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Health & Safety Made Simple ...the basics for your business by Clive Burgess INDG 449 – Simple Guidelines October 2011 Clive Burgess copyright October 2011
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Health and Safety Made Simple based on INDG 449 produced by the Health and safety executive UK and additional information provided by Clive Burgess 'clive Live' October 2011This slide show should be usede with PBOG the sociology of organisational life... for more information email [email protected]... thank you
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Health & Safety Made Simple
...the basics for your business
by Clive Burgess
INDG 449 – Simple Guidelines October 2011
Clive Burgess copyright October 2011
Health & Safety Made SimpleWhat we will cover and what the micro-site contains
A need for a Competent personHealth and Safety policies for businessesArrangements for first aid, accidents and ill health Manage the risks in business and risk assessingConsultation with employeesProvide training and information for employeesProvide the right workplace facilitiesDisplay the health and safety law posterGet insurance for the businessKeep up to date... get a business plan and produce a fire risk assessment
Clive Burgess copyright October 2011
Health & Safety Made SimpleThe Health & Safety Executive (HSE) has launched a new micro-site for employers, Health and Safety Made Simple. The INDG 449
The basics for your business, has been designed to make it easier for employers to comply with the law and manage health and safety at work.
The micro-site gives employers and sole traders basic information on what they must do to ensure their business complies with health and safety law.
These slides give a brief insight into what is required under the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974
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Health & Safety Made SimpleThe site contains sections to help business owners:
●Decide who will help with their duties●Write a health and safety policy for their business●Manage the risks in their business●Consult their employees●Provide training and information
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Health & Safety Made Simple●Provide the right workplace facilities●Deal with first aid, accidents and ill health●Display the health and safety law poster●Get insurance for their business●Keep up to date
A feature of the site is ‘Stop check!’ boxes, which tell visitors when you may need to take extra steps, and provide signposts to more detailed guidance and industry-specific advice
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Health & Safety Made Simple
Stop check!The guide includes ‘Stop check!’ boxes – they tell you when you may need to take extra steps and provide signposts to more detailed guidance and industry-specific advice.
HSE website Stop Check! Sign Posts
Guidelines Plan
Comply
The INDG 449 booklet or PDF offers basic information to help you comply with the law...
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Health & Safety Made SimpleAn employer, must appoint someone competent to help them meet their health and safety duties. A competent person is someone with the necessary skills, knowledge and experience to manage health and safety. They could appoint (one or a combination of):The employer themselves... one or more of their workers... someone from outside their business...
Follow the links below for further information...Get competent advice (www.hse.gov.uk/business/competent-advice.htmHSE leaflet: Getting specialist help with health and safety (www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/indg420.pdf) Clive Burgess copyright October 2011
Health & Safety Made SimpleHealth and Safety Policy:If a business has five or more employees, they must have a written policy.The policy does not need to be complicated or time-consuming. To help the HSE have created a template that can be download and complete. (www.hse.gov.uk/risk/risk-assessment-and- policy-template.doc)They also provide an example health and safety policy to give an idea of what to include when writing one... (www.hse.gov.uk/risk/health-and-safety-policy-example.doc)A policy will only be effective if the employer, the management and their staff follow it and review it regularly.Clive Burgess copyright October 2011
Health & Safety Made SimpleA policy is a written statement, usually comprises three elements:
“a statement section (often a single page) detailing how safety will be managed and that demonstrates the organisation's commitment to health and safety
an organisation section that details where responsibilities are allocated and how employees fit into the overall safety management system
an arrangements section that contains details of how specific activities and functions are managed.” Clive Burgess copyright October 2011
Health & Safety Made SimpleThis arrangements section could include such matters as risk assessments, fire safety, first aid, accident reporting, electrical safety, work equipment, hazardous substances, manual handling and other workplace issues.
In larger organisations the arrangements section may refer to other documents, such as safety manuals or safe systems of work.Clive Burgess copyright October 2011
Health & Safety Made SimpleManage the risks in your business
Think about what, in the business, might cause harm to people and decide whether enough is being done to prevent that harm. This is known as a risk assessment. A risk assessment is not about creating huge amounts of paperwork, red tape or bureaucracy but rather about identifying sensible measures to control the risks in your workplace. The booklet (PDF) states that 'the law does not expect you to remove all risks, but to protect people by putting in place measures to control those risks'. The employer is probably already taking steps to protect their employees, but a risk assessment will indicate whether the organisation should be doing more or not.Clive Burgess copyright October 2011
Health & Safety Made SimpleAssessing risks in the workplaceThere are no hard and fast rules as to how Risk Assessments should be carried out, as every organisation is different and may require a slightly different approach. It’s important that Risk Assessments are carried out systematically and all of the foreseeable risks considered.
In order to assess risks it is important to be aware of the distinction between hazard and risk.The following definitions are usually applied to these terms:
Hazard: Anything with the potential to cause harm. Typical examples are electricity, hazardous substances and noise.Risk: The likelihood that damage, loss or injury will be caused by a hazard and how severe the outcome may be. Clive Burgess copyright October 2011
Health & Safety Made SimpleThe Health and Safety Executive recommend an approach where you carry out the process in five steps:
1 - identify the hazards associated with work activities 2 - identify who could be harmed by those hazards 3 - identify how you manage the risks at present and what further steps might be required to reduce the risks further. These are the control measures.4 - record the findings of your assessment and inform those at risk of the controls 5 - review the Risk Assessment on a regular basis, e.g. if the staff, the activity, or the equipment used change.Clive Burgess copyright October 2011
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Health & Safety Made SimpleIt is a good idea to review your Assessments at least annually.
Look at each activity as critically as possible, observing how it is carried out, and checking existing guidelines and information.
Check accident reports and inspection and maintenance records to see if anything can be learned from existing recordsClive Burgess copyright October 2011
Health & Safety Made SimpleControlling risks When deciding on control measures the following principles should be applied:
...can the risk be avoided or eliminated? ...can the risks be contained at source?
...can the work be adapted to suit the individual? e.g. layout of workplace, choice of equipment and methods of working
...can engineering or technical controls be used?
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Health & Safety Made SimpleInformation, instruction and training, and providing personal protective equipment should always be considered as a last resort after the above controls have been considered.
Employers should, wherever possible, give priority to those controls that best protect everyone exposed to the risk.
Remember that additional controls may be required to protect vulnerable groups, such as young people or pregnant workers.
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Health & Safety Made SimpleEmployers should consult their Employees
Employers have to consult all their employees on health and safety matters. This does not need to be complicated. They can do this by listening and talking to them about:...health and safety and the work they do;...how risks are controlled;...the best ways of providing information and training.Consultation is a two-way process, allowing staff to raise concerns and influence decisions on the management of health and safety is good practice. Clive Burgess copyright October 2011
Health & Safety Made SimpleEmployers must protect the safety and health of everyone in their workplace, including people with disabilities, and provide welfare facilities for their employees.Basic things employers need to consider are outlined below.Welfare facilities For employees’ well-being employers need to provide:...toilets and hand basins, with soap and towels or a hand-dryer;drinking water; ...a place to store clothing (and somewhere to change if special clothing is worn or work); ...somewhere to rest and eat meals.
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Health & Safety Made SimpleHealth issues To have a healthy working environment, employers must make sure there is:
...good ventilation – a supply of fresh, clean air drawn from outside or a ventilation system;
,,,a reasonable working temperature (usually at least 16°C, or 13°C for strenuous work, unless other laws require lower temperatures);
...lighting suitable for the work being carried out;
...enough room space and suitable workstations and seating;
...a clean workplace with appropriate waste containers.
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Health & Safety Made SimpleSafety issuesTo keep the workplace safe employers must: ...properly maintain their premises and work equipment;
...keep floors and traffic routes free from obstruction;
...have windows that can be opened and also cleaned safely;
...make sure that any transparent (eg glass) doors or walls are protected or made of safety material.
For more detailed information in Workplace health, safety and welfare: A short guide for managers (www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/indg244.pdf).
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Health & Safety Made SimpleImportant – Personal Note
...Display a Health and Safety Poster
...Get insurance for your business
...Keep your business up-to-date and your staff informed
...Develop a business plan
...And produce a fire risk assessment for your premises
Useful web Business Link... HSE... Direct GovClive Burgess copyright October 2011
Health & Safety Made SimpleWhat we have covered and what the micro-site contains
A need for a Competent personHealth and Safety policies for businessesArrangements for first aid, accidents and ill healthManage the risks in business and risk assessingConsultation with employeesProvide training and information for employeesProvide the right workplace facilitiesDisplay the health and safety law posterGet insurance for the businessKeep up to date... get a business plan and produce a fire risk assessment
Clive Burgess copyright October 2011
Health & Safety Made Simple
...the basics for your business
by Clive Burgess
INDG 449 – Simple Guidelines October 2011
Clive Burgess copyright October 2011
