Free Health and Safety information to assist start up companies and small companies.
Every company must have a Safety Statement under Section 20 of the Safety Health and Welfare at Work Act 2005 Act-
The Safety Statement represents a commitment to their safety and health. It should state how the employer will ensure their safety and health and state the resources necessary to maintain and review safety and health laws and standards.
In order to help companies, the HSA (Health and Safety Authority) have a free online Safety Management and Risk Assessment Tool where you can create your own Safety Statement including Risk Assessments- here is a link to it https://www.besmart.ie/ .
Reasons for companies to use this tool:
- It's free
- It is extremely user friendly (Yes/No questions)
- Takes less that an 30mins to complete
- It complies with all legislative requirements
- You have complete control of the document and you will learn techniques and control measures for your business
- On completion you can download, print or edit the document (especially if you decide to take on more employees)
If you want to trial it for free if you select ‘New User’ then ‘Continue as Guest’ you will see 100’s of business’s from art & craft shops, to cheese makers to undertakers.
Visit https://www.besmart.ie/