RYDE TOWN COUNCIL
STANDING ORDERS
APPENDIX 3
HEALTH AND SAFETY POLICY STATEMENT
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HEALTH AND SAFETY POLICY STATEMENT
RYDE TOWN COUNCIL
At Ryde Town Council we recognise our duties under the Health and Safety at Work Act (as
amended) 1974 and the associated regulations. We will endeavour to meet the requirements
of the legislation and maintain a safe and healthy working environment. Our staff are informed
of their duties and responsibilities to ensure that they take all reasonable precautions to
ensure the safety, health and welfare of those that are likely to be affected by the operation
of our business.
We will make assessments of the hazards and evaluate the risks created in the course of our
business operation and will review these regularly. We will, so far as is reasonably practical,
control the health and safety risks identified.
We further recognise our duty, so far as is reasonably practicable:
• To Consult with employees on matters affecting their health
• To provide and maintain safe plant and equipment
• To ensure the safe handling and use of substances
• To provide information, instruction, training where necessary for our workforce
• To prevent accidents and cases of work related ill health
• To Actively manage, supervise and audit health and safety at work and to ensure
continuous improvement in our health and safety performance
• To provide the resource required to make this policy and our health and safety working
arrangements effective
We also recognise:
• Our duty to co-operate and work with other employers and their workers, when their
workers come on to our premises or sites to do work for us, to ensure health and safety
of everyone at work;
• Our duty to co-operate and work with other employees when we work at other
premises or sites under their control to ensure the continued health and safety of all
those at work.
To help achieve our objectives and ensure our employees recognise their duties under health
and safety legislation at work, we inform them of their duty to take reasonable care for
themselves and for others who might be affected by their activities.
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