Health and Safety Awareness

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Health and Safety Awareness

• Thomas Lee
• Thomas Lee Consulting Ltd
• Systematic development
• Of people and processes

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Purpose of Todays Session

• An introduction to health and Safety, focusing
  on the needs of social enterprises. Raise
  individual awareness, addressing specific issues
  where possible.

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Agenda

• The Size of the problem.
• History of Development of H S Legislation
• Legal framework for the regulation of H S
• Ten Key Things for a social enterprise.
• Some specific requirements.
• The legal and financial consequences of failure
  to manage H S
• Risk Assessment.

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The Size of the Problem

• There are 1.6 million workplace injuries each
  year.
• Over 25 million working days are lost annually as
  a result of workplace accidents and injuries.
• The rate of fatal injuries in firms of less than
  50 employees is over twice the rate in firms
  employing more than 1000 people.
• About 60 of fatal injuries to workers occur in
  the construction, transport and storage,
  agriculture, forestry and fishing industries.

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The Size of the Problem

• The most common kinds of fatal accidents are
  falling from a height, being struck by a moving
  vehicle and being struck by moving of falling
  objects
• Slips and trips, often resulting in broken bones,
  are the highest cause of major incidents.
• Car and van drivers who cover 25,000 miles a year
  as part of their job have the same risk of being
  killed at work as coal miners.

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Hierarchy of Incidents
Serious or Major
Minor
Damage to Property.
Near Misses, mostly unreported.
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History of Development of Health and Safety
Legislation

• Rooted in mass manufacturing of Victorian era.
• Common and Statutory Law
• Resulting in
• A safe place to work.
• A safe system for doing work.
• Safe appliances and equipment
• Competent and diligent workers.

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Legal Framework for H S

• Health and Safety at Work Act 1974
• Enabling Legislation
• Supporting Regulations and Laws.
• Health and Safety (Consultation with Employees)
  Regulations
• Health and Safety (First Aid) Regulations
• Health and Safety (Information for Employees)
  Regulations
• Health and Safety (Safety Signs and Signals)
  Regulations
• Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare)
  Regulations.

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Some Specific Requirements.

• There are regulations which apply to specific
  industries or businesses.
• Carriage of Dangerous Goods Regulations.
• Control of Asbestos at Work regulations.
• Dangerous Substances and Explosive Atmosphere
  Regulations.
• Control of Substances Hazardous to Health.
• Provision and use of Work Equipment regulations.
• Working Time Regulations.

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Ten Key things for a Social Enterprise.

• Risk Assessment.
• Health and Safety Policy.
• Insurance.
• Training.
• Advice
• Facilities
• Consultation.
• H S Poster
• Reporting Accidents
• Registration.

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Risk Assessment.

• Decide what could cause harm to people and how to
  take precautions. This is you risk assessment.
• Identify the HAZARDS.
• Quantify the RISK.
• If you have five or more employees you must write
  this down.

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Health and Safety Policy.

• Decide how you are going to manage health and
  safety in your business. This is your health and
  safety policy.
• If you have five or more employees you must write
  this down.

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Insurance.

• Employers Liability Compulsory Insurance, must be
  displayed in the workplace.
• Public Liability.

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Health and Safety Training.

• You must provide free health and safety training
  for your workers so that they know what the
  hazards and risks they face and how to deal with
  them.

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Competent Advice

• You must have competent advice to help you meet
  your health and safety duties.
• This can be workers from your business, external
  consultants / advisors or a combination of these.

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Facilities

• Toilets, washing facilities and drinking water.
• These are basic health safety and welfare needs.
• Also place to change from outside clothing.
• Place to store outside clothing.
• Place to rest and eat.

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Consultation.

• You must consult employees on health and safety
  matters.
• Health and Safety Meetings.
• Include in the agenda of management meetings.

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H S Poster

• If you have employees you must display the health
  and safety law poster or provide a leaflet with
  the same information.

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Reporting Accidents

• If you are an employer, self-employed or in
  control of work premises you must report some
  work related accidents, diseases and dangerous
  occurrences.
• RIDDOR
• Accident Book.
• Investigate causes, feed back results.

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Registration.

• If you are a new business you will need to
  register either with the HSE or your local
  authority.

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Elements of a System

• Policy
• Clear targets and objectives
• Organising
• Framework of roles and responsibilities
• Planning and Implementing
• Risk assessment, SSOW and protective measures
• Monitoring and Review
• Collate and review accident information.
• Auditing
• Review effectiveness of system.

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Manage H S by Risk Reduction

• ERIC Prevents Death
• Eliminate
• Reduce / Replace
• Isolate
• Control SSOW
• PPE
• Discipline

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Why Do We Manage Health and Safety

• Moral obligation to preserve the well-being of
• Ourselves.
• Other employees.
• General public
• Financial benefits.
• Safe and efficient workplace.
• Legal requirement.
• Statutes and regulations.

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The consequences of failure to manage H S

• Injury
• Lost time
• Inefficiency
• Enforcement Notices.
• Prohibition Notices.
• Prosecution
• Fine
• Imprisonment

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New Legislation

• HACCP Regulations became law on the 1st January
  2006
• Applies to any business preparing or serving
  food.
• Fire (Scotland) Act 2005 became Law on the 1st
  October 2006
• Applies to every business.

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Next Steps

• Get copies of information
• Appoint health and Safety Rep.
• Carry out risk assessments
• Record accidents
• Begin to build a H S system