Health and safety

SpecialK1994

Is a company under any legal obligation to have a health and safety statement reviewed annually ?

Cocobongo

It should at least be reviewed anually

GM228

SpecialK1994 wrote: »

Is a company under any legal obligation to have a health and safety statement reviewed annually ?

Legally no, although it is recommended to be.


The only time it is legally required to be reviewed is anytime where:-

(a) there has been a significant change in the matters to which it refers,

(b) there is another reason to believe that the safety statement is no longer valid, or

(c) an inspector in the course of an inspection, investigation, examination, inquiry under S64 of the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act 2005 or otherwise directs that the safety statement be amended within 30 days of the giving of that direction.

Cocobongo

GM228 wrote: »

Legally no, although it is recommended to be.


The only time it is legally required to be reviewed is anytime where:-

(a) there has been a significant change in the matters to which it refers,

(b) there is another reason to believe that the safety statement is no longer valid, or

(c) an inspector in the course of an inspection, investigation, examination, inquiry under S64 of the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act 2005 or otherwise directs that the safety statement be amended within 30 days of the giving of that direction.

http://www.hsa.ie/eng/Topics/Managing_Health_and_Safety/Safety_Statement_and_Risk_Assessment/ Did i read it wrong then here? At least annually, and x y z or x

SpecialK1994

Say if a company operated out of two premises , would the company need two health and safety statements ? One for each premises or would one that's addressed for one of the premises cover them both ?

Victor

Potentially one could have one statement, with relevant paragraphs for each premises. So for a cafe, the risks in cafe 1 would largely be the same as those in cafe 2, save for anything building specific, e.g. if cafe 2 had stairs open to the public and trays of hot food / drinks would be carried on the stairs.

But if one was an office and the other a factory, the overlap might be slight and two separate statements might be required.

Rather than thinking in terms of 'building' or 'premises', it might be better to think in terms of 'site'. So if you have a large factory site with several buildings, the safety statement should cover them all, as it is likely that people from building A will visit build B.

GM228

Cocobongo wrote: »

http://www.hsa.ie/eng/Topics/Managing_Health_and_Safety/Safety_Statement_and_Risk_Assessment/ Did i read it wrong then here? At least annually, and x y z or x

As I said it is only a recommendation, but not the law.

See S20(5) of the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act 2005:-

20(5) Every employer shall, taking into account the risk assessment carried out under section 19 , review the safety statement where—

(a) there has been a significant change in the matters to which it refers,

(b) there is another reason to believe that the safety statement is no longer valid, or

(c) an inspector in the course of an inspection, investigation, examination, inquiry undersection 64 or otherwise directs that the safety statement be amended within 30 days of the giving of that direction,

and, following the review, the employer shall amend the safety statement as appropriate.

As you can see there is no requirement to review at any set time, just when (a), (b) or (c) become appropriate.

What an employer must do annually however is bring the statement to the attention of the employees, but that is not the same as a review.

Cocobongo

GM228 wrote: »

As I said it is only a recommendation, but not the law.

See S20(5) of the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act 2005:-



As you can see there is no requirement to review at any set time, just when (a), (b) or (c) become appropriate.

What an employer must do annually however is bring the statement to the attention of the employees, but that is not the same as a review.

Thanks!