Following the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974

Our statement of general policy is;
*To provide adequate control of Health & SAfety Risks arising from our work activities.
*To consult with employees on matters affecting their Health & 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 them adequate training
*To prevent accidents and cases of work-related ill health
*To maintain safe and healthy working conditions
*To review and revise this policy as neccessary at regular intervals

1. Overall and final responsibility for that of Health and Safety is that of:
Clive Knowles
2. Day to day responsibility for ensuring this policy is put into practice is delegated to:
Matt McCrystal
3. All employees have to:
*Co-operate with supervisors and managers on Health and Safety matters;
*Not interfere with anything provided to safeguard their Health & Safety;
*Take reasonable care of their own Heath & Safety;
*Report all Health & Safety concerns to an appropriate person.

Risk Assessments will be undertaken by:
Matt McCrystal
The findings of the Risk Assessments will be reported to:
Clive Knowles
Action required to remove/control risks will be approved by:
Clive Knowles
Responsible for ensuring the action required is implemented will be:
Matt McCrystal
Responsible for checking that implemented actions have removed or reduced the risks will be:
Matt McCrystal

Assessments will be carried out annually or when work activity changes whichever is sooner.

Consultation with employees is provided n a monthly basis via a works forum currently in place.

Responsible for identifying all equipment plant needing maintenance:
Matt McCrystal
Responsible for ensuring effective maintenance proceedures are drawn up:
Matt McCrystal
Responsible for ensuring that all identified maintenance is implemented:
Matt McCrystal
Any problems found with plant/equipment should be reported to:
Matt McCrystal
Will check that new plant and equipment meets Health and Safety standards before it is purchased:
Matt McCrystal

Responsible for identifying all substances which need a COSHH assessment:
Matt McCrystal
Responsible for undertaking COSHH assessments:
Matt McCrystal
Responsible for ensuring that all employees are informed about the COSHH assessments:
Matt McCrystal
Responsible for checking that new substances can be used safely before they are purchased:
Matt McCrystal

Assessments will be reviewed annually or when the work activity changes whichever is soonest.

The Health and Safety Law poster is displayed at:
Warehouse notice board/Office wall
Health and safety advice is available from:
Matt McCrystal
Supervision of young workers/trainees will be arranged/undertaken/monitored:
Matt McCrystal
Responsible for ensuring that our employees working at locations under the control of other employers, are given relevant Health and Safety information:
Matt McCrystal
Induction training to include basic Health and Safety such as first aid and fire safety will be provided for all employees by:
Matt McCrystal
Job specific training will be provided by:
Matt McCrystal
Training records will be kept by:
Janet Evans
Training will be identified arranged and monitored by:
Matt McCrystal

The first aid box is kept:
Inside Warehouse Managers office/Office Kitchen
The Appointed first aiders are:
Neil Grieves/Charlotte Walker
All Accidents and cases of work related ill health are to be recorded in the accident book. This book is kept:
Warehouse Managers office/With Janet Evans
Responsible for reporting accidents, diseases and dangerous occurrences to the enforcing authority:
Matt McCrystal

To check our working conditions and ensure our safe working proceedures are being followed we will:
Regularly monitor our working areas and review our working practices. To also carry out safety inspections to eradicate problems which will arise as a result.
Responsible for investigating accidents:
Matt McCrystal
Responsible for investigating work related causes of sickness absences:
Matt McCrystal
Responsible for acting on investigation findings to prevent recurrence:
Matt McCrystal