Management leadership should direct the organization to establish implement and maintain the health and safety management system elements of management leadership include establishing a health and safety policy at the workplace providing appropriate resources for the health and safety management system. Safety planning which encompasses all health and safety conditions in the workplace and job site not only decreases the chances for project delays and the possibility of injuries but also increases the potential for success and the confidence of team members as part of risk management safety planning is used to protect the workers. Planning is the key to ensuring your health and safety arrangements really work it helps you think through the actions you have set out in your policy and work out how they will happen in practice. A workplace health and safety program is a process for managing the prevention of work related injuries and diseases in the workplace as a small business owner and employer you have a responsibility to your employees toward improving health and safety the scope of your health and safety program depends on the size of your business and the hazards at your particular workplace generally a small business can state its health and safety policy and describe its program in a few pages