1. 5 year plan Pembrokeshire Employers Engagement Project - PEEP
Sensible Risk Assessment in Care Settings,
H&S Guidance
and
Online Tools
Samantha Hancock Senior Environmental Health Officer Pembrokeshire County Council

2. Sensible risk assessment in care settings
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People who work in care constitute a large and diverse workforce looking after a predominantly vulnerable population. These employees have the right to work in a healthy and safe workplace.
The people using care services are entitled to care and support that is safe and takes their needs, freedom and dignity into account.
Managing these different needs can sometimes present unique and complex situations which can, if not effectively managed, result in serious harm.
and takes their needs, freedom and dignity into account.
Managing these different needs can sometimes present unique and complex situations which can, if not effectively managed, result in serious harm to employees, people using care services and others.

3. Sensible and proportionate management of risk
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Typical hazards affecting employees:
Moving and handling
Slips and trips
Violence and aggression
Specific hazards to residents may include:
Falls from windows
Scalding and burning
Bedrail entrapment
Legionella
and takes their needs, freedom and dignity into account.
Managing these different needs can sometimes present unique and complex situations which can, if not effectively managed, result in serious harm to employees, people using care services and others.

4. Sensible and proportionate management of risk
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A risk assessment must be carried out to identify sensible and proportionate controls to manage these hazards.
But … the risk assessment process should not be about creating huge amounts of paperwork.
In order to make H&S easier to understand and to prevent businesses creating unnecessary paperwork, the HSE have developed online guidance and tools.
and takes their needs, freedom and dignity into account.
Managing these different needs can sometimes present unique and complex situations which can, if not effectively managed, result in serious harm to employees, people using care services and others.

5. 5 year plan HSE website Visit: hse.gov.uk and specifically:
hse.gov.uk/abc/
hse.gov.uk/healthservices/index
The HSE has developed range of tools and guidance to help Small and medium sized businesses understand H&S – HSE.gov.uk/abc
At the top of the page is the ABC logo.
When you see this logo on web site and guidance you know they have specifically been designed will small and medium sized business in mind.
At the bottom of the page is 3 links to key guidance.
A H&S Made Simple
B H&S Toolbox
C Risk Assessment Tools
Take a look at the first piece which is H&S Made Simple.

6. H&S ABC – an easy guide to H&S
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ABC logo in banner strapline -this means the website has been designed for SME’s.
3 Links to key guidance:
A H&S Made Simple
B H&S Toolbox
C Risk Assessment Tools
The HSE has developed range of tools and guidance to help Small and medium sized businesses understand H&S – HSE.gov.uk/abc
At the top of the page is the ABC logo.
When you see this logo on web site and guidance you know they have specifically been designed will small and medium sized business in mind.
At the bottom of the page is 3 links to key guidance.
A H&S Made Simple
B H&S Toolbox
C Risk Assessment Tools
Take a look at the first piece which is H&S Made Simple.

7. 5 year plan Health and Safety Made Simple
This is the go-to guide for all basic information that businesses need to start managing H&S.
It offers simple, clear information that businesses must do to comply with the law.
It focuses on the top 10 things businesses must do.
It covers topics such as: what facilities need to be available in workplace; how to consult employees & what information & training to provide.
If you already know the basics then you might go straight to the “Toolbox”.
ABC is on the banner strapline at the top.
H&S Made Simple is the go-to guide for all basic information that businesses need to start managing H&S.
It offers simple, clear information that businesses must do to comply with the law.
All the information is in one place.
H&S Made Simple is freely available on the HSE website and can be downloaded.
It is a short piece of guidance focusing on the top 10 things businesses must do.
It covers topics such as what facilities need to be available in their workplace; how to consult employees and what information and training to provide.
If you already know the basics then you might go straight to the “Toolbox”.

8. H&S Toolbox
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The most common workplace hazards are listed alphabetically -you can select which ones apply to your business
Practical steps on controlling the risk
Case study examples
This is the homepage of the H&S Toolbox.
Once again you can see the ABC logo on the strapline.
It builds on H&S Made Simple
Main hazards in workplace - The most common workplace hazards are listed alphabetically and you can select which ones apply to your business i.e. working at height.
Practical steps on controlling the risk
Case study examples

9. On- line risk assessments
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Risk assessment/H&S policy templates
Example risk assessments for 30 different businesses show you want completed RA looks like – “maintenance of flats” has similar hazards.
On line risk assessment tools - suitable for offices and shops and takes about 20 mins to complete.
As part of managing the H&S of your business you must carry out a risk assessment.
Simple tools have been created to show business owners how to identify hazards and risks and produce tailored risk assessments for their workplaces.
Nb. If there are fewer than 5 employees the risk assessment doesn’t have to be written down.
This can be expanded to show:
Risk assessment template- record your findings
Example risk assessments – for 30 different businesses. Show you what a completed risk assessment might look like for your type of business. You can use these as a guide when doing your own. The one of most relevance is probably maintenance of flats as deals with following hazards:
Fire
Working at height
Slips and trips
Electrical
COSHH
ACMS
Legionella
Waste management
Manual handling
Violence
Lone working
On-line risk assessment tools – suitable for low risk offices and shops and takes about 20 mins to complete

10. Specific risks in Health and Social Care
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HSE website organised by Industry and topic
Guidance tab: Industries: Health and Social Care
RIDDOR – gives examples whether an incident is reportable or not
Sensible risk assessment -
Discusses decisions to be made when balancing between the needs, freedom and dignity of the individual and their safety.

11. 5 year plan Health and Social care
Topics of most relevance to care sector
Safety alerts
FAQs

12. 5 year plan Health and Social care Resources:
Publications including guidance: H&S in Care Homes: HSG220
Information sheets
Research reports
Enforcement: prosecutions & notices
Videos
Useful links to other web sites relating to h&s in health services.

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