Health and Safety policies and Procedures

For the National Federation Of Plus Areas

Francis Wallington & John Smith

Aims

• To explore the reasons , why , how , who , when

• Legislation • What is the consequence of fulfilling

requirements• What is in it • What are the practical steps you can

do

Health and Safety Policies

• What was your reaction to being asked to organise your first event?

• Try to remember!

Health and Safety Policies

• I am a Teapot !!

Health and Safety Policies

• What was your reaction to the first

Incident or injury at an

Event you helped run?

Health and Safety Policies

Fear or Panic?

Health and Safety Policies• Our organisation is Learning by doing and

collaborating Sharing experience Running and managing projects activities, group nights , publicity and

the organisation itself

Health and Safety Policies

Our organisation is aboutLeading and being part of a team Making mistakes

Health and Safety Policies

• I love it when a Plan comes together!George PeppardAs Col Hannibal

Smith as the A Team

Health and Safety Policies

• Society reflected in Legislation Expects Plus to have regard to the safetyOf our members and the public

Health and Safety Policies

•YETWe want to continue to organise and run events and

projects

Health and Safety Policies

• Legislation Corporate Manslaughter Act 2007Health and Safety at Work Act 1974Management of Health and Safety

Regulations 1999Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and

Dangerous Occurrences 1995

Health and Safety Policies

• An injured person or their family can seek compensation for loss of earnings and inconvenience Sue organisers for negligence for the

failure

Health and Safety Policies

We need to protect not only ; the public and participants Also organisers and the volunteers who manage the

organisation

Health and Safety Policies

• Policy Statement• Risk Assessment form to aid, review

and Provide evidence of planning and

management. Liaison with insurer to ensure risk is

covered

Health and Safety Policies

• Incident or near miss Procedure What to do if there is an incident or

injury

• Investigation Report form for Accidents or near misses

• Training Policy

Health and Safety Policies

Policy Statement• Management• Communication and Training• Supplier Assurance – we are reliant

on contractors • Monitoring – demonstrate and report• Review

Health and Safety Policies Training Policy

We want to encourage training to raiseCompetence

Management skills Encourage

volunteers to become and maintain first aid qualification

Health and Safety Policies

•What can you do ?Plan and document your events Use risk assessment to review planningShare experience and learningDefine peoples roles in the execution

Health and Safety Policies

• What can you do?• Ensure Participants are briefed-

Publish rules and guidance• Volunteer to become a first aider• Choose contractors and venues

carefully • Plan > Act > Review > Do

Health and Safety Policies

• What you can do ? Give us your feedback Encourage your Area Chair to adopt

them

Health and Safety Policies

• What is the consequence?• Briefings and rules for participants• Improvement in the quality of events

and the organisation• Reporting by statistical analysis of

incidents and risk assessment submitted at all levels

Have Fun!!