1. Health and Safety Policy Impact

The Safety and Health Policy is explained in terms of its impact on the implementation of the management programme.

A Safety and health policy sets out the institutional, financial and legislative requirements for its implementation.

It should have an impact on the following:

i. Appropriate and competent institutions:  It advocates for the development of an appropriate institutional structure for an integrated national OHS system including a policy-making and standard-setting national OHS authority, inspectorates (including specialist inspectorates in hazardous and technologically demanding sectors) and dedicated research and training institutions.

ii. Motivates for the appropriate funding arrangements:  The provision of adequate funding for OHS activities through a combination of financing through the fiscus, employer compensation contributions and employer (user) fees.

iii. Appropriate legislation:  The development of comprehensive national prevention and compensation statutes and the development of strategies to promote, monitor and enforce compliance with those statutes.