1. Positive Networking 22/03/2018
Stephen Smith. CMIOSH
Chartered Safety Practitioner
Sphere Risk Health & Safety Management Ltd
your partner in safety
Thank you for the introduction to my 10 minutes.
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2. Description Caring for our clients! Thanks Mike – Bang On!
Many presentations on Health and Safety can be very scare-mongering, outlining the punishments which may befall you if you don’t comply.
This is a positive look at what you can do to stay on the right side of the law and look after the best interests of your staff and customers.
Thanks Mike – Bang On!
Caring for our clients!
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3. H&S Reality – the general rule
If your on your own, knowledge based, you don’t!
If you employ 5 or more you do!
If you work with tools or the public you do!
Its risk based!!!!!
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4. Myths
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5. But what if it does go wrong?
SPECIFIC sentencing guidelines
Culpability level
It doesn’t matter what the actual injury was, or in fact if there was an injury at all, it is based on the potential for injury and the worst case outcome
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6. Calm down? Be Positive! Identify the risk! Put in control measures!
Health and safety law asks us to foresee risk and reduce it to a safe level.
“Prevention rather than cure”
Be Positive!
Identify the risk!
Put in control measures!
Communicate those!
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7. stay within your competency set ?
IOSH, Nebosh or NVQ do you know who is competent?
Clerk
Book keeper
Accountant
Chartered accountant
Lots dabble, some over state, most don’t understand what really the regulations ask for or how to implement them:
Design flaw in the HASAW Act
Culpability flag to match
Don’t guess – get expert advice!
We are Government accredited and HSE verified.
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8. Scare or Care? If you are being SCARED into a service, walk away!
The best services educate, assist and inform, they CARE for your business!
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9. What are the essentials?
Risk profile
H&S Policy
Risk assessment
Safety procedures
Training
Communication
Insurance PL & EL
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10. Who can produce a risk profile?
Someone with the knowledge and experience to look into your organisations risks
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11. Who can do a risk assessment?
Government accredited and HSE verified.
A competent person with the knowledge and experience to assess and identify your organisations risks and the right control measures to reduce those risks
“Competent” – Reg 7 Management of Health and Safety at Works Regulations
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12. Who can provide the training?
Online or face to face, what’s the right training for your staff and you?
Accredited and evidenced!
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13. First Aiders Its risk based!!!!!
Less than 20 employees, low risk environment – within 20 minutes of A&E – not required
Accident book and first aid kit (10 man)
Its risk based!!!!!
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14. Sphere Risk Health & safety management Ltd
Set up 2005 after two years as a sole trader
Diplomas Pts 1 & 2
Chartered 2005 / OSHCR 2015
Look after some 250 clients with 8 staff
Variety of sectors - consultancy
Nationally accredited training - IOSH & CITB
Online training provider – IIRSM/ROSPA/UKATA
Introducer scheme – 10% package fee.
Caring for our clients!
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15. Sectors
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16. Finally
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17. Your questions??????? Our website: www.spherershm.co.uk
Thanks for listening any questions????
Our website:
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