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prads  
#1 Posted : 14 June 2015 09:27:25(UTC)
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prads

Dear All,

Other than the general H&S policy, what other typical policies related to H&S can an organisation develop. As per the Management System documentation Hierarchy (Level 1 to 4), where does these additional policies fit in??

Appreciate any help in this regard.

Regards,
Pradeep
toe  
#2 Posted : 15 June 2015 22:07:20(UTC)
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toe

We have a general H&S policy that has basic statements within the arrangement section. We also have more detailed policies such as;

Lone Working Policy;
Smoke Free Policy;
Workplace Violence Prevention Policy;
Incident reporting and Investigation Policy;
Medication Policy;
Fire Safety Policy;
Etc...

These polices go into more detail explaining the why, responsibilities and how they are implemented e.g. Procedures. We do a lot of tenders with Local Councils and Government in which these policies are useful to have for both workplace safety and a business point of view..

Not everyone will agree on this aproach but it's what we do.
pradeesh  
#3 Posted : 16 June 2015 07:16:36(UTC)
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pradeesh

Depends on the requirement of your orgnisations SMS.We have Health and Safety Policy, Environmental policy, Drugs and Alcohol prevention policy and No Smoking Policy.

If you have integrated management systems, then various policy can be integrated, We are currently working on it

regards,
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