# Workplace Safety Policy Template, Word and PDF Source: https://nerix.ai/templates/workplace-safety-policy Buy to download This page shows a preview. Buy the document on nerix.ai to download it as Word and PDF and print it. https://nerix.ai/templates/workplace-safety-policy # Workplace health and safety policy Set out how your company keeps people safe at work: duties, risk checks, training, accidents and emergencies. Before you send it Health and safety is regulated by law in nearly every country, with duties that depend on your industry, your size and your site. This policy does not replace those duties. Check the rules where you work, and write your own risk checks. ## Fill it in and preview You are signed in. Fill it in your workspace and it is kept as a document you can send, share and have signed. [Open in your workspace](https://app.nerix.ai/documents/templates/workplace-safety-policy) **€4.99, pay once, Word and PDF** Included in every paid nerix plan. ### Health and safety policy **Company:** Brightwater Bakery Ltd **Sites covered:** the bakery in Cork, the delivery vans and the two shops **In force from:** 1 January 2027 ## 1. Our commitment Brightwater Bakery Ltd wants everyone who works for us, and everyone our work affects, to go home safe and well. We will follow the health and safety law that applies to us, look for risks before they cause harm, and improve our safety all the time. ## 2. Who is responsible - **Maria Silva, General manager** has overall responsibility for health and safety, and makes sure there are enough people, time and money to do it properly. - **Ahmed Nasser, Production manager** runs the safety work: risk checks, training, records, inspections and the follow-up of accidents. - **Managers** make sure their team knows and follows the rules, and fix or report problems. - **Every worker** looks after their own safety and that of others, follows instructions, uses the equipment given, and reports hazards, accidents and near misses. - **Visitors and contractors** follow our rules on site and report to the person they are visiting. ## 3. Risk checks We write down the hazards in each kind of work, who could be harmed, what stops it and who does it. The main hazards we have found are: Hot ovens and surfaces Heavy lifting Slips on wet or floury floors Van driving We review our risk checks every year and after any accident or change . 4. Training and information 5. Equipment, machines and the workplace 6. Accidents, near misses and illness 7. First aid 8. Fire and emergencies ⁦2 / 2⁩ The full document unlocks when you download The rest is written and waiting, with your answers in place. Templates are a careful starting point, not legal advice. Where the law matters, check what applies where you are. Operations and quality ## What this template is for A workplace health and safety policy: commitment, who is responsible, risk checks, training, accidents, emergencies, first aid and review. Word or PDF. It is free to fill in online and needs no account. The finished Word document and PDF cost €4.99, paid once. [See all Operations and quality templates](https://nerix.ai/templates/operations-quality) Operations and quality ## What you fill in The form asks for 12 details. The document fills itself in as you type. - ### Company name For example: Brightwater Bakery Ltd - ### Sites it covers For example: the bakery in Cork, the delivery vans and the two shops - ### In force from For example: 1 January 2027 - ### Person with overall responsibility For example: Maria Silva, General manager - ### Safety lead The person who runs the day to day safety work. For example: Ahmed Nasser, Production manager - ### First aiders (optional) optional For example: Ahmed Nasser, Chloe Martin, Jin Park - ### Main hazards in the work One per line. For example: Hot ovens and surfaces Heavy lifting Slips on wet or floury floors Van driving - ### How often risk checks are reviewed For example: every year and after any accident or change - ### Training For example: A safety induction on day one, manual handling training in the first month, fire drill twice a year, first aid refresher every 3 years. - ### Emergency numbers and meeting point For example: Emergency services: 112. Meeting point: the car park gate. - ### Where to report accidents and unsafe conditions For example: the safety lead or the accident book at reception - ### Years to keep accident records Check how long the law requires in your country. For example: 5 Operations and quality ## What is inside The parts of this document, in order. - 1 1. Our commitment - 2 2. Who is responsible - 3 3. Risk checks - 4 4. Training and information - 5 5. Equipment, machines and the workplace - 6 6. Accidents, near misses and illness - 7 7. First aid - 8 8. Fire and emergencies - 9 9. Health and wellbeing - 10 10. Stopping unsafe work - 11 11. Review Templates ## How it works - 01 ### Fill in Type your details in the form. The document fills itself in as you type; click any gap to jump to its field. - 02 ### Check Read it through. Gaps you have not filled stay marked, so nothing goes out half done. - 03 ### Download Pay once and get it as a Word document to edit further and as a PDF to send or print. The link comes by email too. ### Was this template helpful? Operations and quality ## Questions people ask ### What details does this template ask for? The form asks for 12 details, starting with Company name, Sites it covers, In force from, Person with overall responsibility, Safety lead. 1 more are optional. ### How much does this template cost? €4.99, paid once. Filling it in and seeing the first part is free. You pay when you download the finished Word document and PDF, with no account and no subscription. Every paid nerix plan includes it. ### Can I download this template as Word or PDF? Yes. When you have filled in the form, press Download and pay once. You get the finished document as a Word file to keep editing and as a PDF to send or print, and the link by email. ### Is what I type sent anywhere? While you fill it in, what you type stays in your browser. When you buy the document, your answers go to nerix to make your files. They are kept for seven days so you can download again, then deleted. ### What should I check before I use this template? Health and safety is regulated by law in nearly every country, with duties that depend on your industry, your size and your site. This policy does not replace those duties. Check the rules where you work, and write your own risk checks. ### Are these operations templates free? Most are. Fill in and download them for free as Word or PDF, with no account. A few longer documents are premium: free to fill in, paid once to download, and marked with their price. ### Do they meet a standard such as ISO 9001? They are a practical starting point and certify nothing. Standards and safety laws differ by industry and country, so check what applies to you. ### Who should approve a procedure? The person who owns the process and a manager who can authorise it. The procedure template has fields for both, and for the review date. 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