Food and Health & Safety Service Plan 2023-24 - Flipbook - Page 17
BACKGROUND
Corporate Health and Safety
The Corporate Health and Safety Team:
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champions and promotes Health and Safety throughout the council by highlighting
areas of good practice to ensure a safe working environment exists for sta昀昀 and
visitors
develops and reviews health and safety policies, safe systems of work, procedures
and guidance to assist the council in complying with its duties under health and
safety legislation
undertakes inspections and audits of premises, plant, equipment, working arrangements and relevant databases to ascertain the e昀昀ectiveness of the council’s
health and safety policies and to encourage a positive approach to health, safety
and welfare matters
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monitors and report on health and safety performance to the Joint Health & Safety
Committee and Corporate Management Team
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attends regular meetings with operational sta昀昀 and their managers, ensuring all
Health and Safety matters are given adequate consideration
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provides advice and guidance on all aspects of health, safety and welfare to assist
management, employees and their representatives to meet their duties under
health & safety legislation. Considers the suitable provision of tools and equipment
to, and by, employees to ensure safe working methods are adopted wherever
practicable
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is responsible for reporting on policy changes, new legal requirements or guidance
for duty holders and on health and safety performance
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monitors reported incidents, accidents and dangerous occurrences and diseases
and support managers to investigate the causes and prevent recurrence
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investigates employee complaints about health and safety standards
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liaises with the Health and Safety Executive during interventions and investigations
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assesses and delivers any corporate health and safety training needs. Is responsible for delivery of formal training and brie昀椀ngs on relevant health and safety issues and for supporting Health and Safety Champions within service areas
is responsible for maintaining and analysing appropriate incident statistics with
the intention of identifying any adverse trends and producing regular statistical
reports.
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