Services offered 2012/13 - Sunderland Learning Hub

(iv)(v)(vi)the Manual Handling Operations Regulations, the Personal Protective Equipment atWork Regulations, and The Fire Safety Order;in complex cases, specific assistance in the assessment of workstations inaccordance with the Health and Safety (Display Screen Equipment) Regulations;the provision and maintenance of a Control of Substances Hazardous to Health(SYPOL) database and the supply of COSHH assessments;Prioritisation, on health and safety grounds, of repairs to buildings, plant andequipment.Accidents and incidentsThe Health and Safety Team will:(i) in the event of an incident reportable under Reporting of Injuries, Diseases andDangerous Occurrences Regulations (RIDDOR) and/or major fires, report to andliaise with the Health and Safety Executive and Fire Authority and provide expertadvice, support and guidance to the Academy;(ii) monitor and assess all accident reports, violent incident reports, and reports ofdangerous occurrences, near misses and work related ill-health;(iii) carry out in-depth investigations where appropriate, in order to monitor the health andsafety performance of the Academy, to prevent reoccurrences and minimise legalliabilities;(iv) provide assistance, support, advice and guidance to the Academy and its insurers,loss adjusters and solicitors relating to employer liability and public liability claims forcompensation against the Academy;(v) undertake additional investigations where necessary to provide information and/orreports relating to the particular case;(vi) Provide regular statistical reports pertaining to incidents described above to theManagement Board to identify trends and inform incident prevention initiatives.• Radiation ProtectionTo comply with the Ionising Radiation Regulations, Academy’s with radiation sources must haveaccess to a radiation protection adviser, a radiation protection officer and a radiation protectionsupervisor.This SLA will provide the Academy with access to• Radiation Protection Adviser (current provider is the Health Protection Agency’s radiationprotection advisory service),• Radiation Protection Officer,• Radiation Protection File containing local rules, emergency contact details, riskassessments, various pro-forma for source accountancy etc.Academies with radiation sources must appoint a radiation protection supervisor on site tomanage radiation sources and liaise with the Radiation Protection Officer.The radiation protection officer’s role is to undertake• a yearly inspection and leakage test of radiation sources in the Academy and• Liaise with the HPA and the Academy based radiation protection supervisor to resolveany local issues.• Contract monitoringThe Health and Safety Team provide a health and safety vetting service of new and existingmaintenance and construction contractors to ensure that only companies who havedemonstrated their ability to discharge their primary responsibility to safeguard their employees,41