Health & Safety

1. Health & Safety -Taekwondo England Limited- We all have a responsibility 22nd May 2012 Safety matters www.tkdenglandltd.co.uk

2. Historical picture - Change in reporting legislation • Since 1974 three changes of reporting regulations have occurred and the legislation has catered for reporting of injuries as a result of work activity across employees, self-employed persons and members of the public.  The sources of safety statistics for the years 1974 to present are as follows: • Calendar years (January to December) 1974 to 1980; reports made under various pieces of legislation, but chiefly the 1961 Factories Act. • Calendar years (January to December) 1981 to 1985; reports made under the Notification of Accidents and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations (NADOR). • Planning years (April to March) 1986/87 to 1995/96; reports made under the Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 1985 (RIDDOR 85). Safety matters www.tkdenglandltd.co.uk

3. Health & Safety at work Act 1974http://www.hse.gov.uk/legislation/hswa.htm • There has been a substantial reduction in work-related injury rates and numbers in Great Britain since 1974 • 1974. Research suggests that about a half of this reduction is due to changing patterns of employment. • Headline trends For injuries, between 1974 and 2010 & 2011 • the number of fatal injuries to employees fell by 84%; (83.7 2011 due to increase) • the rate of fatal injury (per 100 000 employees) fell by 83%; (82.8 due to increase 2011) • the number of reported non-fatal injuries fell by 75%; (82% due to 2011 increase) • there have been reductions in injury rates and numbers in all main industry sectors • around 24% of the reduction in the rate of fatal injury in the last 10 years can be attributed to a shift in employment away from manufacturing and heavy industry to lower risk service industries; • recent research suggests that about 50% of the reduction in non-fatal injury rate since 1986 is due to changes in occupations of workers. www.tkdenglandltd.co.uk Safety matters

4. Earliest and latest data on injuries and ill health since the introduction of the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 • Earliest Latest Workplace injury19742009/10 10/11 • Fatal injuries to employees (excluding health, 651 107 171 education and public administration) • Rate of fatal injury per 100 000 employees 2.9 0.5 0.6 • Number of non-fatal injuries excluding health, education and public 336,701 - 85,110 115,379 administration (462.1 per 100 000 employees RIDDOR) www.tkdenglandltd.co.uk Safety matters

5. Comparisons of work-related illness and injury statistics - 2010 - 2011 • Incidents • Estimates from the Labour Force Survey show that there were 555 000 new cases of work-related ill health in 2010: 2011 - <12 month >12 month • Stress, depression or anxiety - 234 000 cases 2011 – 211,000 189,000 • Musculoskeletal disorders - 188 000 cases 2011 – 158,000 351,000 • Other illnesses - 133 000 cases 2011 – 125,000 117,000 • The estimated number of injuries at work in 2009/10 which met the criteria to be reportable under the RIDDOR regulations was 233 000 • 2011 it has increased to 315,379 - 200 000 reportable injuries (defined as over 3 day absence) occurred, according to the Labour Force Survey, a rate of 710 per 100 000 workers. Safety matters www.tkdenglandltd.co.uk

6. Total number of cases and new cases of work-related stress in GB 2001/02-2010/11 • The total number of cases of stress in 2010/11 was 400,000 out of a total of 1152000 for all work related illnesses. This is significantly • Lower than in the number in 2001/02 • The number of new cases of work related stress has reduced to 211,000 from 233,000 in 2009/10 however ; • This change is not considered statistically significant

7. Working days lost 2010 & 2011 Economic Cost to UK Workplace injuries and ill health (exc. Cancer) costs society an estimated £14 billion in 2010/10 • Estimates from the labour Force Survey show that there were 23.4 million working days • lost in 2009/10 as a result of work-related ill health. Increased to 26.4 Million 2011 • Stress, depression or anxiety - 9.8 million • Musculoskeletal disorders - mus·cu·lo·skel·e·tal muscles, joints, tendons, ligaments 9.3M • Other illnesses - 4.3 million • An estimated 5.1 million working days were lost due to workplace injuries (4.4M 2011) www.tkdenglandltd.co.uk Safety matters

8. Risk Managementhttp://www.hse.gov.uk/education/background.htm • In 2000 HSE set up a Risk Education programme of work to identify and influence the degree to which risk management techniques are taught in schools and other educational establishments, including universities. The programme consisted of four projects: • Raising risk awareness at every level... • Raising risk awareness levels among... (in particular contexts e.g. – TKD) • Providing risk education support materials... • Information gathering… Research has revealed that: • Pupils are being instructed about particular risks and hazards in particular contexts, but not about risk itself, or the principles of risk management which is fundamental to good health and safety practice . www.tkdenglandltd.co.uk Safety matters

9. Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999 Approved Code of Practice and guidance • Risk assessment • General principles and purpose of risk assessment • Suitable and sufficient • Risk assessment in practice • Identifying the hazards • Identifying who might be harmed and how • Evaluating the risks from the identified hazards • Recording • Review and revision • http://www.hse.gov.uk/education/background.htm www.tkdenglandltd.co.uk Safety matters

10. Instructor Guidelines • Every instructor shall make a suitable and sufficient assessment of the risks to the health and safety of his practitioners to which they are exposed whilst they are attending classes while under his/her control. • Assessments relating to his teaching • Assessments in relation to the teaching environment. Safety matters www.tkdenglandltd.co.uk

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12. Example Risk Assessment http://www.hse.gov.uk/risk/fivesteps.htm www.tkdenglandltd.co.uk Safety matters

13. http://www.hse.gov.uk/risk/casestudies/index.htm Safety matters www.tkdenglandltd.co.uk

14. TKDEL - RISK ASSESSMENT RECORD (continued) RISK RATING PRIORITY 1 No Action 2 Low - Priority Action 3 or 4 Medium - Priority Action 6 High - Priority Action 9 Urgent - Action • LIKELIHOOD • Low (seldom) • 2. Medium (frequently) • 3. High (certain or near certain SEVERITY 1. Light (off work for up to three days 2. Serious (off work for over three days) 3. Major ( death/major harm) www.tkdenglandltd.co.uk Safety matters

15. Reporting of Injuries, diseases, and Dangerous occurrences Regulations 1995 (RIDDOR)http://www.hse.gov.uk/riddor/ • 3.2 What do I need to do? • Not very much! For most businesses, a reportable accident, dangerous occurrence or case of disease is a comparatively rare event. • 3.4 When do I need to make a report? • Death or major injury • If there is an accident connected with work and: • · Your employee, or a self-employed person working on your premises is killed or suffers a major injury (including as a result of physical violence); or • · A member of the public is killed or taken to hospital; • · You must notify the enforcing authority without delay (e.g. By telephone). They will ask for brief details about your business, the injured person and the accident; and within ten days you must follow this up with a completed accident report form (F2508). www.tkdenglandltd.co.uk Safety matters

16. 3.0 REPORTING OF INJURIES DISEASES AND DANGERIOUSOCCURANCES REGULATIONS 1995 “RIDDOR” • Who do I report to? • From April 2001 you can report to the Incident Contact Centre via a number of methods: • Incident Contact Centre, Caerphilly Business Park, Caerphilly CF83 3GG Tel: 0845 300 9923 • (8.30am - 5.00pm) • email: riddor@natbrit.com www.riddor.gov.uk (any time) • https://www.hse.gov.uk/forms/incident/index.htm www.tkdenglandltd.co.uk Safety matters

17. 4.0 CONTROL OF SUBSTANCIES HAZARD TO HEALTH (COSHH) 2002 - http://www.hse.gov.uk/coshh/ • Using chemicals or other hazardous substances at work can put people’s health at risk, so the law requires employers to control exposure to hazardous substances to prevent ill health. • Hazardous substances include: • • Substances used directly in work activities (e.g. adhesives, paints, cleaning agents); • • Substances generated during work activities (e.g. fumes from soldering and welding); • • Naturally occurring substances (e.g. grain dust); • • Biological agents such as bacteria and other micro-organisms. • 4.3 Some Effects of hazardous substances • Skin irritation or dermatitis as a result of skin contact; • • Asthma as a result of developing allergy to substances used at work; www.tkdenglandltd.co.uk Safety matters

18. 5.0 Guides for instructors within Taekwondo:Coaches and Instructors Responsibilities • Around 60% of our Taekwondo practitioners are children under the age of 18; Instructors must recognise their responsibilities and put in place good working practices. • Please be aware of the health and safety at work act 1974 that places responsibility for health and safety with you the individual. Be aware that you can be prosecuted as an individual for any breach of this act. This does not diminish the responsibility of the instructor who can also be prosecuted. • Give attention to: •  Equipment and systems of tuition that are safe • Sufficient information, instruction and training to enable all students to avoid hazards • A safe place of training and safe access to it •  A healthy training environment www.tkdenglandltd.co.uk Safety matters

19. 6.0 HEALTH AND SAFETY “THE COMPANY” • ALL TKDEL INSTRUCTORS OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS will assist in the monitoring and implementation of all aspects of the effectiveness of this policy and its implementation, by taking adequate steps where necessary to improve, update and make any recommendations to improve upon it. • To make themselves familiar with and conform to the Health & Safety Policies and procedures at all times • To observe the appropriate safety rules / codes of practice and use the appropriate equipment taken assessment of risk into consideration for all activities undertakes. • To report immediately any accidents, potential hazards and dangerous occurrence, failure to comply may have serious consequences in relation to insurance and legal matters. www.tkdenglandltd.co.uk Safety matters

20. Provision for first-aid • Ensure that they provided, such equipment and facilities that are adequate and appropriate . • This means that sufficient first-aid equipment, facilities and personnel should be available: • To give immediate assistance to casualties with both common injuries or illness and those likely to arise from specific hazards; • To summon an ambulance or other professional help. • http://www.hse.gov.uk/firstaid/legislation.htm www.tkdenglandltd.co.uk Safety matters

21. Records : What information is required • Date, time and place of the incident; • Name and job of the injured or ill person; • Details of the injury/illness and what first aid was given; • What happened to the person immediately afterwards (for example went back to training, went home, went to hospital); • Name and signature of the first-aider or person dealing with the incident. http://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/indg214.pdf www.tkdenglandltd.co.uk Safety matters

22. What should a First Aid Kit contain? As a guide, where activities involve low risk, a minimum stock of first-aid items might be: • A leaflet giving general guidance on first aid (for example, HSE’s leaflet Basic advice on first aid at work) • 20 individually wrapped sterile plasters (assorted sizes), appropriate to the type of work (Hypoallergenic plasters can be provided, if necessary) • Two sterile eye pads • Four individually wrapped triangular bandages, preferably sterile; • Six safety pins; • Two large sterile individually wrapped unmediated wound dressings; • Six medium-sized individually wrapped unmediated wound dressings; Safety matters www.tkdenglandltd.co.uk