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Setting Safety Standards with an Employee Safety Handbook
How would you like to have all your employees, especially your new starters, contractors and visitors following your safety rules and procedures from the first day they start with you?
And how would you like to have on file a statement from every employee stating that they have read, understood and will follow all your rules?
Well, this is not difficult if you have a comprehensive Employee Safety Handbook, but what happens if you don't?
You see, the problem is that these handbooks are usually only produced by large organisations or those with well developed safety management systems. Many smaller organisations often don't have the time or resources to put together their own handbook, or don't know what should be included in it.
So what is the purpose of an Employee Safety Handbook, and why does your organisation need one?
There are two main reasons - firstly, it is to demonstrate that there are company safety rules and procedures that everyone is required to follow to reduce the chance of accidents happening.
Secondly, the handbook forms a vital part of your safety induction process because your employees are asked to sign a statement that says they have read, understand and will follow all the safety rules and procedures contained in the handbook. And all this is an important part of demonstrating your legal Duty of Care obligations.
For more information on this topic see Safety Handbook for Employees, Contractors and Visitors.
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