WELCOME TO THE

INDUCTION TRAINING PROGRAM

Reasons for Safety History/Legislation Responsibilities - Employee/Employer Safety Policy Accidents and Reporting Workplace Hazards

PROGRAMME

Manual Handling

Risk Assessment

REASONS FOR SAFETY

Legal

Economic

Moral

HISTORY/LEGISLATION

Pre 1970 Fragmented Legislation 1970 Robens Committee 1974 Health and Safety at Work Act Subsequent Subordinate Legislation

RESPONSIBILITIES

Employers Responsibilities - Section 2 HASAW

Employees Responsibilities - Section 7 and 8 HASAW

EMPLOYERS RESPONSIBILITIES

Safe plant and safe systems of work Safe handling, storage, maintenance

and transport of (work) articles and substances

Information, instruction, training and supervision

EMPLOYERS RESPONSIBILITIES

Safe place of work, with safe access and egress

Safe working environment with adequate welfare facilities

EMPLOYEES RESPONSIBILITIES

Take reasonable care of yourself and others

Co-operate Follow instruction and training Not to interfere with or misuse Report faults or concerns

SAFETY POLICY

Statement of Intent Organisational

Responsibilities Arrangements

SAFETY POLICY

ACCIDENTS AND REPORTING

What is an accident? Injury/Near misses Accident reporting

Internal reporting RIDDOR DSS Accident Book

FIRST AID

What is First Aid? First Aid provisions Appointed persons/First Aid

at work Know your own First Aider

POLICY on SMOKING AT WORK

Corporate MaterialHealth and SafetyPolicies and Procedures

WORKPLACE HAZARDS

Fire Manual Handling Slips, Trips, Falls VDU’s Electrical Sharps Violence Stress

•Hand Arm Vibration•Harmful Substances•Noise•Work Equipment•Vehicles•Working at Heights•Outdoor Working

SUMMARY

General Induction Departmental Induction/Pack Induction Check List

RISK ASSESSMENT PROGRAMME

What is a Risk Assessment? Why do we have them? Hazard/Risk defined Actions - Who should do a

Risk Assessment?

RISK ASSESSMENT PROGRAMME

What You Should Do Practical Exercise

WHAT IS A RISK ASSESSMENT?

A careful examination of what in your work could cause harm to people, so that you can weigh up whether you have taken enough precautions, or should do more to prevent harm.

WHY DO WE HAVE RISK ASSESSMENTS?

Legal Requirement - Regulation 3 Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999

Suitable and Sufficient Significant Risk Requirement to Record Information for Employees

EMPLOYEES RESPONSIBILITY HASAWA 1974

Take reasonable care of yourself and others Co-operate Follow instruction and training Not to interfere with or misuse Report faults or concerns

HAZARD AND RISK DEFINED

‘Hazard’ - Anything that can cause harm

‘Risk’ - The chance/likelihood that someone will be harmed by the

Hazard

WHO DOES THE RISK ASSESSMENT?

The Safety Policy assigns responsibility to Middle Managers

The task may be delegated to First Line Managers

As an employee, you may be involved in developing Risk Assessments relevant to your work

WHAT YOU SHOULD SEE

Risk Assessment Form◦VDU Workstation Assessment◦Stress Risk Assessment◦Manual Handling Risk Assessment◦Public Events Risk Assessment◦Fire Risk Assessment

WHAT YOU SHOULD SEE

Description of the task/location being assessed

List of hazards identified Who and how many people might be

harmed Severity and Likelihood Control Measures required to reduce the

risk

WHAT YOU SHOULD DO WITH A RISK ASSESSMENT

Read It! Does it fit the task in hand on this particular

day at this particular location and under these particular conditions?

WHAT YOU SHOULD DO WITH A RISK ASSESSMENT

Look for anything which may have changed since the Risk Assessment was done:◦ Any additional hazards, adjacent activities or other

people in the vicinity◦ Significant weather conditions◦ States of disrepair◦ Work at different hours of the day◦ Pregnancy of the employee◦ Change in materials, chemicals or equipment

WHAT YOU SHOULD DO WITH A RISK ASSESSMENT

Has anything obvious been missed out:◦ Lone working◦ Vulnerable people affected◦ Risk of violence◦ Other Contractor’s activities

WHAT YOU SHOULD DO WITH A RISK ASSESSMENT

If something has changed or been omitted you should contact your Supervisor and explain the situation.

Agree an appropriate course of action.

Do not proceed without agreement.

WHAT YOU SHOULD DO WITH A RISK ASSESSMENT

Look at the Control Measures If the Control Measures refer to a Safe

Working Procedure, Guidance, Instruction, Training etc. make sure that you have received them

Follow them! If you think improvements can be made to

the Risk Assessments or Controls, feed back to your Supervisor

RISK ASSESSMENT SUMMARY

What is a Risk Assessment? Why do we have them? Hazard/Risk defined Actions – Who should do a Risk

Assessment? What You Should Do