Safety Policy
- As per the statutory requirement, it is mandatory to formulate safety policy in industry.
- The first step or objective of any safety management is to formulate its clear safety policy in consultation with top management.
- It is a statement of commitment towards safety in writing.
- Safety Policy should be signed by the occupier .
- It should reflect the effective date of issue.
- Circulate the policy circulated to top, middle and supervisor level as well as to all contractors and its workers and stock holders.
- It is also display at the entrance of the factory.
Guidelines on the basic contents to appear on Safety Policy
- Organizational set up to carry out the declared policy assigning the responsibilities at different levels and
- Arrangements for making the policy effective.
- Declared intention & commitment of the top management to health, safety and environment and compliance of all the relevant statutes.
- In particular the policy shall specify the following:-
- Arrangements for participation of workers.
- Intention of taking into account the health & safety performance of individuals at different levels while considering their career development.
- Fixing accountability for safety by contractors, sub contractors, transporters or any other service providers entering the factory.
- Providing a resume of the Health & Safety performance of the factory in its annual reports.
- Adoption of relevant techniques and methodologies such as Audits, Risk Assessment etc. followed by compliance of all remedial measures
- Stating its intention to integrate Health, Safety in all decision making processes including those dealing with procurement of plants, equipments, machineries and materials as well as selection, recruitment & placement of personnel.
- Arrangements for communicating, educating and training/retraining of employees/contractors/other service providers at different levels and the neighboring public wherever required.
- Make a copy of the OH & S policy available officials of his dept. having direct jurisdiction of the factory.
- The policy shall be made widely notified & known by:-
- (1). Providing copies to all workers including trainees, contractor/ transport personnel and all other service providers, suppliers, customers, neighboring industries etc.
- (2). Displaying copies at conspicuous locations and
- The occupier shall revise the Policy as often as may be appropriate, but shall necessarily to revise under following contexts:-
- (1) Whenever any expansion/addition/alteration which may have specific implications on the Safety and Health aspects of personnel at work
- (2) Whenever new substance (s) or articles introduction in the manufacturing process having implications on the Health & Safety of personnel likely to have an exposure to them.