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Hello
Has anyone created a H&S file from scratch?
What do you have included?
So far I have the following sections: H&S Policy Risk Assessments Insurance Documentation
Following this I have briefly described the arrangements within the policy.
Anything else anyone would suggest?
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Appendix 4 of CDM 2015 guidance doc "Managing H&S in Construction" advises what should be included.
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Given the OP background interests, safe to assume we're not talking about Construction Regulations?
What some of us might to refer to as a manual perhaps?
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Hi Ron,
Yes the business is not involved in Construction.
I gather this would be correct, yes.
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Hi Rachel,
I have just recently started one from scratch in a college (engineering dept). I included what you mentioned plus signature sheets for existing and new staff, college first-aid arrangements,college fire escape procedures, inspection sheets for fire exits and extinguishers, inspection sheets for engineering machinery,college policy on visitors. Accident/incident/near-miss procedures. Procedure to obtain prescription eyewear if a DSE user. Probably something else that I have forgotten to mention.
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Your first question should be: What's it for?
Need it be hard copy or could it be maintained electronically (e.g. sharepoint) or via web or intranet, with hyperlinks to current and up-to-date versions of all relevant documents.
Induction information is usually best kept as a separate resource, different employee groups or departments often need specific induction information.
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If you need a Health and Safety file format, send me your email address and I will send one over.
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I would say a general H&S file (as oppose to the specific requirements under CDM) is old hat. At the last place I worked I used the intranet for all my documents and links to outside sources of information. Much easier to navigate, keep upto date and of course it can be shared across the organisation. I suspect that there are more modern ways to do this nowadays but they are all better than a paper file that will be gathering dust in the corner of an office. Once found a copy of an old H&S file while doing clear out. It was a) covered in dust and b) had the following note attached to it “To (Name of old H&S manager) please stop putting any old crap in this file. Signed (former H&S Adviser) “. Sums it up really.
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All great advice, thank you.
We are currently implementing software.
I always thought that a H&S file was required on site but makes sense on the whole gathering dust thing.
As we are opening a lot of sites at present - a health and safety file for each site made sense however if staff had other means of accessing h&s information - is this not needed?
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