Accidents and reporting and how we can prevent accidents in the workplace. - Sodexo · 2018. 2....

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Version 2 - 08/11

• Ensurethatyourworkplaceissafe

• Immediatelyfollowinganaccident,assessinjuryandarrangeappropriatefirstaid

• RefertoSodexoSafetyManagementSystemonSodexoNetUKorezeinfo(Ireland)

• RefertorelevantSSWBNandlocalsitepolicy

The final check...Doyoudoallyoucantopreventaccidents?Doyouknowwhattodo ifanaccidenthappens?Doyouknowwherethefirstaidboxisand whoyourfirstaidersare?Remember-ifthereisanaccident,shutdownmachineryand gethelpstraightaway!

Health & Safety

What’s next?Findoutwheretheaccidentbook

iskeptandwhatisrequiredtobe

writtendownafteranaccident,

incidentornear-miss.

HEALTH & SAFETY

Accidents and reportingUnderstanding the procedures of reporting accidents and emergencies and how we can prevent accidents in the workplace.

Before you start• Knowyourlocalaccidentandreportingprocedure

• Knowyourfirstaidarrangements

• ClarifyanyissueswithasupervisorEquipment list:• accidentbookasavailable• accidentreportingnumber• firstaidcontactdetails• firstaidbox• allapplicableSafeSystemsofWorkBriefingNotes

(SSWBN)

The following activity cards may be helpful to you:Firstaidandriskassessments,riskassessmentsandandSafeSystemsofWork BriefingNotes(SSWBN)(Health&Safety).

Reviewaccidentprocedureswithyourteammemberandquestion theirknowledge.Istheteammemberabletostatealloftheinformationcontainedinthiscard?

Manager’s check...

Be prepared!

Youmustknow:

• howtoshutdownmachineryifsafeand

trainedtodoso(A)

• wherethefirstaidboxis(B)

• whothefirstaidersare,firstaiders’

nameswillbeonyournoticeboard

togetherwithcontactnumbers.Ifyou

can’tfindthisnotice,askyoursupervisor

ormanager

Know what to do in an emergency:

• sendforhelpatonce

• staywithanyinjuredpersonsuntilhelpcomes

Report it

Then,afteranyaccidentornear-miss,youmustreportit.Tell

yoursupervisorormanagerimmediatelywhenanaccident

occursandtheywillrecorditintheaccidentbook.Everything

shouldberecorded,evensmallthings.Reportinganear-miss

mayhelppreventaseriousaccidentinthefuture(C).

TheSodexoaccidentreportingprocess

shouldbefollowed.Thisislocatedon

SodexoNetUKandezeinfo(Ireland).

It’sveryimportanttoavoidaccidents.Ifanaccidentdoe

shappen,youmust

knowwhattodoandbeabletodoitquickly.

What is an accident?

Anaccidentisanunplannedeventthatcaus

esinjuryordamage.

Forexample,aheavyloadmightslipoutofsomeone’shands,fallon

theirfootandbreakbones.Sometimestheeventhappens

buttheperson

islucky–heorsheescapesharm.

Wecallthisanear-miss.Near-missesareserioustoo–theywarnof

possibledangers.Ifyouwitnessanaccident

youmuststopwhatyouare

doingandattendtotheaccidentatonce.It’s

importanttobeprepared.

Avoid risks!

Doeverythingyoucantomakesureaccidentsjus

tdon’thappen.

Herearesomewaysyoucanhelptopreventaccidents.

1. Lookoutforhazardsandreportthem.

2. Wearsensibleshoesandclothes.

3. Tiebacklonghair.

4. Don’twearjewelleryintheworkplace.

5. FollowtheSafeSystemsofWorkBriefingNotes.

6. Beawareofwhat’saroundyou.

7. Don’ttakeshortcuts.

8. Don’trunorrush.

9. Takeresponsibilityforyourworkarea;keep

clean,tidyandsafe.

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