By law, wherever you are located, you must have a policy on health and safety whatever size firm you have, although you may not need a written version of it (depending on how many people you employ). However, as we have seen already, there are likely to be other groups of people who want to see evidence that you have a policy in place, such as your insurance provider or a client, or when placing a tender for contract. Having got this far through the guide, you might as well record the main features of your policy in writing!
Drawing Up a Policy Statement
In fact, you already have the details of your policy with all the documents you have been collating, so this section should be brief and straightforward to complete. It ...
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