OAKE Associates “ Health & Safety at Work”
Based in Manchester UK (2 offices) Midlands North East South West
Company Profile
UK Legislation “ Health & Safety Act 1974” (amended)
The Law The Act lays down general principles for the management of health and safety at work, through regulations enacted as Statutory Instruments or through codes of practice. The Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations 2002 (COSHH), The Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999, The Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) at Work Regulations 1992 Health and Safety (First-Aid) Regulations 1981 European Health and Safety Framework Directive 89/391/EEC and changes with respect of articles and substances used at work, were made by the Consumer Protection Act 1987 in order to implement the Product Liability Directive 85/374/EEC
Health Safety law is inbuilt into UK life, whether an employer, employee or a member of the public everyone has a duty of care in relation to Health & Safety, and Food Safety The UK Government Department responsible is The Health & Safety Executive “As an employer, you must appoint someone competent to help you meet your health and safety duties. A competent person is someone with the necessary skills, knowledge and experience to manage health and safety.” It will also be part of an organisations Insurance needs. Health & Safety in the UK Statistics
Key Annual Figures 2011/2012
Injury Triangle
Regional Variations
Types of work – related ill health/injuries
Education
Health & Safety Training in the UK is post 16 yrs only. Non mainstream subject Post 16 considered as a vocational qualification Countable as a module within the National Vocational Qualification framework Until 2007 Food Safety & Health & Safety were considered as level 1 qualifications in their own right and government funded applied that level has now been dropped from the LAD Safety Training to employers now starts at €30 to €50 depending on level (elementary, intermediate, advanced) Health & Safety training
Education through Innovation Using tablet PCs
The UK has a very strict code on H&S. and all organisations (charitable, educational, public, private) have to have completed a Risk Assessment and the Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH). One of our biggest responsibilities involve staff and visitors. Staff - we are obliged to know where staff are, who are they seeing, how are they travelling what their timings are Have we as an organisation acted with a duty of care Codes of Practice
OAKE Risk Assessments Office (visitors and staff) Equipment (electronic and physical) Training environment (students well being) Environment, general safety, Tutor Safe working environment (student/tutor) environment Lone working Home workers (staff) access to equipment, working conditions Exhibitions and seminars COSHH COHMA Employer/Organisations Role
Kenny – Ex UK Food Safety Manager Royal Society of Health Len – Health & Safety Expert Tony – Food Inspector with Meat Hygiene Service Marco – E-Learning specialist (hospitality & care sectors) Al & Richard - web and bespoke e-learning Tina – Disability and disengaged (educationalist) Associated companies (overcapacity) Annually800 courses (60% FS; 25% H+S); 15% other) What experience does OAKE bring?
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