Safety Statements Dublin

It`s been a while since we discussed the importance of Health and Safety Statement for an Organisation. There are many reasons to have safety statement in place:

  1. Financial reasons – effective health and safety management system contributes to business success.
  2. Legal reasons – safety statement a legal requirement of Section 20 of 2005 Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act. The law requires employers to identify hazards (something with the potential to cause harm), carry out a risk assessment and prepare a written safety statement.
  3. Moral and ethical reasons – helps prevent injuries and ill health. The aim is that no one gets hurt or becomes ill.

The safety statement should influence all work activities, including selection of competent personnel, equipment, work practices, etc.

The safety statement should cover the following points:

  • General health and safety and environmental policy statements
  1. Duties of employer, employees, contractors, visitors, etc
  2. Various procedures, such as Display Screen Equipment (DSE), pregnant employees, bullying and harassment, racism and equality, etc
  3. Risk assessment.

The safety statement must be written in the language, form and manner that will be understood by all staff. 

How can AK Safety Management help:

Writing safety statements

Reviewing safety statements

Risk assessments

Workplace health and safety inspections