This Health and Safety Statement of Intent outlines the business’s commitment to health and safety, and sets out the ways in which health and safety at work is managed within the business. The most senior person in the business must sign and date this Health and Safety Statement of Intent. 

Employers who employ five or more people are legally required to have a written Health and Safety Policy in place and a record of health and safety arrangements. On the other hand, employers who employ less than five people are not legally required to have a written Health and Safety Policy, however, it is good practice to have one in place.

This Health and Safety Statement of Intent recognises the obligations of the organisation under the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974; it it sets out the organisation’s health and safety management arrangements and describes specific health and safety responsibilities. This Standard Health and Safety Statement of Intent is a simpler version of the Health and Safety Policy & Procedures template, but a more comprehensive version of the Health and Safety Statement template. 

This Health and Safety Statement of Intent is in Microsoft Word format, written in plain English easy to use and edit.