Health and Safety Training

1. Health and Safety Training Website:Iris /My Corporate/Health and Safety CoP’s /generic risk assessments/ health and safety handbook/electronic accident reporting Level One

2. Health and Safety Team Manager: Robin Pringle Health and Safety Advisers: Margaret Husein x74000 Sarah Jolly x72485 Michael Hancock x75966

3. Health and Safety at Work To safeguard employees at work and others, such as clients, visitors and contractors, whoare affected by work activities.

4. 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

5. New Staff Susceptible to Accidents • Inexperience • Unfamiliar surroundings • Not able to recognise unsafe acts/situations • Don’t want to ask questions

6. 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

7. 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

8. 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

9. 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

10. Employees duties • Take reasonablecare 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

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

12. 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)

13. 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 Factors contributing to accidents

14. 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

15. Risk Assessment • What could go wrong? • How to prevent problems? • Legal requirement. • Covers all areas, all jobs all tools & equipment

16. Hazard –potential to cause harm • P eople • E quipment • E nvironment • M aterials • A ctivities

17. Risk Assessment Process • Identify hazards • Who is at risk? • Evaluate risk - severity, frequency, likelihood • Control Measures • Review

18. 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

19. 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 …..

20. Do you know? • Relevant Codes of Practice (CoP) • Risk assessments • Local Safety Practices (LSP)

21. 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

22. 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

23. Occupational Health • Hazards that could cause both acute and chronic injury, illness and disease. • Innoculations • Health monitoring • Referrals via manager

24. Tell your manager • Any health issues/medication that might affect your work or put others at risk • New and expectant mothers

25. Confidentiality • Personal and medical information • Data Protection • Policy and Procedures

26. 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!

27. Ergonomics Relationship between people, equipment and their environment.

28. Problems Health 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

29. Display Screen Equipment Use a computer Must have a DSE assessment

30. Manual Handling One-third of reportable accidents to HSE. If you have to do it do it right!!

31. Golden Rules Avoid, assess, reduce review • Load close • Stable base • Spine in line • Risk assessments and LSP’s may be needed

32. 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)

33. Electricity 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!

34. 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!

35. 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

36. Fire Prevention FUEL OXYGEN HEAT

37. 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

38. 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!

39. 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.

40. 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?

41. 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

42. 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

43. Hazardous Substances • Liquids e.g. cleaning chemicals • Solids - fibre, powder or dust e.g. asbestos • Living organisms - bacteria, viruses, fungal spores. • Fumes • Gases

44. 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 All Hazardous Substances must be risk assessed

45. 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

46. Selection of PPE • Suitable • Adequate protection • Fit and be comfortably • Compatible with other equipment • CE mark. ALSO Dress for your job Dress for the weather

47. 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

48. Summary • Positive attitude to H&S • Good communication • Safe working practices all the time, every time! Think before you act !!