February 28, 2025
A Health & Safety Policy is your company’s commitment to creating a safe and healthy work environment, both physically and psychologically. It is your formal promise to protect workers, contractors, and anyone else affected by your operations from any workplace hazards, and lays the foundation for your overall Health and Safety Program.
Your Health & Safety Policy can be short and simple. In most cases, one page is enough. What matters is that it’s clear, meaningful and shared with your team. Your policy should include:
To stay effective, your policy should be reviewed and signed each year by the business owner or most senior leader in your organization. Make sure it’s:
Creating a Health & Safety Policy is an important first step in protecting your people and building a strong workplace culture. By putting it in writing and making it visible, you’re showing strong, healthy leadership and setting the tone for everything that follows in your health and safety journey.
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