Agenda Playing Fields meeting, December 2023
5 December 2023
Document Date
17/06/2021
Created by
Parish Clerk
Category
Policies
Document Date
17/06/2021
Created by
Parish Clerk
Category
Policies
WOLLASTON PARISH COUNCIL
General Statement of Safety Policy
Wollaston Parish Council recognises and accepts its duty as an employer to ensure, so far as is reasonably practicable, the health, safety and welfare at work of all its employees and any members of the public likely to be affected by its activities as a local authority.
The Council will take all reasonable and practicable measures to meet this responsibility, paying particular attention to the provision and maintenance of:-
a. Plant, equipment and systems of work that are safe.
b. Safe arrangements for the use, handling, storage and transport of articles and substances.
c. Sufficient information, instruction, training and supervision to enable all employees to identify
and avoid hazards and also to be able to contribute positively to their own safety and health at
work, and that of others.
It shall be the duty of every employee while at work:-
a. To take reasonable care for the health and safety of him/herself and of other persons who may be
affected by his acts or omissions at work.
b. As regards any duty or requirement imposed on his employer or any other person by or under any
of the relevant statutory provision, to co-operate with him/her so far as is necessary to enable that duty or requirement to be performed or complied with.
c. To ensure Council equipment in your charge is properly maintained and correctly used.
d. To report promptly to the HR working party all accidents, damage and dangerous occurrences in which you are involved and any illness, physical disability or other impairment of your health which may affect, either permanently or temporarily, your ability to perform you normal work.
Contractors are expected to have their own Health & Safety policy and to carry out a risk assessment prior to the commencement of work.
Signed ………………………………………………..
Chair, Wollaston Parish Council
Date …………………………………
Reviewed June 2021
Next Review June 2023
