Good morning all,

Hope you are all well and safe. My apologies in advance for this lengthy discussion but I would appreciate your participation/comments.

The context of the discussion is that we received an H&S policy from the landlord stating the following:
1. them being "Controller of a Place of Work and committed to creating and maintaining a safe and healthy workplace"
2. purpose of the policy is to highlight some of the potential hazards existing in a commercial building
3. all accidents are promptly reported
4. not use any plant or machinery unless authorised to do so
5. to stop work if informed by any other party that their actions are in breach of the H&S policy
6. Housekeeping - other safety procedures as instructed or required apply at all times
7. It is important that all accidents, however minor, are promptly reported to the managing agent of the landlord.

And so it goes on.

In principle, I do not disagree with their intention.
But due to the nature of our work,
i) the landlord has no control over our workflow,
ii) they did not provide any potential hazard, the floor we occupy was an empty shell when we moved in, we added walls, equipment, etc,
iii) another person that is not a specialist /expert in what we do cannot decide if our work is unsafe e.g. testing for asbestos,
iv) they do not disclose what the other safety procedure are.....

What is your thought on this, it is quite a lengthy H&S agreement the landlord requested us to sign.