Model of a safety policy/programme with a checklist for small enterprises

• Author: International Labour Organization
• Pages: 48-49

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Annex 3

Model of a safety policy/programme with

a checklist for small enterprises

Basic information and OSH organization

Name of the enterprise

Main functions of the enterprise

Responsible safety manager or director

Representative(s) of employees, if elected/nominated

Occupational safety and health responsibilities of workers

Occupational health services or other

provider of health services

The service provider for occupational health services

Location/address

Responsible person(s)/contact person(s)

Principles in using the services

The principles of ensuring safe and

healthy working conditions

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This safety policy/programme is aimed at promoting workers’ safety, health and well-being at

work (including also prevention of musculo-skeletal diseases, promoting mental well-being at work,

conditions of work, training and instruction, maintaining working ability, etc.).

This safety policy/programme is carried out in cooperation with the employer, workers and

occupational health services. In our enterprise we discuss, analyse and continuously improve the

level of occupational safety and health. We use development discussions, meetings and workshops.

A preventive and proactive approach is the starting point of our improvement activities and

the implementation of the safety policy/programme.

We monitor the assessments and the results achieved in improving safety and health on a

yearly basis and review the functioning of our systematic safety activities/our safety and health

system.

Safety and health checklist (columns: OK/No/Comments)

– Work instruction/initiation (responsible person)

– Work contracts, conditions of work

– First-aid skills

– Communication (general, on isolated worksites, and at work alone)

– Work-site plans (received from the commissioning party/done ourselves)

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Revised from a model published by Koneyrittäjien liitto ry (Trade Association of Forestry and

Earth-Moving Contractors, Finland).