Health & Safety Policy

Part 1: Statement of Intent

This is the Health & Safety Policy statement of:
Barber Healthcare Limited

Our Health & Safety Policy is to:

• Prevent accidents and cases of work-related ill health.
• Manage health & safety risks in our workplace.
• Provide clear instructions and information together with adequate training to ensure employeesare competent to do their role.
• Provide Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) as necessary.
• Consult with our employees on matters affecting their Health & Safety in the workplace.
• Provide and maintain safe plant and equipment.
• Ensure safety handling and use of substances.
• Maintain safe and healthy working conditions.
• Implement emergency procedures, including evacuation in case of fire or other significantincident.
• Review and revise this policy regularly.

Part 2: Responsibilities for Health & Safety

1. Overall and final responsibility for health & safety:

James Barber (Managing Director)

2. Day to day responsibility for ensuring this policy is put into practice:

Mal Szymik (Commercial Manager)

3. To ensure Health & Safety standards are maintained/improved, the following people have responsibility in the following areas:

James Barber and Mal Szymik – safety, risk assessments, consulting employees, accidents, first aid and work-related ill health.

James Barber – monitoring, accident and ill-health investigations, emergency procedures, fire and evacuation.

Mal Szymik – maintaining equipment, information, instruction and supervision, training.

4. All employees should:

• Co-operate with supervisors and managers in health & safety matters.
• Take reasonable care of their own health & safety; and
• Report all Health & Safety concerns to an appropriate person (as detailed above).

Part 3: Arrangements for Health & Safety

Risk assessment

• We will complete relevant risk assessment and take action.
• We will review risk assessments when working habits or conditions change.

Training

• We will give staff and subcontractors health & safety induction and provide appropriate training (including working at height, asbestos awareness and electrical safety).
• We will provide personal protective equipment (PPE) where necessary.
• We will make sure suitable arrangements are in place for employees who work remotely.

Consultation

• We will consult staff routinely on health and safety matters as they arise and formally when we review health & safety.

Evacuation

• We will make sure escape routes are always well signed and kept clear at all times.
• We will make sure all escape routes are lit with emergency lighting.
• Evacuation plans are tested from time to time and updated if necessary.