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Health and Safety Policy Statement

(Prepared in accordance with the Health and Safety at Work act 1974)

Statement of intent

• To provide adequate control of the health and safety risks arising from our activities

• To consult with our employees on matters affecting their health and safety

• To provide and maintain safe plant and equipment

• To prevent accidents and work related illness

• To maintain safe working conditions

• To ensure all employees are competent and given adequate training to carry out their roles

• To ensure safe handling and use of substances

• To provide supervision, instruction and information for employees

• To review and revise this policy as necessary

Responsibilities

1. Overall and final responsibility for health and safety is that of: Jonathan F. Hilder (Proprietor)
   

2. Day-to-day responsibility for ensuring this policy is put into practice is delegated to:
   All Employees

3. To ensure health and safety standards are met, all employees are responsible for reporting incidents and equipment faults. This also includes making sure that company vehicles are in good working order and road worthy.

4. All employees are requested to:

   • Co-operate with supervisors and managers on health and safety matters

   • Not do alter anything provided to safeguard their health and safety

   • Take reasonable care of their own and fellow colleagues health and safety

5. We actively encourage you:

   • To participate with our Health and Safety programmes

   • To contribute and assist by looking out for hazards

   • To report the hazard verbally and follow up in writing to the Health and Safety representative

Arrangements

Health and safety risks arising from work activities

Assessments will be reviewed every 6 months or when the work activity changes, whichever is soonest. A risk assessment will be undertaken with each quoted job and results recorded in the job file.

• Risk assessments will be undertaken by: All Surveyors

• The finding of the risk assessments will be reported to and the subsequent action required will be approved by: Jonathan F. Hilder

Jonathan F. Hilder:

• Will be responsible for ensuring the action required is implemented

• Will check that the implemented actions have removed/reduced the risks

Accidents, first aid and work related illness

• The first aid box is kept in the office shelves

• First aid boxes are also provided in all company vehicles

• All accidents and cases of work related illness are to be recorded in the accident book. This book is kept in the office

Monitoring

To ensure safe working practices are been followed, we will:

• Check working conditions

• Be responsible for investigating accidents

• Be responsible for investigating work related illness

• Be responsible for acting on investigation findings to prevent a recurrence
  

Accidents

All accidents/incidents at work should be recorded and reported. If any employee has or is involved in an accident/incident or near miss, involving injury or potential injury then this must also be reported and recorded using the Accident report forms located in the office. These will be used to prevent such instances happening in the future.

Display Screen Equipment Assessment

If you use display screen equipment for prolonged periods of time then a DSE self assessment will be conducted on your work station.

Emergency Procedures – Fire and Evacuation

Cheshire Surveys Limited are responsible for:

• Ensuring the fire risk assessment is undertaken and implemented

• Escape routes are checked every 6 months

• Fire extinguishers are maintained and checked every 6 months

• Alarms are tested every 6 months

• Emergency evacuation will be tested every 6 months
  

Discovering a Fire

In the event of discovering a fire, you should raise the alarm immediately and ring the emergency services. Don’t attempt to tackle the fire and evacuate the premises.

Fire assemble point is situated along Irons Lane.

Fire

When the alarm is raised you must stop work immediately and make your way calmly to the nearest fire exit. Do not stop to collect personal belongings and assemble at the appointed place. Only go back to the building when you have been told that it is safe to do so by an authorised person.