Day 4 - MDP 1_H&S_2016
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HEALTH & SAFETY<br />
COMPLIANCE AWARENESS<br />
Steuart Fotheringham<br />
Human Resources<br />
Health & Safety<br />
Employment Law
Health and Safety<br />
• Why bother<br />
• Moral, people should return safely from work<br />
• Legal, laws are in place to protect peoples safely<br />
• Financial, good H&S saves money<br />
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It’s Only Common Sense<br />
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ConEnued<br />
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Legisla@on<br />
• All employers have a moral and legal responsibility to<br />
look aGer the heath and safety of their employees at<br />
work and others who come into contact with their<br />
business<br />
• Laws and codes of pracEce have been formulated to<br />
inform employers and employees what they must do and<br />
how this may be achieved<br />
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Legisla@on<br />
• RegulaEons concerning safety in the workplace include but is not<br />
limited to<br />
– The Health and Safety at Work Act<br />
– The Management of Health and Safety at Work RegulaEons<br />
– Fire RegulaEons<br />
– Gas and Electricity<br />
– Manual Handling<br />
– First Aid<br />
– Substances harmful to health<br />
– LiGing RegulaEons<br />
– Pressure Systems<br />
– Asbestos management<br />
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Legisla@on<br />
con@nued<br />
• Health and Safety at Work Act requires employers<br />
amongst other things to provide<br />
– Safe place of work<br />
– Safe systems of work<br />
– Safe plant and equipment<br />
– InstrucEon and training to carry out work safely<br />
• The Management of Health and Safety at Work<br />
RegulaEons<br />
– Requirement to carry out risk assessment for work acEviEes and<br />
premises<br />
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Non -Compliance<br />
• Failure to comply with the law may result in<br />
– Enforcement acEon from HSE or Environmental health<br />
• ProhibiEon or Improvement NoEce<br />
– Fines for breaches of H&S Law<br />
– Criminal ProsecuEon of Club Officials<br />
– Criminal ProsecuEon of the Club (Corporate Manslaughter)<br />
– Civil acEons<br />
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Ex<strong>amp</strong>le Enforcements<br />
• Member slipped on icy surface on a bridge<br />
– Sued Club for chipped tooth, EHO served Improvement NoEce for<br />
bridge surfaces<br />
• Member slipped on icy path and broke a leg<br />
– Club served with Improvement NoEce on paths<br />
• Club visited by Fire Service found to have no fire risk assessment<br />
– NoEce served by the Fire Authority to recEfy forthwith<br />
• Golf/Health Club found to have no risk assessment or controls for<br />
Legionnaire’s disease aGer resident contracted and died from the<br />
disease<br />
– £120,000 fine, no noEce issued as Resort had closed the facility<br />
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Responsible Person<br />
• Someone within the Club management should be<br />
appointed to be responsible for ensuring H&S<br />
requirements are met<br />
• They can delegate the authority for geXng things done<br />
but not the responsibility for ensuring that it is carried<br />
out<br />
• In any prosecuEon they are the most likely to have to<br />
represent the Club<br />
• Internal or external competent persons can aide them in<br />
discharging their duEes<br />
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Risk Assessment<br />
• Risk assessment is the basis of almost all health and safety<br />
requirements. It is a requirement of the Management<br />
RegulaEons that employers carry these out for their business’s<br />
acEviEes<br />
• It requires the workplace and working procedures to be<br />
examined for<br />
Hazards<br />
Things that could cause harm to people<br />
Risks<br />
The potenEal for the harm to be realised<br />
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Risk Assessment<br />
• The HSE publicaEon 5 Steps to Risk assessment details<br />
how to carry out a risk assessment<br />
1. IdenEfy the hazard<br />
2. Decide who could be harmed<br />
3. Evaluate the risks and decide if controls are required<br />
4. Implement your findings and record them (5+ people)<br />
5. Review your assessments and update if necessary<br />
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Risk Assessment<br />
• Where significant risks have been idenEfied, control measures<br />
will be required to prevent harm.<br />
• The hierarchy of controls can be remembered by the<br />
mnemonic, ERIC Prevents Death<br />
– EliminaEon: can you stop doing the acEvity<br />
– Reduce: can you reduce the frequency that you do it<br />
– IsolaEon: can you keep people away from the hazard<br />
– Control: can you put controls in place to prevent harm<br />
– PPE: the last measure to be considered to prevent injury<br />
– Discipline: If people don’t adhere to the controls put in place<br />
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Accidents at Work<br />
• Legal duEes<br />
• Record accidents in an accident book.<br />
• Report certain incidents, diseases, dangerous occurrences to<br />
the HSE under the ReporEng of Incidents, Diseases and<br />
Dangerous Occurrences RegulaEons (RIDDOR.)<br />
• InvesEgate causes of accidents.<br />
• Take correcEve acEon where necessary to prevent a<br />
recurrence<br />
• Brief affected staff with the causes of the accident and any<br />
new controls<br />
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First Aid<br />
• Health & Safety (First Aid) regulaEons 1981.<br />
• Employer must carry out suitable assessment of first aid<br />
requirements in the workplace.<br />
• Must take into account<br />
— work acEviEes<br />
— numbers of people on site<br />
— proximity of medical assistance<br />
— provision of first aiders in workplace<br />
— level of training required<br />
— first aid faciliEes available<br />
• InformaEon with regards to first aid faciliEes must be made<br />
available to all persons working on or visiEng the premises.<br />
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Manual Handling<br />
• The Manual Handling OperaEons RegulaEons<br />
– Apply to a wide range of manual handling acEviEes, including<br />
liGing, lowering, pushing, pulling or carrying a load.<br />
– Risk assessments for the idenEfied acEviEes are required<br />
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Fire Safety<br />
• RegulaEons introduced in 2005 require persons in control<br />
of all non domesEc premises to conduct a fire risk<br />
assessment<br />
• The risk assessment should address<br />
– what combusEble materials are present<br />
– likely sources of igniEon<br />
– means of raising the alarm and escape<br />
– fire signage<br />
– fire fighEng<br />
– arson<br />
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Hazardous Substances<br />
• COSHH assessment required for hazardous substances<br />
– Used e.g. pesEcides, cleaning products, oils etc<br />
– Generated e.g. welding fume, waste materials<br />
– Encountered e.g. biological hazards e.g. Legionella, Weil’s<br />
disease<br />
• Note Material Safety Data sheets are not a subsEtute for<br />
COSHH assessments<br />
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Personal Safety<br />
• Lone Working<br />
– Work that requires employees to work alone needs to be risk<br />
assessed to ensure their safety<br />
• Personal ProtecEve Equipment<br />
– Should be seen as the last opEon for ensuring employee safety<br />
– Where risk assessment has idenEfied the need for personal protecEve<br />
equipment<br />
• It needs to be fit for purpose<br />
• Easy to use<br />
• Personal to the employee<br />
• Provided free of charge<br />
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Slips, Trips & Falls<br />
Biggest cause of accidents within the UK.<br />
A number of pieces of legislaEon require that we control the risks from slips,<br />
trips and falls. These include -<br />
• Health and Safety at Work Act<br />
• Management of Health & Safety at work RegulaEons<br />
• The Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare)<br />
RegulaEons<br />
• The Working at Height RegulaEons<br />
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Work Equipment<br />
• The Law requires employers to ensure that equipment<br />
used at work is fit for purpose and is safe to use.<br />
• This includes<br />
– all work equipment<br />
– office and kitchen equipment<br />
– vehicles<br />
– personal items brought into the work place e.g. radios, hair<br />
dryers etc.<br />
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Electricity and Gas<br />
• All mains gas equipment must be installed, inspected<br />
maintained, or repaired by a Gas Safe registered engineer<br />
• Electrical equipment should be<br />
– Visually inspected before use<br />
– Portable appliances should be inspected and tested at specified<br />
intervals<br />
• Periodic InspecEon of the electrical installaEon required<br />
(5yr minimum)<br />
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Pressurised Systems<br />
• Pressurised systems may require a Wrijen Scheme of<br />
ExaminaEon<br />
– Shoe cleaner, compressors, pressure cookers etc.<br />
• Scheme will dictate an inspecEon and maintenance<br />
regime<br />
• Equipment needs to be serviced and maintained at least<br />
annually<br />
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Asbestos<br />
• Those in control of premises have a duty to manage the<br />
risk from asbestos<br />
• Some form of survey will need to be carried out<br />
• Where asbestos is present it must be in good condiEon<br />
i.e. not releasing dust or fibres or else made safe or<br />
removed<br />
• Only specialist asbestos contractors can be used for the<br />
removal of asbestos.<br />
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Environmental<br />
• Management of wastes generated from acEviEes within<br />
the Club e.g. general waste, food waste, oils, chemicals<br />
etc.<br />
• Disposed of via registered waste carrier appropriate to<br />
the types of wastes.<br />
• Run-off from Course acEviEes e.g. the wash down area<br />
stopped from polluEng drains streams etc.<br />
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Good Health and Safety<br />
— Is cost effecEve<br />
— Fewer accidents<br />
— Less downEme<br />
— Can reduce operaEng costs<br />
— Will ensure good staff morale<br />
— Gives peace of mind<br />
TO SUM UP<br />
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