OHS Policy Statement

WORKPLACE SHEQ COMPLIANCE SOLUTIONS STATEMENT

[Insert Company name here] recognises and accepts its responsibility as an employer for providing a safe and healthy workplace and work environment for all its employees and others (clients, visitors, contractors and members of public) and is committed to achieving and maintaining the highest standard of Health and Safety at all times and to eliminating conditions and incidents that could result in personal injury, death or ill health. 

The organisation requires and commits its activities within the workplace to conform to relevant legislation and good, established safe and legal work practices. 

We undertake to –
1.Provide employees and other stakeholders with guidance on and training in the identification, assessment and control of hazards in the workplace;

2.establish effective management of OHS risks which depends on the commitment and cooperation of everyone in the organisation;

3.consult  with all employees in a meaningful and effective manner on OHS issues, enabling each employee to contribute to decisions that may affect their health, safety and welfare at work;

4.empower executive management to demand from our employees to comply with the occupational health and safety policies, procedures and guidelines of [Insert company name here], and to conduct themselves in a safe manner, not placing themselves, [Insert company name here] or other stakeholders at risk;

5.dually appointed members of management to take responsibility for the health and safety of employees and other people working under their direction. 

6.remain proactive by anticipating, recognising, evaluating and controlling all unhygienic and other unsafe situations that could result in incidents or disruptions of work and we will promote positive mental, physical and social wellbeing within the organizational structure of [Insert company name here];  

7.see to it that the executive management team and other designated employees of [Insert company name here] take responsibility to providing a safe and healthy environment for our visitors and members of public who come onto our premises or are / may be affected by the activities of [Insert company name here];

and

8.see to it that contractors working on any premises of [Insert company name here] shall also conduct their activities in an OHS compliant manner that will ensures the safety, health and welfare of all stakeholders. 

As a business operating in the retail environment, with responsibilities to the wider community, [Insert company name here] is committed to providing its employees and all relevant stakeholders with appropriate occupational health and safety instruction, practical leadership and role models in this regard. 

In addition to the above stated commitments, the following mechanisms, as required in terms of the provisions of the OHS Act, shall be implemented at each premises of [insert company name here] as standard OHS prosedure:
1.      audits and risk assessments;
2.      safe method statements;
3.      analysis of OHS workplace committee inspections and incident investigations being in place to ensure 
         ongoing compliance with the OHS Act and COID Act requirements;
         and
4.     thus creating a working environment that is safe and healthy for all stakeholders.

Together we can ensure a healthy and safe working environment!

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           Executive Manager