At OWLS we recognise our duties under current Health and Safety Legislation (Health & Safety at Work Act  1974)  and we will endeavour to meet the requirements of this legislation and maintain a safe and healthy working environment.  The Directors are aware of their responsibilities to ensure that they take all reasonable precautions to ensure the safety, health and welfare of those that are likely to be affected by the operation of our business.

OWLS recognises its duty to make termly assessment of the hazards and risks created in the course of the business.

We also recognise our duty so far as is reasonably practicable:

·      To meet our legal obligations to maintain safe and healthy working conditions

·      To provide adequate control of the health and safety risks so identified

·      To consult with our employees on matters affecting their health and safety

·      To provide and maintain safe plant equipment

·      To ensure the safe handling and use of substances

·      To provide information, instruction, training where necessary for our workforce (taking into account any who do not have English as a first language.

·      To ensure that all workers are competent to do their work and to give them appropriate training

·      To prevent accidents and cases of work related ill health

·      To actively manage and supervise health and safety at work

·      To have access to competent advice

·      To seek continuous improvement in our health and safety performance and management through regular (at least annual) review and revision of this policy; and

·      To provide the resource required to make this policy and our Health and Safety arrangements effective

·      To ensure that the termly health and safety inspections are carried out and any issues dealt with immediately (copies of the inspections can be found in the Health and Safety  Inspection log File in the main office)

·      To ensure that the Fire Safety checks are carried out termly (copies of these can be found in the Fire Safety Inspection log file in the main office) Fire drills are in place weekly & fire safety equipment checked daily. ( all reported in our fire log book).

We also recognise;

·      Our duty to co-operate and work with the other employers and their workers, when their workers come onto our premises to do work for us to ensure the Health and safety of everyone at work

To help achieve our objectives and ensure our employees recognise their duties under health and safety legislation whilst at work we will also inform them of their duty to take reasonable care for themselves and for others who might be affected by their activities We do this by explaining their duty and setting out the rules as part of the Induction Process.

The staff responsible for these checks are Dean Parkinson and Gemma Parkinson

Compiled by : D Parkinson & G Parkinson

Review date: August 2025