Health and safety

Woking Borough Council is committed to ensure the health, safety and welfare of its employees, customers, suppliers and members of the public throughout their interaction with the council.

It is the Council's policy that Health and Safety will be considered at all times and in all situations to be a primary objective. To enable the Council to meet this objective it requires that all employees and, as appropriate, other persons co-operate with the Council.

The Council, as a responsible employer, will make every endeavour to meet its legal responsibilities under The Health and Safety at Work Act 1974, other relevant Health and Safety legislation and the general duty of care so far as is reasonably practicable, and in particular:

• Ensure the Health and Safety at Work of its employees.

• Ensure that no person is exposed to risks to their Health and Safety by the manner in which the Council's business is conducted.

• Ensure that all places of work under the Council's control (including access to and egress from) and all plant, equipment and substances provided for use in these places are at all times safe and without risk to health.