It ' important to have a written health and safety policy for organizations and businesses that have management systems . Work Health and Safety Regulations 2011 addresses the major hazards Services in Regulation 558 and Annex 17 ( 1.2 ) and requires that the safety management system includes a security policy , including the major objectives of the operator in relation safe operation of major hazard facility , and that the security policy should include and express a commitment to continuous improvement in all aspects of system security management . A health policy and safety at work is an explicit declaration of entrepreneurial commitment to work health and safety . It will include a statement explaining the importance that lies in health