(Q) I have printed off 1 copy of the Health and Safety Manual for each
site employee, and we are using these as their Health and Safety
training to cover the government legislation of training and
supervision, is this OK?
Also can I use this manual to send out to clients as a promotional tool
to the way we work?
(A) The Health & Safety manual is generic (particularly with respect
to Risk Assessments, Method Statements and COSHH) and should
be amended by your in-house H&S representative to reflect your
working practices.
You need to amend the downloaded Health & Safety manual to have
your company name, telephone numbers etc.
You also need to amend details on the company organisation tree
and the way your company operates and employees' duties.
Then this can be used as part of your operative training.
This can also be used as a promotional tool for your clients.
There is also a section in the manual specifically for client's usage.
(Q) What is the schedule of work spreadsheet for and how do I use it?
(A) The Schedule of Work spreadsheet is used for entering work booked
for each week of the year.
You enter-in the booked work that you have (on the spreadsheet).
Save that file with the week number as part of the filename (eg 7-13th
January would be week No 02).
Each week you enter-in work that is booked for the rest of the year and
save with the week No. that you are in.
At the end of the year you have 52 databases (,one for each week,) showing
the work that has been booked.
This then can be used for the next year to show you what work you should
have booked as a comparison.
Week 52 will show your total turnover for the year and show your high and
low spots of turnover. Your marketing strategy can then be focused on your