A best practice approach to workplace health & safety policy!

Health and Safety Programs Explained - A best practice approach to writing and creating workplace health & safety policy! The foundation for health and safety in the workplace and an effective health and safety management system is a robust health and safety policy.

Workplace health and safety policy is a confusing thing for many people and writing one can be even more daunting. In this segment of Health and Safety Programs Explained I am going to guide the viewer through the best practice approach to workplace health & safety policy.

Wording and content are important. Let's have a look at the best practice approach and of course, please let me know how you write your policy or the policy process you use in your organization.

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⏰Contents⏰
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00:00 - Intro and purpose
00:40 – What policy is
01:12 – What is the purpose of policy?
01:44 – Policies for every part of HSE Program?
02:05 - Why a single H&S policy is best
02:50 - What's in an HSE policy?
04:58 – What's an OHS Policy statement?
05:57 - HSE Policy vs HSE Policy Statement
06:32 - Example H&S Policy wording
07:12 - Additional points on writing health and safety policy
08:29 - The question and some H&S policy creation tips
09:02 - Outro
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👉The Policy Example👈

Provoking Safety is committed to protecting the health and safety of its workers and the environment by identifying hazards and reducing risk in all aspects of its working operations. This moral and legal obligation is fulfilled by implementing a health, safety, and environmental management system in compliance with legislation and embracing the goal of continuous improvement.

👉The Policy Statement Example👈

Provoking Safety is committed to protecting the health and safety of its workers and the environment by identifying hazards and reducing risk in all aspects of its working operations. This moral and legal obligation is fulfilled by:
• implementing a health, safety, and environmental system in compliance with legislation and embracing the goal of continuous improvement.
• Establishing a joint health and safety committee to serve as stewards of the health and safety management system.
• Promoting health and safety within every aspect of the organization
• Recognizing that health and safety is a requirement from planning to completion of all organization functions
• Ensuring the longevity and sustainability of the health and safety management system through allocating reasonable funds from the organization operational budget.

When you are thinking about safety at work or health and safety at work, it starts with a foundation. The foundation is the health and safety policy. Promoting safety at work at all levels is best achieved by having a well worded safety policy!

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