Bruce Shaw Safety Management provide a specialised service in regard to the preparation and development of safety statements. This service includes the following:
- Safety audit & inspection of your workplace and related areas
- Examination of existing safety systems & procedures with recommendations, where required
- Preparation of risk assessment designed to facilitate ongoing review & assessment of identified risks
- Preparation of a tailored safety statement geared toward works specific activities
The Safety Health & Welfare at Work Act 2005 came into effect on September 1st 2005. It will be followed by significant additional legislation aimed at improving health & safety in all work places.
The main impact of the new legislation is increased duties and responsibilities on a range of parties including employers, landlords and other persons in control of work places. Critical to these duties is the requirement for a relevant and up to date Safety Statement, a written document outlining the arrangements by which health & safety is being managed. Key elements include:
- Organisation & arrangements by which health & safety is being managed
- Identification of hazards and assessment of risks
- Measures by which risks are managed/prevented
- Systems and procedures for managing safety including emergency arrangements
- Training and communications requirements
A significant element of the act included increased duties on directors, managers and officers as well as new responsibilities on employers who commission construction works
