What are the essential elements of a successful safety management system?

These are described in HSE publication HSG 65, Successful Health and Safety Management. They are summarised in a simple free leaflet INDG275, “Managing health and safety – Five steps to success” which you can download free of charge from the HSE website (www.hse.gov.uk) http://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/indg275.pdf

Managing health and safety is no different from managing any other aspect of your business. You need to:

Set a clear policy for health and safety

Organise your staff for managing health and safety

Plan for health and safety by setting targets and objectives, identifying hazards, assessing risks and establishing standards against which you can measure your performance

Measure your health and safety performance in just the same way that you already measure production or sales

Periodically audit and review how well you are doing so that you can decide how to improve

We have no safety management system in place. What should we do?

You need to put one in place.

Health and safety law requires you to have a health and safety Policy as well as appropriate arrangements for Planning, Organising, Controlling, Monitoring and Reviewing the health and safety precautions that you are required by law to have in place.

Everything is easier when you know how! Competence (skill, knowledge and experience) mean Hughes Health & Safety can take the hassle from your agenda and provide you a Health & Safety Policy package which will provide a comprehensive, robust, structured and workable H&S Management System tailored to your business.

We have a number of packages* available to suit tiered to suit business size, risk profile and budget. Please note we offer competitive discounts for multiple purchases e.g. small contractor purchasing H&S Policy Package plus Hi Vis workwear… , please ask for details.

Gold package

Recommended for large organisations of 60+ employees with low to medium activity risk levels; multi site operations; businesses with less employees but carrying out higher risk activities.

Gold package sample contains (as applicable):

• health and safety policy statement
• environmental policy statement
• company information & health and safety goals
• responsibilities
• the workplace health, safety & welfare regulations
• management of health and safety at work – risk assessments
• method statements (generic template)
• health and safety induction to new employees (and contractors)
• health and safety induction to new employees (and contractors)
• health and safety – company rules
• Company Drugs Policy
• Company Alcohol Policy
• Company Smoking Policy
• Company Driving for Work Policy

Guidance and Information documents

• issue of personal protective equipment
• tool box talks
• electricity at work
• provision and use of work equipment
• control of substances hazardous to health
• preventing slips, trips and falls
• lone working
• noise at work
• manual handling operations
• good handling technique
• health and safety (signs and signals)
• Driving for Work Vehicle Checklist
• reportable major injuries
• accident reporting
• accident investigation
• first aid
• CDM Regulations
• Provision of Accident Book and Near Miss Report Book
• Company Fire Policy – including Fire Risk Assessment and documentation of arrangements for evacuation
• Individually produced to enhance company image
• Company branding included
• Full colour covers and spines hardcopy file
• electronic versions of each section of the policy that can be easily transferred for Tender application, certifications etc

Package price £299.00

Silver Package

Recommended for medium size businesses between 10-60 employees; single site operations; low to medium activity risk levels.

• health and safety policy statement
• environmental policy statement
• company information & health and safety goals
• responsibilities
• the workplace health, safety & welfare regulations
• management of health and safety at work – risk assessments
• method statements (generic template)
• health and safety induction to new employees (and contractors)
• health and safety – company rules
• Company Drugs Policy
• Company Alcohol Policy
• Company Smoking Policy

Guidance and Information documents

• issue of personal protective equipment
• tool box talks
• electricity at work
• provision and use of work equipment
• control of substances hazardous to health
• preventing slips, trips and falls
• lone working
• noise at work
• manual handling operations
• good handling technique
• health and safety (signs and signals)
• reportable major injuries
• accident reporting
• accident investigation
• first aid
• CDM Regulations
• Provision of Accident Book and Near Miss Report Book
• Individually produced to enhance company image
• Company branding included
• Full colour covers and spines hardcopy file
• electronic versions of each section of the policy that can be easily transferred for Tender application, certifications etc

Package price £ 199.00

Bronze Package

Suitable for the small business with up to 10 employees; self employed tradesmen; single site operations; low to medium activity risk levels.

• health and safety policy statement
• environmental policy statement
• company information & health and safety goals
• responsibilities
• the workplace health, safety & welfare regulations
• management of health and safety at work – risk assessments
• method statements (generic template)
• health and safety induction to new employees (and contractors)
• health and safety – company rules

Guidance and Information documents

• issue of personal protective equipment
• tool box talks
• electricity at work
• provision and use of work equipment
• control of substances hazardous to health
• preventing slips, trips and falls
• lone working
• noise at work
• manual handling operations
• health and safety (signs and signals)
• reportable major injuries
• accident reporting
• accident investigation
• first aid
• Provision of Accident Book and Near Miss Report Book
• Individually produced to enhance company image
• Company branding included
• 1 x Full colour cover and spine hardcopy file
• electronic versions of each section of the policy that can be easily transferred for Tender application, certifications etc

Package Price £ 149.00

* Please note a site visit(s) will be required at additional cost depending on location