Introduction to Health and Safety Production Programmes Level One - Transitions

Introduction to Health and Safety  What is Health and Safety?  What are my legal responsibilities?  What do I need to know about RCS?

What is Health and Safety? What do you think? dRcf2Y

Definitions  Health - the state of being free from illness or injury.  Safety - the condition of being protected from or unlikely to cause danger, risk, or injury.

‘ When anyone asks me how I can describe my experience of nearly forty years at sea, I merely say uneventful. Of course there have been winter gales and storms and fog and the like, but in all my experience, I have never been in an accident of any sort worth speaking about. I have seen but one vessel in distress in all my years at sea. I never saw a wreck and have never been wrecked, nor was I ever in any predicament that threatened to end in disaster of any sort.’ Captain E.J. Smith - Titanic

Health and Safety at Work Act 1974  Covers everyone involved with work or affected by it  Builds on general duties to cover all possible hazards  Encourages employers to improve organisation and systems  Seeks to involve employees through unions and better information  Provides stronger powers for inspectors  Creates a framework for developing and updating detailed safety law

Health and Safety Commission (HSC)  Responsible for general policy, research and dissemination of information  Develop the law through proposals for Regulations and Codes of Practice  Consults with employer and employee organisations as appropriate

Health and Safety Executive (HSE) Responsible for;  Implementing policy  Inspection  Enforcement  Research, information & advice

Health and Safety Policy An employer who employs five employees or more must produce a written Health and Safety Policy including the organisation and arrangements to bring that policy into effect

Who is Responsible for your Health and Safety?  Full responsibility for the health and safety within an institution or company lies with the Board of Governors or Directors  The responsibility for the formulation, development, review and implementation of the Health and Safety policy lies with the Health and Safety Committee

Responsibility of Management Staff  All members of management staff are responsible, as far as is reasonably practicable, for all matters relating to Health and Safety in their particular area or department.

Responsibility of Employees All employees (incl. students) are responsible for;  complying fully with the Health and Safety policy  safe methods of work within their environment  taking reasonable care of the health and safety of themselves, fellow employees and others who may be affected by their actions  the correct use of all equipment issued to them  reporting to their supervisor all accidents, hazards and damage to the fabric of the building and company property  helping in the investigation of accidents/incidents and introducing measures to prevent recurrence.

Useful H&S Acronyms  PPE  SSoW  ACoP  RIDDOR  PAT  WaHR  COSHH  LOLER  CHIP  PUWER  ABTT

PPE - Personal Protective Equipment SSoW - Safe System of Work ACoP - Approved Code of Practice RIDDOR - Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 2013 PAT - Portable Appliance Testing WaHR – Work at Height Regulations 2005 COSHH – Control of Substances Hazardous to Health LOLER – Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regs CHIP – Chemical (Hazard Information and Packaging for Supply Regs.) 2002 PUWER – Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regs ABTT – Association of British Theatre Technicians

Behavioural safety  What is behavioural safety and how can it be implemented?  How would you behave in the following situations?

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Safety Procedures at RCS

What does the Fire Alarm sound like? If the alarm sounds what should you do? Evacuate the building via the nearest fire exit. Proceed to the nearest Assembly Point. Don’t run; collect belongings; re-enter the building until told safe to do so. Notify Fire Marshal at assembly point of any missing persons. If you discover a fire – Activate the nearest call point Extinguish the fire if you have been trained and it is safe to do so. Leave the building via the nearest exit

First aid points located at each building reception plus all CPU workshops and the NAT prompt desk have first aid box. Client services staff are the designated First Aiders for RCS.

Make sure your work area is clean and tidy. Nothing left to obstruct the fire exit. Very important as vision may be impaired during an evacuation! Safe passage of students, staff or visitors must be considered at all times. Housekeeping

Accident Reporting  All accidents, dangerous occurrences / near misses must be reported to the Health & Safety Advisor. Forms on Mahara.  It is your responsibility to ensure the accident form is completed jointly with your staff supervisor or manager.

Electrical Safety  Any portable electrical equipment to be used in the Conservatoire MUST be PAT tested for electrical safety.  Electrical equipment brought into the Conservatoire not compatible with UK electrical standards or faulty can burn out – this presents a fire risk to the Conservatoire.  You do not need to get personal chargers PAT tested. It works at home, what’s the problem?

Any questions? YOUR EXAM WILL BE AVAILABLE ON MOODLE DURING INDEPENDENT LEARNING WEEK AND MUST BE COMPLETED BY MONDAY 17 TH NOVEMBER AT 2PM.