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firesafety101  
#1 Posted : 20 May 2016 10:09:53(UTC)
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firesafety101
I was recently asked to provide a template for health and safety policy, however the request was really for me to prepare the policy.

The company is Property Management and they have no employees.

Just wonder how you good people would react to that request.
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RayRapp  
#2 Posted : 20 May 2016 10:20:06(UTC)
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RayRapp
A Property Management company with no employees - really? Why would they need a H&S Policy if that is the case.
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chas  
#3 Posted : 20 May 2016 10:40:59(UTC)
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chas
Unless you are looking to earn a few quid I would point them in the direction of the HSE's website;

http://www.hse.gov.uk/si...-health-safety/write.htm
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firesafety101  
#4 Posted : 20 May 2016 14:04:42(UTC)
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firesafety101
OK not many takers.

Yes the company has no employees, someone had suggested they need a safety policy so they were asking around. Some H&S Consultancies were happy to sort the Policy for them, in spite of it not required.

I advised that it was not and I was thanked for my honesty.
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Safety Smurf  
#5 Posted : 20 May 2016 17:01:02(UTC)
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Safety Smurf
it might be that they need one for a tender.
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davidkeen  
#6 Posted : 20 May 2016 19:06:30(UTC)
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davidkeen
It may be they are after an accreditation with an industry body. No employees sounds like they sub contract work out to me,,,,
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firesafety101  
#7 Posted : 21 May 2016 10:41:07(UTC)
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firesafety101
Smurf, David, the fact is they do not need one at all.

When people ask for H&S policies as a matter of course they assume all businesses have one and possibly without knowing the regulations.

It is always difficult to explain to these people there is no need when there are no employees.

As I wrote there are H&S consultants who will provide one, but perhaps they don't understand the rules.
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