Introduction to Health and Safety at Work

Planning and organizing
– The organization 
must establish effective arrangements for the 

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identifi cation, elimination or control of work-related 
hazards and risks and to promote health, safety and 
welfare at work. It should also include in its plan a pro-
cedure for the maintenance of a record of all relevant 
and current legal and other health and safety stand-
ards. Finally, the plan must address the health and 
safety objectives identifi ed in the policy statement.
3. 
Implementing and operation
– As with HSG 65, 
there is a stress on the responsibility of senior 
management for the effective implementation and 
operation of the plan. This requires effective com-
munication with and supervision of the workforce 
and the full participation of the workforce and their 
representatives. All procedures must be well docu-
mented and accessible by the workforce. Emergency 
procedures (including prevention) must be included 
within the system together with arrangements for the 
procurement of goods and services and the selection 
and supervision of contractors – see Chapter 3 for 
more information on this latter point.
4. 
Checking and action for improvement
– This is 
similar to the performance measurement phase of 
HSG 65. However, if possible, at the same time that 
any necessary corrective measures are noted, they 
should be introduced into the workplace processes 
and/or procedures. This is a good example of con-
tinual improvement.
5. 
Management review
– There must be an initial 
review after the introduction of the management 
system into the workplace. This initial review needs 
to identify all relevant national laws and regulations 
and any signifi cant hazards which might affect the 
workforce. It should check that adequate controls 
are in place and analyse any employee health sur-
veillance records. It must be properly documented 
since it will form the base line from which continual 
improvement will be measured. At each subsequent 
management review, checks must be made on all 
work related injuries, ill-health, diseases and inci-
dents to ensure that they have been properly logged