Hi All I have been tasked with writting a new H & S policy statement, when I look at all the statements out there they are very similiar and would like to bring a new format which is both exciting yet readable. Too much info turns people off but need to make an impact. I thought that if all the directors signed the bottom would be one way but any other ideas to enhance a statement would be great. I would then use this type for environmental and energy policy statements Cheers Alan

Give it impact, a photo of the director(s) signing it, and perhaps a photo of the H&S 'manager' (unless you're an ugly git like me!) use colour, make it look intersting, even if too many the actual content is boring! Be succint, sincere and not too 'fanciful' - give it clarity. Use some bold fonts, or different coloured fonts to accentuate any key messages. Ramble over!

Cheers for your input everyone I have written a policy statement with the usual stuff from HASWA section 20 with one signature as I agree the point Al made I have followed this with a H&S policy with key points and all directors signed as a strong managerial commitment to the policy I have seperated this out as Phil suggested using different fonts & colours although not being to photogenic myself I resisted on the photograph front. In the mean time happy xmas everyone and have a good new year Kind Regards Alan