Transcript Think About Health and Safety PowerPoint Presentation

the heart of
health and safety
Think about Health and
Safety
Supporting MSPs in their work
Scottish Parliament Cross Party Group on
Accident Prevention and Safety Awareness
11th March 2015
Jim Tassell
Chair – IOSH Scotland
What is IOSH?
The Institution of Occupational Safety and
Health (IOSH)
- Is Europe’s largest professional health and
safety organisation
- Has over 44,000 members worldwide, about
10% of them live and work in Scotland
- Has about 13,000 members who are
Chartered Safety and Health Practitioners
IOSH Scotland
- IOSH Scotland brings together the Branches,
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Districts and Specialist Groups in Scotland to
give a distinct and unified voice for the
membership.
We aim to raise the profile of IOSH in Scotland
and to represent the particular needs of our
profession here.
We work with other professional stakeholders
including Healthy Working Lives.
Myths and confusion
Let’s face them – the “Elf an’ Safety” myths
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Children not allowed to have air-filled balloons at a
library book event (so they had to pop them)
Smoking not allowed for outdoor Christmas lights
switch-on
Chip shop would not allow a customer to put salt and
vinegar on their own fish and chips (but maybe there’s
a food safety angle)
Donkey rides banned at village fete (actually the
operator didn’t have a licence required under animal
welfare legislation)
DIY store refused to cut a door (but actually there are
good reasons: many doors are hollow so don’t cut safely
on panel saws also fire safety)
Cut the myths – let’s be real
Health and safety is about people:
- You in your work
- Your staff who work for you
- Your volunteers and interns working for you
- Your visitors and constituents
- Any anyone else around you when you are working
- Particular individuals (disabled, young, pregnant)
It’s not rocket science
It’s mostly applied common sense
Think about managing safety
Documentation
- Safety policy (if 5 or more employees)
- Risk assessments
- First aid and accident book
- Reporting accidents and diseases (RIDDOR)
- Training and “competency”
- Employers’ liability and other insurances
In the office
- The basics – heat, light and welfare facilities
- Slips, trips and falls (basic housekeeping)
- Electricity and office equipment
- Working with computers
- Stress
- Lifting and carrying
- Hazardous substances and noise
- Fire risk assessment
- Fire exits, alarms, extinguishers etc.
- Fire procedures and log book
Out and about
- Personal safety
- Keep in touch
- Don’t just think of physical violence – what
about:
- verbal abuse
- threats
- confrontational behaviour
- Driving and use of vehicles
- Vehicle
- Driver
- Journey
It’s never a daft question
If you don’t know or don’t understand
then you deserve a clear and simple
explanation.
Who can you ask?
- Holyrood’s own resources if you work here:
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the H&S and Fire Safety advisors.
Healthy Working Lives (0800 019 2211)
IOSH (0116 257 3199)
See other contact details in the guide
But keep your wits about you!
Thank you for your attention
We hope to see you at an IOSH Branch meeting soon!