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Property ConferenceHealth and Safety Workshop
Martin FennerHealth and Safety ManagerGirlguiding
Objectives
• Identify – The risks you face at your
site– Your responsibilities
• Explain– Risk assessment and
control measures
• Provide– Knowledge and discuss the
practicalities of you implementing theseprocesses at work
The Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974
Employers Responsibilities:
• safe premises• safe plant and
equipment• safe use, handling,
storage and transport of articles and substances
• safe systems of work and procedures
• information, instruction, training and supervision
Employees Responsibilities:
• Must take care of themselves
• Must take care of others
• Must co-operate with employer
Benefits of effective H&S management
Maximise
• Well being• Productivity• Efficiency• Morale• Profit
Reduce
• Injuries• Ill health• Absence• Staff
turnover• Likelihood of
prosecution• Number of
unwelcome events
• Time spent fire fighting
Improve
• Efficiency• Reputation• Relationships
What do you need to do?
Sensible risk management IS about
Some of the Issues that you may come across
Maintenance - what is required?
• Maintenance on equipment to manufacturers recommendations.
• Gas appliance inspections and tests
• Maintaining emergency lighting• Maintain fire alarms and
equipment on a regular basis• Electrical equipment –
Portable Appliances – How often?
• Fixed wiring – How often?• Water systems - Legionella• Asbestos – Register of where
ACM’s are located?• Grounds Maintenance?
Other issues• Fire risk assessment• Emergency evacuation
procedures• Chemical registers
– MSDS sheets– COSHH risk assessments
• Planned Preventative Maintenance (PPM)– Scheduled
• Managing Contractors– Documents, RA and
Method statement• When should you review a
risk Assessment?
Planned Preventative Maintenance
• Split into groups• List what facilities/equipment are available
at your sites.• Identify what equipment is maintained and
how often.(do you think this is enough)• What are the consequences of not
maintaining your properties?• What records do you have? Are the records
easily available to
Question Time!
• What are the issues you are most concerned about?
• Handouts
