{"id":441,"date":"2023-08-02T15:03:20","date_gmt":"2023-08-02T15:03:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.olsonsgroup.com\/?page_id=441"},"modified":"2023-08-03T13:05:25","modified_gmt":"2023-08-03T13:05:25","slug":"health-safety-policy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.olsonsgroup.com\/health-safety-policy\/","title":{"rendered":"Health & Safety Policy"},"content":{"rendered":"
[vc_row unlock_row_content=”yes” row_height_percent=”0″ override_padding=”yes” h_padding=”0″ top_padding=”0″ bottom_padding=”0″ overlay_alpha=”50″ gutter_size=”3″ column_width_percent=”100″ shift_y=”0″ z_index=”0″ uncode_shortcode_id=”959800″ el_class=”information intro”][vc_column column_width_percent=”100″ gutter_size=”0″ overlay_alpha=”50″ shift_x=”0″ shift_y=”0″ shift_y_down=”0″ z_index=”0″ medium_width=”0″ mobile_width=”0″ width=”1\/1″ uncode_shortcode_id=”108216″][vc_custom_heading text_color=”accent” heading_semantic=”h1″ uncode_shortcode_id=”104428″ text_color_type=”uncode-palette”]Health & Safety Policy[\/vc_custom_heading][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row unlock_row_content=”yes” row_height_percent=”0″ override_padding=”yes” h_padding=”0″ top_padding=”0″ bottom_padding=”0″ overlay_alpha=”50″ gutter_size=”3″ column_width_percent=”100″ shift_y=”0″ z_index=”0″ uncode_shortcode_id=”176508″ el_class=”information body”][vc_column column_width_percent=”100″ gutter_size=”0″ overlay_alpha=”50″ shift_x=”0″ shift_y=”0″ shift_y_down=”0″ z_index=”0″ medium_width=”0″ mobile_width=”0″ width=”1\/1″ uncode_shortcode_id=”108216″][vc_custom_heading text_color=”color-189255″ heading_semantic=”h4″ text_size=”h4″ uncode_shortcode_id=”145620″ text_color_type=”uncode-palette”]Purpose of policy[\/vc_custom_heading][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=”194064″]Olsons Group Ltd(the Employer) takes health and safety issues seriously and is committed to protecting the health and safety of its staff and all those affected by its business activities and attending its premises. This policy is intended to help the Employer achieve this by clarifying who is responsible for health and safety matters and what those responsibilities are.<\/p>\n
This is a statement of policy only and does not form part of your contract of employment. This policy may be amended at any time by the Employer in its absolute discretion. The Employer will review this policy at regular intervals to ensure that it is achieving its aims effectively.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row unlock_row_content=”yes” row_height_percent=”0″ override_padding=”yes” h_padding=”0″ top_padding=”0″ bottom_padding=”0″ overlay_alpha=”50″ gutter_size=”3″ column_width_percent=”100″ shift_y=”0″ z_index=”0″ uncode_shortcode_id=”107489″ el_class=”information body”][vc_column column_width_percent=”100″ gutter_size=”0″ overlay_alpha=”50″ shift_x=”0″ shift_y=”0″ shift_y_down=”0″ z_index=”0″ medium_width=”0″ mobile_width=”0″ width=”1\/1″ uncode_shortcode_id=”108216″][vc_custom_heading text_color=”color-189255″ heading_semantic=”h4″ text_size=”h4″ uncode_shortcode_id=”973697″ text_color_type=”uncode-palette”]Who is responsible for workplace health and safety?[\/vc_custom_heading][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=”143202″]Achieving a healthy and safe workplace is a collective task shared between the Employer and staff. This policy and the rules contained in it apply to all staff of the Employer, irrespective of seniority, tenure and working hours, including all employees, directors and officers, consultants and contractors, casual or agency staff, trainees, homeworkers and fixed-term staff and any volunteers. Specific responsibilities of staff are set out in the section headed \u201cResponsibilities of all staff\u201d below.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row unlock_row_content=”yes” row_height_percent=”0″ override_padding=”yes” h_padding=”0″ top_padding=”0″ bottom_padding=”0″ overlay_alpha=”50″ gutter_size=”3″ column_width_percent=”100″ shift_y=”0″ z_index=”0″ uncode_shortcode_id=”107489″ el_class=”information body”][vc_column column_width_percent=”100″ gutter_size=”0″ overlay_alpha=”50″ shift_x=”0″ shift_y=”0″ shift_y_down=”0″ z_index=”0″ medium_width=”0″ mobile_width=”0″ width=”1\/1″ uncode_shortcode_id=”108216″][vc_custom_heading text_color=”color-189255″ heading_semantic=”h4″ text_size=”h4″ uncode_shortcode_id=”108062″ text_color_type=”uncode-palette”]Employer responsibilities[\/vc_custom_heading][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=”198536″]The Employer is responsible for<\/p>\n
The board of directors of the Employerhas overall responsibility for health and safety and has appointed Mark Oliver as the Principal Health and Safety Officer with day-to-day responsibility for health and safety matters.<\/p>\n
Any concerns about health and safety matters should be notified to the Principal Health and Safety Officer.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row unlock_row_content=”yes” row_height_percent=”0″ override_padding=”yes” h_padding=”0″ top_padding=”0″ bottom_padding=”0″ overlay_alpha=”50″ gutter_size=”3″ column_width_percent=”100″ shift_y=”0″ z_index=”0″ uncode_shortcode_id=”107489″ el_class=”information body”][vc_column column_width_percent=”100″ gutter_size=”0″ overlay_alpha=”50″ shift_x=”0″ shift_y=”0″ shift_y_down=”0″ z_index=”0″ medium_width=”0″ mobile_width=”0″ width=”1\/1″ uncode_shortcode_id=”108216″][vc_custom_heading text_color=”color-189255″ heading_semantic=”h4″ text_size=”h4″ uncode_shortcode_id=”166884″ text_color_type=”uncode-palette”]Responsibilities of all staff[\/vc_custom_heading][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=”527042″]<\/p>\n
All staff must:<\/p>\n
All staff must:<\/p>\n
All staff must:<\/p>\n