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Under the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act 2005, the employer (including self-employed persons) and persons in control of places of work must prepare a Safety Statement.
A Safety Statement is a written action programme for safeguarding the health and safety of those at work. It details how health and safety is managed in the workplace. The Safety Statement is based on the principle that safety can be managed because most accidents and ill-health are foreseeable and can usually be prevented. The Safety Statement should be used to plan and control everything that is done in the workplace so that accidents don't occur
A safety statement is a written policy that highlights all the aspects of health and safety law which must be implemented in your workplace and the intentions of that workplace toward safety.
Safety statements describe the plan of action for achieving safety and act as a statement of those values.
Safety statements help to set the tone for a culture of safety, inform employees of the commitment of the employer to their safety, and provide plans of the hazard protections they will receive at their workplace. This expectation improves employer accountability by giving workers the ability to better recognise when their employer is not meeting health and safety obligations.
The Irish Health and Safety Authority requires all employers and persons in control of a workspace to prepare a safety statement. This policy must be based on a risk assessment of the hazards present in the workplace, and it must also include emergency response plans.
The length and complexity of a safety statement depends on the scope and detail that a particular jurisdiction believes a safety statement should address. The large scope of subjects that must be covered by Irish safety statements means that the length of the statement will vary depending on the size of the workplace and the number and variety of hazards within it.
The qualified experts at the Health and Safety Hub can help companies of all sizes create a Safety Statement which reflects not only legal compliance but the development of important safety culture in the workplace.
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