Do I legally need a written health and safety policy?

Yes, if you employ five or more people. Section 2(3) of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 requires a written statement of your health and safety policy, including the organisation and arrangements for carrying it out. The Employers’ Health and Safety Policy Statements (Exception) Regulations 1975 exempt employers with fewer than five employees.

Will this pack get me through an SSIP assessment?

No pack can promise that. The assessor judges whether your arrangements suit your business, so tailor every document to the work you do and the people who do it.

Do SSIP schemes recognise each other’s assessments?

SSIP member schemes recognise each other’s assessments through deem-to-satisfy arrangements. Some clients still ask for a particular scheme, so check their requirements. The same policy and arrangements support an application to any of them.

Do I also need the IMS Pack?

Only if you are working towards a management system structured to align with ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and ISO 45001. The Full Pack is all four packs (Health and Safety, IMS, Company Policies and Rail): 36 documents for £229, against £326 if you buy the four packs separately: you save £97.

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Construction Health and Safety Policy Pack

Written from experience on CTRL, Crossrail and Network Rail

This construction health and safety policy pack gives a contractor the core set of written arrangements that health and safety pre-qualification looks for: a health and safety policy with organisation and arrangements, and ten supporting procedures and policies, prepared for CHAS and other SSIP assessments and ready to tailor to your business. These documents are not produced or endorsed by CHAS or any SSIP scheme.

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Blank policy — fill in yourself

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What it's for

SSIP member schemes assess whether a contractor has suitable health and safety policy and arrangements for the work it does. Assessors expect policies that reflect how your business actually works. The pack gives you a structured, construction-specific starting point: a signed policy statement, named responsibilities, and arrangements for risk assessment, incidents, training, consultation, emergencies, subcontractors, CDM 2015, plant, drugs and alcohol, and fatigue. You fill in your own people, activities and procedures.

When you need it

Before applying to an SSIP member scheme, before a client pre-qualification questionnaire, or when your existing policy no longer matches the work you do. Each document carries an annual review date.

Who signs it

The managing director signs the Health and Safety Policy statement. Each procedure has an approval block for a director, a document control table with the issue date and the next review date, and a revision history.

What's inside

CD-POL-01 Health and Safety Policy: statement of intent, organisation and responsibilities, and arrangements
CD-PRO-01 Risk Assessment and Method Statement (RAMS) Procedure
CD-PRO-02 Accident and Incident Reporting and Investigation Procedure, including RIDDOR reporting
CD-PRO-03 Training, Competence and Induction Procedure
CD-PRO-04 Consultation and Communication Procedure
CD-PRO-05 Emergency Preparedness, First Aid and Fire Procedure
CD-PRO-06 Subcontractor and Supplier Selection and Management Procedure
CD-PRO-07 CDM 2015 Arrangements for contractors and principal contractors
CD-PRO-08 Plant, Work Equipment and Lifting Operations Procedure
CD-POL-03 Drugs and Alcohol Policy
CD-POL-04 Fatigue and Working Hours Policy
Word documents with [PLACEHOLDERS] for your details, a document control table and an annual review date in each

FAQ

Do I legally need a written health and safety policy?: Yes, if you employ five or more people. Section 2(3) of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 requires a written statement of your health and safety policy, including the organisation and arrangements for carrying it out. The Employers’ Health and Safety Policy Statements (Exception) Regulations 1975 exempt employers with fewer than five employees.
Will this pack get me through an SSIP assessment?: No pack can promise that. The assessor judges whether your arrangements suit your business, so tailor every document to the work you do and the people who do it.
Do SSIP schemes recognise each other’s assessments?: SSIP member schemes recognise each other’s assessments through deem-to-satisfy arrangements. Some clients still ask for a particular scheme, so check their requirements. The same policy and arrangements support an application to any of them.
Do I also need the IMS Pack?: Only if you are working towards a management system structured to align with ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and ISO 45001. The Full Pack is all four packs (Health and Safety, IMS, Company Policies and Rail): 36 documents for £229, against £326 if you buy the four packs separately: you save £97.
What are the [PLACEHOLDERS]?: Purple text in square brackets, such as [COMPANY NAME], marks the details you fill in. Replace each one with your own details, and remove anything that doesn’t apply, before the document is used.
Can I edit the document?: Yes. Every document in the zip is a Word document you can edit freely.
Do I still need to review it?: Yes. A competent person must check every document against the actual site and works before it is used. ClarusDocs gives you a complete first draft, not a substitute for that check.

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