10 Steps to Health and Safety - 1 Management support and commitment

Management commitment to Health and Safety

Policy statement

A health and safety policy statement is a basic commitment to health and safety and should be displayed at places of work. It should be a simple document and sets out in very basic terms what the company is going to do to protect people.

Giving it authority

The statement is normally signed by a director to give it authority and demonstrate the senior management’s commitment to health and safety.

This also commits the management team to allowing suitable resources, including time, money and effort, to implement the policy.