Health and Safety TrainingLevel One

Website:Iris /My Corporate/Health and Safety

CoP’s /generic risk assessments/ health and safety handbook/electronic accident reporting

Health and Safety Team

Manager:

Robin Pringle

Health and Safety Advisers:

Margaret Husein x74000

Sarah Jolly x72485

Michael Hancock x75966

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Health and Safety at Work

To safeguard employees at work

and others,

such as clients,

visitors and contractors,

who are affected by work

activities.

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Ill Health /Accidents

• Costs to RBC

• Cost to society £14 billion p.a.

• Annually

• 171 fatalities;

• 115,000 RIDDOR

• 1.2 million work related illness

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New Staff

Susceptible to Accidents

• Inexperience

• Unfamiliar surroundings

• Not able to recognise unsafe acts/situations

• Don’t want to ask questions

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Your Induction Training

• What to do in an emergency

• Fire safety

• First aid

• Reporting accidents

• Electrical safety

• Manual handling

• Personal safety

• Hazardous substances etc, etc

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Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974

• Everyone has legal responsibilities

• Employers, employees, the self employed, designers, manufacturers, suppliers, installers and people in control of work premises

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Employers Responsibilities

• Health, safety and welfare of employees• Safe equipment and work systems • Safe use, handling, storage and transport of

articles and substances (e.g.chemicals)• Information, instruction, training and

supervision • Safe place of work and safe access and egress• Maintain safe workplaces with adequate

welfare facilities

…..So far as is reasonably practicable

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Health and Safety Regulations

• Consult and communicate with employees• Arrangements for planning, organisation,

control, monitoring and review of H&S• Risk assessments• Appoint competent person(s) to assist in H&S• Emergency procedures

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Employees duties

• Take reasonable care of own, and others, H&S at work

• Co-operate with employer in H&S matters • Not misuse or tamper with

anything provided for health,

safety, or welfare

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Accidents

• Unplanned, uncontrolled event with the potential to cause injury, damage or other loss.

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Reporting• All accidents • Incidents,• Near-misses • Violence or threats• Verbal abuse

Must be reported to your manager for investigation H&S online reporting or RBC yellow accident book

(OR minor accident report forms e.g.schools)

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Factors contributing to accidents• Structure of building• Equipment • Housekeeping• Alcohol/drugs• Rushing• Working while ill/tired

• Lighting or ventilation• Lack of information,

instruction, supervision or training

• Dangerous work practices

• Not wearing PPE• Ignoring rules• Distractions• Practical jokes

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Accidents are preventable!

• Learn from accident statistics.• Examine workplace and activities to spot

hazards.• Improving safety controls • Monitoring and review

RISK ASSESSMENT is the key to reducing accidents

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Risk Assessment

• What could go wrong?

• How to prevent problems?

• Legal requirement.

• Covers all areas,

all jobs

all tools & equipment

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Hazard –potential to cause harm

• P eople

• E quipment

• E nvironment

• M aterials

• A ctivities

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Risk Assessment Process

• Identify hazards

• Who is at risk?

• Evaluate risk - severity,

frequency, likelihood

• Control Measures

• Review

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Summary

• Prevent accidents/ill health• Encourages managers

to assess and control the situation before

accidents/ill health occur• Improves efficiency, reputation and can lead to

financial savings

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33 Codes of Practice • Loneworking• Manual Handling • COSHH• Driving for Work• Asbestos• Health and Safety in Offices• Working at Height• Display Screen Equipment

–Etc, etc, etc …..

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Do you know?

• Relevant Codes of Practice (CoP)

• Risk assessments

• Local Safety Practices (LSP)

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Employee Well Being

• Stress from excessive demands/pressures

• Different pressures affect people in different ways.

• Your ability to cope with pressure will depend on many factors

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Promoting Wellbeing

• Your health, safety and welfare at work includes your mental health.

• Wellbeing policy to promote a healthy organisation

• If you are suffering from stress in the workplace, you must tell your manager.

• Training

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• Hazards that could cause both acute and chronic injury, illness and disease.

• Innoculations

• Health monitoring

• Referrals via

manager

Occupational Health

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Tell your manager

• Any health issues/medication that might affect your work or put others at risk

• New and expectant mothers

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Confidentiality

• Personal and medical information• Data Protection• Policy and Procedures

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Safety in the Workplace

While employers have specific responsibilities for buildings,

everyone has a duty to keep the workplace in a safe

condition.

Report hazards!

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Ergonomics

Relationship between

people,

equipment and their

environment.

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ProblemsHealth problems, particularly upper limb disorders,

may result from:

• Repetitive movements. • Lack of space• Poor posture• Inadequate rest periods.• Poor design of equipment/space • Applied force

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Display Screen Equipment

Use a computer

Must have a DSE assessment

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Manual Handling

One-third of

reportable accidents to HSE.

If you have to do it do it right!!

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Golden RulesAvoid, assess, reduce review

• Load close• Stable base• Spine in line

• Risk assessments and LSP’s may be needed

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Manual Handling Training

If you have to manual handle

you have to be trained!

Client Manual Handling

• Initial course (1day)

• Annual refresher (1/2 day)

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ElectricityTake action

• Damage• overheating, burning smells or blackened

sockets• Frequently blown fuses/tripped circuit

breakers• Loose wires • Electrical shocks

Ensure equipment is placed out of action until fixed!

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Faults

Take action • Damage• overheating, burning smells or blackened

sockets• Frequently blown fuses/tripped circuit

breakers• Loose wires • Electrical shocks

Ensure equipment is placed out of action until fixed!

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Do’s and Don’ts

• Switch off before insert/unplug• Never pull the lead • Keep water and electricity apart (especially wet

hands)• Check equipment before use • Only use equipment if you’ve been trained and

authorised • Don’t overload• Use safety devices e.g. RCDs/ circuit breakers• Qualified electricians for inspections and repair

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Fire Prevention

FUEL OXYGEN

HEAT

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Causes of Fire– Arson – Sparks from electrical equipment or installation– Smoking – Tools or equipment with a naked flame– Gas– Hot liquids, such as fat in fryers– Hot equipment, such as lighting, heating, cooking

Fire risk assessments are a legal requirement

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Your responsibilities

• How to raise the alarm?• Your role if alarm sounds?• PEEP’s• Fire exit routes?• Practice evacuations or real fire

Never ignore a blocked fire exit!

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Working at Height

• Work must be planned and organised

• Workers must be competent

• Risks assessed and appropriate

equipment

• Fragile surfaces properly controlled

• Equipment inspected and maintained.

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First Aid

Initial help to prevent injury or

illness from becoming worse.

• Appointed Persons• First Aiders at Work

How do you summons a first aider?

Where is nearest first aid box?

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Noise

• Noise is unwanted sound! • Can cause nuisance, stress, hearing loss • Noise can interfere with communication / compromise safety. • Risk Assessment, noise surveys and health surveillance as appropriate

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Work Equipment

Anything from a pen a to a JCB!

Most equipment has hazards, e.g. electrical, impact, contact, entanglement, heat…

Risk assessment - right tool for the right job used in the right way!

• Training and authorisation•

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Hazardous Substances

• Liquids e.g. cleaning chemicals

• Solids - fibre, powder or dust e.g. asbestos

• Living organisms - bacteria, viruses, fungal spores.

• Fumes

• Gases

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All Hazardous Substances must be risk assessed

Never:• Mix different

chemicals together

• Use or store in unlabelled containers

• Never use chemicals without training and authorisation

Always:• Follow risk assessment, safety

information• Store chemicals in a secure

area• Don’t eat drink smoke around

hazardous substances• Wash hands before/after

handling chemicals ,food or animals

• Use the correct PPE• Report any symptoms of ill

health

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Personal Protective Equipment

PPE is an essential last resort in where hazards cannot be controlled in other ways.

• Apron to a safety harness, a

• Hard hat to high-visibility clothing

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• Suitable • Adequate protection• Fit and be comfortably• Compatible with other equipment• CE mark.

ALSODress for your jobDress for the weather

Selection of PPE

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Health and Safety Tools• Codes of practice (COP’s)• Risk Assessment • Local Safety Practices (LSP’s) are needed

for higher risk areas • Accident/incident reporting and thorough

investigation.• Inspections• Health and safety audits• 1:1’s, team meetings, appraisals, training • Directorate and Corporate H&S meetings

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Summary

• Positive attitude to H&S• Good communication• Safe working practices all the time, every time!

Think before you act !!