Health and Safety Policy
General Statement
CN Security Ltd is fully committed to meeting its responsibilities under the Health & Safety at Work etc, Act 1974, the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999 (as amended), and associated protective legislation, both as an employer and as a company. To achieve these objectives, the management of CN Security Ltd are responsible for:
- Keeping workplace health & safety, welfare procedures under constant review.
- Liaising with the Health & Safety Executive wherever necessary.
- Keeping itself abreast of new legislation, EU Directives, Regulations and British Standards, to ensure ongoing compliance with the law.
The main responsibility for health & safety lies with the Managing Director, (Mr. Jon Cowell) of CN Security
Ltd and are bound by any acts/or omissions of the Managing Director, giving rise to legal liability, provided only that such acts and/or omissions arise out of and in the course of company business.
To comply with its statutory and common law duties, CN Security Ltd has arranged insurance against liability for death, injury and/or disease suffered by any of its employees arising out of and in the course of employment, if caused by negligence and/or breach of statutory duty on the part of CN Security Ltd. CN Security Ltd employees agree, as part of their contract of employment, to comply with individual duties under both the Health & Safety at Work etc, Act 1974 and the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999 (as amended) and will cooperate with CN Security Ltd to enable it to carry out it’s health and safety duties under the Act. Failure to comply with health and safety duties, regulations, work rules and procedures regarding health and safety, on the part of the employee, may lead to dismissal in the case of serious breaches or reputed breaches; such dismissal may be instant and without prior warning.
In accordance with the Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 1995, CN
Security Ltd has instituted a system of reporting accidents, diseases and dangerous occurrences to the
Health and Safety Executive, in addition to its statutory duty to provide an accident book. CN Security Ltd
will comply with its duties towards employees under the Health & Safety at Work etc, Act 1974, the
Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999 (as amended), so far as is reasonably
practicable, in order to:
- Provide and maintain plant and systems of work that are safe and without risks to health, a safe place of work, a safe system of work
- Ensure the safety and absence of risks to health in connection with the use, handling, storage and transport of articles and substances
- Provide such information, instruction, training and supervision as may be necessary to ensure the health and safety at work of its employees
- Make regular risk assessments available to employees
- Take appropriate preventative/protective measures
- Provide employees with health surveillance where necessary
- Appoint competent personnel to secure compliance with statutory duties and to undertake reviews of the policy as necessary
To meet its obligations towards the public and all lawful visitors to CN Security Ltd premises, the company
will pay strict attention to its duties under the Health and Safety at Work etc, Act 1974 and the Occupiers’
Liability Acts 1957 and 1984.
This policy has been prepared in compliance with Section 2(3) of the Health and Safety at Work etc, Act 1974 and binds all Managers and Employees, in the interests of Employees and Customers. We request that our Customers and Visitors respect this Policy, a copy of which can be obtained on demand.
To support this commitment, the company’s Health and Safety management system shall comply with the
requirements of the British Standard BS OHSAS 18001:2007.
As part of continual improvement, the health and safety performance of the business is reviewed and
audited on a regular basis and discussed by top level management where objectives and targets for
continual improvement are set.
Date: 25th September 2022
Review Date: 25th September 2023