Policy statement

Health and safety policy template
Part 1: Statement of intent
Health and Safety at Work (NI) Order 1978
This is the health and safety policy statement ofLayers Studio Ltd(name of company)

Our statement of general policy is:• to provide adequate control of the health and safety risks arising from our work
activities;• to consult with our employees on matters affecting their health and safety;• to provide and maintain safe plant and equipment;• to ensure safe handling and use of substances;• to provide information, instruction and supervision for employees;• to ensure all employees are competent to do their tasks, and to give themadequate training;• to prevent accidents and cases of work-related ill health;• to maintain safe and healthy working conditions; and• to review and revise this policy as necessary at regular intervals.
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James Hanson(employer)
26 / 03 / 2024

Date								26 / 03 / 2025

Review dateResponsibilities

Part 2: Responsibilities
1. Overall and final responsibility for health and safety is that ofJames Hanson

2. Day-to-day responsibility for ensuring this policy is put into practice is delegated toPaula Donnelly

3. To ensure health and safety standards are maintained/improved, the following
people have responsibility is the following areas
Name						Responsibility

James Hanson & Paula Donnelly
James Hanson & Paula Donnelly
James Hanson
Paula Donnelly
Paula Donnelly

Risk assessments
Consulting with employees
Maintaining equipment
Information, instruction and supervision
Training

James Hanson
Paula Donnelly

Acident related ill health and First Aid
Fire and Escape

4. All employees have to:• co-operate with supervisors and managers on health and safety matters;• not to interfere with anything provided to safeguard their health and safety;• take reasonable care of their own health and safety; and• report all health and safety concerns to an appropriate person (as detailed)Responsibilities

Risk assessments
Risk assessments will be undertaken byJames Hanson (MD) and Paula Donnelly (Director)

The findings of the risk assessments will be reported toThe Board of Directors

Action required to remove/control risks will be approved byJames Hanson

James Hanson

will be responsible for ensuring the action required is implemented

Paula Donnelly

will check that the implemented actions have removed/reduced the risks
Assessments will be reviewed every
6 Months

or when the work activity changes, whichever is sooner

Arrangements

Part 3: Arrangements
Consultation with employees
Employee representative(s) are
No Union representatives

Consultation with employees is provided by
Puala Donneely - Director
James Hanson - Managing Director

Arrangements

Safe plant and equipment
Not applicable

will be responsible for identifying all equipment/plant needing maintenancewill be responsible for ensuring effective maintenance procedures are drawn up

will be responsible for ensuring that all identified maintenance is implemented
Any problems with plant/equipment should be reported towill check that new plant and equipment meets health and safety standards before
it is purchased

Arrangements

Safe handling and use of substances
Not applicable

will be responsible for identifying all substances which need a COSHH assessment

will be responsible for undertaking COSHH assessments

will be responsible for ensuring that all actions identified in the assessments areimplemented

will be responsible for ensuring that all relevant employees are informed are informedabout the COSHH assessments

will check that new substances can be used safely they are purchased
Assessments will be reviewed every

or when the work activity changes, whichever is sooner

Arrangements

Information, instruction and supervision
The Health and Safety Law in NI poster is displayed at / leaflets are issued byHealth and safety advice is available from
Paula Donnelly

Supervision of young workers/trainees will be arranged/undertaken/monitored byJames Hanson and Paula Donnelly

James Hanson and Paula Donnelly

is responsible for ensuring that our employees working at locations under the controlof other employers, are given relevant health and safety information

Arrangements

Competency for tasks and training
Induction training will be provided for all employees byJames Hanson or Paula Donnelly

Job specific training will be provided byNASpecific jobs requiring specific training areTraining records are kept at/by
James Hanson

Training will be identified, arranged and monitored by
Paula DonnellyArrangements

Accidents, first aid and work-related ill health
Health surveillance is required for employees doing the following jobs
NAHealth surveillance will be arranged byHealth surveillance records will be kept by/at

First aid box(es) is/are kept at
The main office - in the kitchen area

The appointed person(s) / first aider(s) is/are
James Hanson

All accidents and cases of work-related ill health are to be recorded in the accident
book. The book is kept by/at
Paula Donnelly

James Hanson

is responsible for reporting accidents, diseases and dangerous occurrences to theenforcing authority

Arrangements

Monitoring
To check our working conditions, and ensure that our safe working practices arebeing followed
James Hanson - Managing Directro
1. To carry out spot checks in each area every 3 months.
2. To investigate all workplace accidents and ill healthstraight away or as soon as possible after the accident
or notification of ill health.

James Hanson - MD

is responsible for investigating accidents
James Hanson MD

is responsible for investigating work-related causes of sickness absences
James Hanson MD

is responsible for acting on investigation findings to prevent a recurrenceArrangements

Emergency procedures - fire and evacuation
James Hanson - MD

is responsible for ensuring the fire risk assessment is undertaken and implemented
Escape routes are checked by/every
James Hanson - MD

Fire extinguishers are checked and maintained by/every
Sunhill Vadehra - Building owner

Alarms are tested by/every
3 months

Emergency evacuation will be tested every
3 months‘Health and safety policy template’ published by HSENI - December 2015
Health and Safety Executive gratefully acknowledged as source.