The Gateshead Angle

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The Gateshead Angle

• Michael Harte
• Street Services Manager
• Gateshead Council

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Health Safety Audit

• Gateshead council recently had Audit by HSE
  focusing on Recycling and Waste Collection

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Lessons Learnt

• Induction training
• Documentation
• Supervisors role to be clearly defined
• Job profiles
• NVQ in Waste Management covered most issues

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How

• Partnership with Tyne Metropolitan College
• External Validation
• National Standards

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NVQ Waste Management

• 10 unit NVQ
• 6 Mandatory units
• 4 Optional units
• (depending on job role)

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NVQ Waste Management

• Mandatory Units
• Contribute to the maintenance of a healthy and
  safe working environment
• Comply with emergency procedures
• Work in a team
• Promote and maintain the quality of an
  organisation's work
• Develop and maintain effective working
  relationships
• Maintain information systems to support work

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NVQ Unit 101.1 to Identify hazards and
evaluate risks in the work place

• Knowledge and Understanding to include
• Your legal duties for health and safety in the
  workplace
• What hazards may exist in your workplace
• The importance of remaining alert to the presence
  of hazards in the workplace
• Agreed workplace policies relating to controlling
  risks to health and safety
• Responsibilities for health safety in your job
  description

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NVQ Unit 108 Contribute to the maintenance of
security in the working environment

• Knowledge and Understanding to include
• Safety system operation
• Manoeuvring the vehicle
• Other road users context
• Safety of passers by
• Security

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NVQ Unit 205Control and safety of vehicle
movements on waste management facilities

• Knowledge and Understanding to include
• Vehicles and loads
• Direction and positioning
• Loading/unloading operations
• Regulations

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Benefits Health Safety

• Measurable Benchmark set against National
  Standards
• Uniformity of Service
• Raised Standards
• Greatly assisted in Health Safety Audit

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Benefits Council

• Reduction in sickness due to accidents
• Employer Liability Benefits
• Reduction in complaints
• Increase in compliments

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Benefits Employee

• Nationally recognised qualification
• Acknowledgement of Skills
• Recognition of importance of task
• Job Evaluation

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NVQ Safe Working Practices