We receive dozens of enquirys every single day asking us for method statements, we find that so many people are clueless as to their legal requirements for producing method statements. Its telling when speaking to some of these people that they employ sub contract staff and therefore feel that they have no obligation towards Health and Safety other that a main contractor wants a method statement, and in some cases the request is being made after the work is complete!.
There are a number of Health and Safety consultants offering method statements, some are generic pre completed and easy to complete or update using a word processor and in most cases consultants offer a writing service, which is a valuable service especially to those either needing the documents immediately or where the type of work or work site carries specific risks.
We have seen some method statements that look like they have been written by a 4 year old, and some that would make an encylopedias look like a comic, these should be used as tool box talks for the persons actually carrying out the work and not describing a technical task in excessive detail so that the vast majority of persons wouldn't understand a word of the method statement, therefore they should be written with the workforce in mind.
http://www.method-statement-template.com/
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There have been many comments made in the last few hours concerning the new Govt review to be made on health and safety.......
These rules are there to protect everyone, the "peer" who has been appointed should not concern him/her/itself with the claims culture but more at the people who blatently disregard health and safety and the other main issue is the interpretation of the rules, often by someone without any idea, and of course the good old British
Dogooders who think that banning ceramic coffee mugs and glasses as well as fairy liguid so that the poor cleaner wont be injured and claim compensation will work.
Current Method Statements available are available here:-
Http://www.method-statement-template.com/Method-Statements.pdf
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