Transcript Health and Safety – ‘Duty of Care’

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Access 2011
BSI PAS 900 Passport Scheme
BSI PAS 900 Passport Scheme
 PAS 900 Passport Scheme has a BSI copyright.
 The PAS 900 Standard is wheelchair user and
workplace driven.
 Intention to control risks in wheelchair seated transport
 Financial Sponsorship provided by Essex County
Council and Lincolnshire County Council.
 Unwin provided Technical Authorship.
BSI PAS 900 Passport Scheme
 PAS 900 provides a platform to target for the industry to
improve and develop our collective responsibilities.
 Once established will ‘underpin’ Best Practice.
 Careful examination of current practices can reveal familiar
weakness or inadequacies.
 Wheelchair user numbers increasing, with an increasingly
aging population, desire for social inclusion and ‘Home to
School’ transport.
 Professional approach leads to efficiency in times of
austerity.
BSI PAS 900 Passport Scheme
 Purpose of this meeting is to examine –
• The potential role of our Training Partners
• The opportunities for our Training Partners ….
…. in the provision of Training and Guidance on PAS 900
compliant systems with transport commissioners
(Purchasers) and transport operators (Providers).
 Unwin position – As market leaders – to facilitate
safety for wheelchair users in transport.
BSI PAS 900 Code of Practice
Wheelchair Passport Scheme
 What is a Wheelchair
Passport?
 A means to display
information to transport
providers - drivers and
passenger assistants.
 Will relay information
relating to securement of a
wheelchair and restraint of
it’s user according to
individuals’ needs.
BSI PAS 900 Code of Practice
Wheelchair Passport Scheme
 What is BSI PAS 900?
 A ‘Publicly Available
Specification’ is a form of
British Standard.
 A PAS is the first step in
the creation of a British
Standard.
 May be then submitted to
CEN as a proposed EU
Standard.
BSI PAS 900 Code of Practice
Wheelchair Passport Scheme
 What is the purpose of BSI
PAS 900?
 As a Code of Practice PAS
900 will provide ‘rules’ to
follow for the creation of a
wheelchair passport.
 As a National Scheme PAS
900 will help create common
schemes across the entire
UK.
 Not for public transport
BSI PAS 900 Code of Practice
Wheelchair Passport Scheme
 How did BSI PAS 900
come to be?
 Suggested by wheelchair
users and the carers of
wheelchair users.
 Financed by Lincolnshire
and Essex County Councils.
 Technical Authorship by
Unwin Safety Systems.
BSI PAS 900 Code of Practice
Wheelchair Passport Scheme
 Drafting of BSI PAS 900
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Steering Group included Department for Transport
Community Trans. Assoc.
Transport for London
British Healthcare Trades Assoc.
British Red Cross.
Chartered Soc. of Physiotherapy
Kings College Hospital
Empower
BSI PAS 900 Code of Practice
Wheelchair Passport Scheme
 BSI PAS 900 benefits to users?
 Unite all disciplines involved with
wheelchair supply and transport.
 Supply information about how to
secure a wheelchair model.
 Supply details for the restraint of a
particular passenger.
 Ensure safe vehicle entry and exit.
 Overall means of ‘Risk Reduction’
at the point of transport.
BSI PAS 900 Code of Practice
Wheelchair Passport Scheme
 BSI PAS 900 benefits to
transport providers?
 Identifies and clarifies roles
and responsibilities.
 Platform where all parties can
achieve ‘inter-agency’
working.
 Contains a Risk Management
template.
 Provides a means of audit.
 Trigger a review of provisions.
BSI PAS 900 Code of Practice
Wheelchair Passport Scheme
 Who implements a
Passport Scheme?
 Transport commissioner
working in conjunction with a
transport operator.
 Operators alone may be
seen as ‘inappropriate’.
 Possibly a ‘Condition of
Contract’.
 Generated following full Risk
Assessment process.
BSI PAS 900 Code of Practice
Wheelchair Passport Scheme
 Rollout?
 Initially for those with
more complex needs.
 8/10th of information
required already exists.
 In line with austerity
measures.
 Training needs for both
Scheme Management
and Operators.
 Safe-guarding Issues.
 Possible means of
external Audit. CQC.
Bringing Safety to the
Heart of your Business
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Passport Scheme Objectives
The purpose of the scheme is to provide information, in an easy
to use format. The information contained is essential for the safe
transportation of wheelchair dependant service users.
Wheelchair passports are not a new concept, many Local
Authorities/Transport Providers have basic systems in place as
part of their risk management process.
The National Scheme will have Pan-UK application and will
introduce consistency and increase safety and mobility to both
users and transport staff.
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National Wheelchair Passport
Scheme
In July 2010, BSI launched PAS 900 Wheelchair Passport Scheme
- Code of Practice for pan UK application.
Puwertec Ltd lead the field in the implementation of wheelchair
passport schemes having been involved in the design and
development of hardware and internal operational documentation
from an early stage.
Puwertec have installed Passport Schemes into a number of
authorities following the principles of the National Scheme.
Puwertec Passport Scheme hardware is BSI PAS 900 Compliant.
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Passport Hardware
Assessment Sheet
 Secure information is contained in this document
 Issued by Transport Management
 May be used for monitoring purposes
Passport
 Assessments are individual
 Appropriate information selected
 No personal information contained
 No identifiable photos are used
 Attached to the wheelchair
Passport Scheme Parts
The Passport cover gives a basic
requirement for staff to
1. Be appropriately trained,
2. Have adequate equipment and
vehicle space.
(See internal cover sample, Appendix D)
Benefits
Transport Staff
There are in excess of 500 wheelchairs on the market, most of
these wheelchairs are suitable for use in transport with a seated
occupant.
The Passport specifies the correct application of both wheelchair
securement and passenger restraint as determined in Assessment
process.
Service Management
A simple means to monitor the safe transport of all wheelchair
dependant service users, and manage staff who may place service
users at risk.
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Key Information Contained
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Whether the wheelchair is suitable to be used in transport.
Name of the wheelchair.
Combined weight of the wheelchair and occupant.
Minimum vehicle space required.
Photos of fitted wheelchair tie-downs
- Front and Rear
Photos of fitted occupant Restraints
- Front, Rear and Side
Type of restraint equipment and load requirement
Basic medical information and actions a transport provider
should be aware of, and additional instructions.
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Lets Avoid This
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And this……
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Definitely this…
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Certainly that !!
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With luck this as well ?!
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And finally this…
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Organisational Benefits
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A Transport Operator has a ‘Duty of Care’ to those accessing
their services.
Applies to internal fleet or external contractors to provide
transport.
Procedures must ensure adequate Information, Instruction,
Training and Supervision.
With the implementation of the Passport Scheme, evidence
that operators have followed the Code of Practice and taken
reasonable and practicable steps to ensure the safety of
individuals in their care is in place.
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