This policy is a reference document for matters relating to Health, Safety and Security. It seeks to satisfy the requirements of Section 2(3) of the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 and associated legislation and as such, will be reviewed and updated regularly.
The policy will be brought to the attention of the BrisDoc workforce via the intranet and will be discussed with all new starters at their induction. This policy details the organisational arrangements to be adopted and managers are responsible for bringing the contents of this policy to the attention of their staff and to encourage them to understand their responsibilities.
This policy applies to all Colleague colleagues, Honorary Contract holders, Self-employed workers, Contractors, and Volunteers. For the purposes of this policy, all of these groups are collectively referred to as ‘colleagues’.