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7. Health, Safety, Welfare and Hygiene

Health and Safety Policy
We are committed to ensuring the health and safety of our employees and
to providing a safe environment for all those attending our premises through
regular assessments of risks in the workplace.
In particular we are committed to maintaining safe and healthy
working conditions through control of the health and safety risks
arising from our work activities.
This policy has been produced to provide you with information
that will enable you to understand the arrangements that we
have made to comply with our duties under health and safety law.

It also provides information about your duties as an employee.
Your must read this policy and ensure you are familiar with its
contents and any amendments to it that might occur from time to
time.
Health and safety law lays down specific duties on employers
to make arrangements to protect the health, safety and welfare
of their employees whilst at work and others (visitors and
contractors) who might be affected by their undertakings.
To help us comply with those duties we have delegated specific
responsibilities to manager and others who have been given
responsibility for their area of work.
In accordance with our health and safety duties, we are
responsible for:
a) Assessing risks to health and safety and identifying ways to overcome them.
b) Providing and maintaining a healthy and safe place to work and a safe
means of entering and leaving our premises, including emergency
procedures for use when needed.
c) Providing information, instruction, training and supervision in safe working
methods and procedures as well as working areas and equipment that are
safe and without risks to health.
d) Ensuring that equipment has all necessary safety devices installed, that
equipment is properly maintained and that appropriate protective clothing is
provided.
e) Promoting co-operation between employees to ensure safe and healthy
conditions and systems of work by discussion and effective joint consultation.
f) Regularly monitoring and reviewing the management of health and safety at

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