Posted By Paul Craythorne Joe, A question. Have you formally audited the implementation of your health and safety policy? If so, use the results of the audit to put together a short (senior managers won't read pages and pages of H&S stuff) report. In addition, take the bones of the report and put some key points on a short powerpoint presentation so that you can generate some debate rather than have everyone just sat there reading from a document. Hope this helps. Paul Craythorne

Posted By Paul Craythorne Joe, Can I assume that we are not just talking about a policy statement of intent here and that it contains the responsibilities and arrangements for implementation? I would carry out the audit as I would for any health and safety, environmental or indeed quality document. You need to test that the things you say are going to be done within your policy are actually being done. This may involve auditing some supplementary procedures or inerviewing individuals with responsibility for carrying out the requirements of the policy. The depth to which you go will be determined by the nature and scale of your operations and the content within your policy. Do you have a copy of HS(G) 65 or OHSAS18002? You will find some valuable information on auditing H&S systems in these publications. Hope this is of further help. Regards, Paul Craythorne

Posted By Arran Linton - Smith Joe, If you are reviewing your Safety Policy and Safety Management System, it is worth getting hold and reading the IOSH Guidance Document ‘System in Focus’. This you can get free from http://www.iosh.co.uk/in...echnical.resources&cid=1

Posted By Joe Ridley Thanks for your help Cheers Joe