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Introduction to General Health and Safety policy

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Use this if you require a robust and practical introduction to general health and safety policy.

Reading time
How long to understand and implement this policy?
5 mins
Word count
How many words in this policy?
95
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What is an Introduction to General Health and Safety policy?

The purpose of this Introduction to General Health and Safety policy is to provide you with a flexible and customisable document to serve as a robust and effective starting point for you.

By using our Introduction to General Health and Safety policy, you can streamline your process, maintain consistency and accuracy, and save time, and it can be easily adapted to fit your specific scenario.

Best practice timescale for this to be issued
When should this policy be issued?
During onboarding / after changes / planned refresher
Issued by who, to whom
Who should issue this policy, and to whom?
Internally issued to appropriate recipients in your Company
Applicable legal jurisdictions
In which jurisdictions can this policy be used?
Great Britain & NI (United Kingdom), Worldwide

Introduction to General Health and Safety Policy

[Company] recognises and accepts its responsibility as an employer to maintain, so far as is reasonably practicable, the safety and health of its employees, and of other persons who may affected by its activities.

It is your duty as an employee not to put at risk either yourself or others by your acts or omissions. You should also ensure that you are familiar with the Company health and safety arrangements. Should you feel concern over any health and safety aspects of your work, this should be brought to the attention of your line manager immediately.

This policy [does not] form[s] part of your terms and conditions of employment.

Version: [1.0]

Issue date: [date]

Author: [name, job title]

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Introduction to General Health and Safety policy
introduction to general health and safety policy