Service Overview

Policies, procedures and management systems provide the framework for how health and safety are managed across the organisation. The service helps define responsibilities, formalise arrangements and improve the link between written documents and actual working practices.

When You May Need This Service

You may need this service where a business requires a new or updated health and safety policy, existing procedures are out of date, responsibilities need to be more clearly defined, or audit findings show that current documentation and management arrangements need strengthening.

Regulatory Context

In the UK, businesses are required to have a health and safety policy, and it must be written down where there are five or more employees. In Northern Ireland, equivalent duties apply under the local health and safety framework. Wider management arrangements should be proportionate to the nature of the business, the level of risk and the way work is organised.