APE Diagnostics Ltd.

COMPANY HEALTH AND SAFETY GUIDELINES

1.         LOCATION

            Statutory Provisions

1.1        All Health & Safety Act(s), Regulations, E.C. Directives and Policies which apply to the Company, are held in the Company Office

1.2        These Act(s), Regulations and Policies should be included on the induction checklist and be brought to the attention of all new employees.

2.         METHODS OF WORKING

2.1        Methods of work governing the activities undertaken in this Company are laid down in the Company Method Statement for Portable Electrical Appliance & Machinery Testing.

2.2               These Guidelines take account of safe practice, identify hazards and the means of controlling them. Health and Safety aspects of working methods are reviewed annually as part of the Health and Safety audit procedure or more frequently if deemed necessary by management or a Health and Safety Representative.

2.3               Hours worked, breaks taken etc will be recorded and the information monitored to ensure all employees meet the requirements of the Working Time Regulations (1998)

3.         EMERGENCY ARRANGEMENTS

            Fire

3.1               The procedure for dealing with fire and evacuating the Company office in the event of fire is displayed at Main Entrance to the Office.

3.2        Fire evacuation drills are carried out annually and may be initiated without warning.

3.3        Each member of staff is familiarised with these arrangements during induction.

3.4        Each member of staff must attend a fire lecture annually. It is the responsibility of the Office  Manager to ensure that this is done and that records of attendances are kept. Any fire incident must be reported as soon as possible to the Directors.

            Accidents and First Aid

3.5               The First Aider for this Company is William Harvey – Director who is responsible for the First Aid Box, which is kept at Main Office & Company Vehicles in accordance with the Company First Aid Policy.

3.6               All Accident/injuries must be reported to the Directors and recorded in the accident book kept in the Main Office and Company Vehicles.

3.7               It is the responsibility of the Directors to ensure that all accidents or dangerous occurrences shall be reported to the relevant authorities as per the requirements of the Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 1995.

4.         TRAINING

4.1        It is the responsibility of all managers to ensure that their staff receive appropriate Health and  Safety training and to record such training.

5.         LEGAL RESPONSIBILITY

5.1        It is a statutory requirement that health and safety is the responsibility of both employer and employee. Failure to comply with Department Health and Safety guidelines could result in disciplinary action or, ultimately, litigation.

6.         MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTABILITY

6.1               The person responsible for implementing the Company's Health, Safety and Welfare Policy for this Company is William A Harvey.

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