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| Something that has the potential to cause harm or loss |
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| The likelihood of potential harm from a hazard being realised |
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| Imminent Contact with a Hazard |
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| Legal Requirements to Create H&S Policy |
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- HASAWA 1974 - Section 2(3)
- Requires employers (except <5 employees) to:
- Create written H&S policy statement
- State Organisation and Arrangements for bringing statement to effect
- Bring policy to attention of Employees
- Revise policy as necessary
- MHSWR 1999 - Regulation 5
- If ≥5 employees, must be in writing
Requires that arrangements be made for effective POCMaR: Planning, Organisation, Control, Management and Review of preventative and protective measures
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| Components of a Health and Safety Policy Document |
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- Statement of Intent
- Organisation
- Arrangements
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| Policy: Statement of Intent |
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- Demonstrates management philosophy and committment to H&S
- Signed by most senior person
- Should include safety goals, and objectives to reach those goals
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- Typically showed by organisational chart
- Includes unbroken and logical delegation of duties
- Identifies all people responsible for H&S controls
- Defines specific employees (fire marhalls etc.)
- Defines responsibilities of all people (incl. employees)
- Defines representatives, briefing systems, committees etc.
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- Scope: General and Specific arrangements
- General: variety of hazards e.g. investigation, induction, first aid, etc. General arrangements should cover MHSWR 1999 Reg 5 POCMaR requirement
- Specific: particular hazards e.g. electricity, noise, MH, DSE etc. Arrangements = blend of technical, procedural and behavioural.
- Detail: Don't tend to be in one document = too unwieldy!
- Systems: Can be general or prescriptive e.g. PTW
- Rules: sets correct behaviour (absolute language)
- Procedures: Formalise actions necessary
- Standards: Helps build positive culture
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| General Health and Safety Management System |
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| Principles of BS EN ISO 9000 |
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- Customer Focus
- Leadership
- Involvement of People
- Process Approach
- Systems Approach to Management
- Continual Improvement
- Factual Approach to Decision Making
- Mutually Beneficial Supplier Relationships
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| Benefits and Limitations of Integration of Management Systems |
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| Benefits of Integration |
Limitations of Integration |
| Reduced Costs |
| Avoiding duplication in audits, doc control, training etc. more effective |
Single document larger and more complex than separate documents, and more likely to require revisions and re-issues |
| Time Savings |
| Requires only one management review |
Single management review takes longer to cover all aspects |
| Holistic Approach to Managing Business Risks |
| Ensures all consequences are taken into account, including cross-risks |
Increases likelihood of one aspect getting less attention. Still requires people to focus and champion specific aspects |
| Reduced Duplication and Bureaucracy |
| One set of processes = streamlined workloads and co-ordinated standards |
Each systems do still have differences, so no one set of procedures will suffice |
| Less Conflict Between Systems |
| Avoid separate empires of HS, Quality, Environment. Clarifies responsibilities |
Vested interest of each aspect may remain |
| Improved Communication, both Internal and External |
| One set of objectives = Team approach can thrive |
One set will have to cover all range = difficult or confusing. |
| Enhanced Business Focus |
| One system linked to strategic objectives = continual improvement |
Integration diminishes business focus as each needs/objectives of aspects become blurred |
| Improved Staff Morale and Motivation |
| Linking roles and responsibilities to objectives makes change easier = more dynamic company |
Not necessary to integrate systems to achieve this |
| Optimised Internal and External Audits |
| Minimises number of audits required, maximises number of people involved |
Increases duration of audits to cover all aspects |
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| Effect of Financial Reporting Council Guidance on Internal Control |
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- Greater awareness on 'Corporate Governance' following financial disasters and controversy over directors pay
- Contains principles and provisions
- Guidance to meet the requirement of the Combined Code = The Turnbull Report
- Forced companies to focus on:
- Nature and extent of risks facing company
- Likelihood of risks materialising
- Ability to reduce incidence and impact
- 'Risk Appetite'
- Cost-Benefit analsis of proposed risk contol system
- Important Points:
- Systems for internal control should be embedded in the company's management system and culture
- Risk identification and evaluation is continual process
- All news (good or bad) should be reported to higher management
- Company should be committed to learn from mistakes, as opposed to covering them up or denying them
- A member of the board should be responsible for passing on H&S information to other members
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| HSE/IOD Guidelines 'Leading Health and Safety at Work' |
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- Reflects common management approach:
- Plan - Health and Safety is on agenda for board meetings; CEx gives leadership on H&S; Sets targets; Integrates with corporate governance etc.
- Deliver - Considers H&S when appointing staff; Introduce H&S procurement standards; Support worker involvement beyond legal duty etc.
- Monitor - Report HS&Wellbeing in annual report; Board visits workplaces to gain info for review; Celebrate good performance etc.
- Review - Monitor sickness absence; Benchmark data; Involve workers in monitoring etc.
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