now investigate work-related road traffic accidents more carefully than they used to, you should play it safe and introduce a comprehensive driving and riding at work policy. Managing driving risksEach y... Read more
01 Apr 2022
