Step 2 Pesticide Policy

A policy expresses your intentions and provides a framework for your company to use in order to set realistic objectives with the overall aim of continual improvement. Your policy should be approved by the Board, signed by top management and include commitments to the following:
Annual review of policy and procedures Compliance with legislation Employee training Continual improvement Click for example The Co-operative Code of Practice asks you to include policy statements on: Health & Safety, Plant Substrate, Wildlife & Landscape Conservation Procedures must be in place to enable you to implement your policy. Specific procedures are required to enable you to trace all produce to each grower/grower Co-operative and to define all pesticide applications.			3. Health & Safety: A written Policy statement will acknowledge the responsibility of management for the health and safety of employees and stipulate how the Policy will be implemented in a manner which protects the health and safety of consumers, the public and its employees and others working on the premises. 5.4. Plant Substrate Policy: Co-operative Retail requires all compost used to come from managed sources with minimum impact on the environment, working towards an ideal of using entirely renewable material. Please refer to our Peat Policy for targets on reducing the use of peat..... 15. Wildlife & Landscape Conservation: A written Policy Statement will specify a commitment to wildlife and landscape conservation and enhancement and indicate how the Policy will be implemented.Co-op CoP

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