1. Áine Coady NEBOSH Dip, BA Legal Studies, OFA Instructor
Health and Safety
Áine Coady
NEBOSH Dip, BA Legal Studies, OFA Instructor

2. The Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act 2005
Provide a Health and Safety Statement
Carry out site specific risk assessments

3. Safety Statement
The Hazards identified and Risk Assessed in the workplace
The protective and preventative measures taken and the resources provided
Emergency plans and procedures
Duties of the employees
Names of job titles and positions of anyone assigned with safety responsibilities

4. Safety Statement Chemicals Drug and Alcohol policy Security Policy
Personal Protective Equipment
First Aid Equipment guidelines
Disciplinary and Grievance procedure
Dignity at Work Charter

5. Understanding Risk Assessments
Identify hazard
Assess the risk
Control Measures

6. Risk Assessments Identify the hazards in the workplaces
Assess the risks to safety and health at work presented by these hazards
Put control measures in place to reduce the hazard causing harm
Monitor and review the hazard and control measures

7. Risk Assessment HAZARD RISK/CONSEQUENCE RISK RATING PERSON AT RISK
CONTROL MEASURES
Portable Oxygen Cylinder
Fire, Explosion, projectile objects, serious personal injury
Medium
Staff,
Patients
Members of the public
Portable Oxygen Cylinder to be stored in a upright, secure setting where there is no risk of tipping or crashing to the ground. Oxygen tanks are used by applying a regulator, which allows for the release of the gas at a controlled rate. Caution must be applied when changing this regulator (dangerous projectile objects). Empty tanks must be disposed of as per manufactures instructions. No Smoking around any oxygen source.
Needle Stick Boxes/Sharps Box
Needle stick injury, Disease, HIV, HEP C, HEP B,
High
Patients,
Never over fill a Sharps box. Wear PPE gear at all times. Always wear 2 pairs of gloves, and gown when dealing with blood/needles. Always have sharps box to hand when dealing with needles to avoid walking with needle to locate the box.
Spillages
Contamination, Falling, Minor personal injury
Nursing equipment and materials, tools and small surfaces are cleaned with 70% alcohol. Large surfaces such as floors are disinfected with a chlorine solution ppm. Always wear PPE gear (Gloves) when cleaning spillages containing bodily fluid. Seal off the area after cleaning and toughly disinfect.
Cables and sockets
Slips, Trips, Falls, Minor Personal Injury,
Low
Staff
Ensure no cables or leads are trawling along the floor. Plugs should be checked to ensure that they are correctly fused for the appliance that connects to it, i.e. desk lamp-3amps, electrical heaters-13 amps, VDU’s- 13 amps. Plug casings should be regularly checked and replaced if defective. Sockets should not be overloaded.

8. Monitor and Review Consultation with employees
Inform workers on their duties
Implementation and Enforcement
Updates yearly or when conditions change

9. Avril Clinch MBS, BSc, Dip. Emp Law
Employment Law
Avril Clinch
MBS, BSc, Dip. Emp Law

10. Are you Employment Law Complaint???

11. Contracts of Employment
Terms of Employment (Information) Acts 1994 and 2001
8 weeks
Permanent Contract
Fixed Term
Casual Contract
Specific Purpose

13. Written Policies and Procedures
Code of Practice: Grievance and Disciplinary Procedures
Bullying and Harassment
Equality Procedure
Internet and Electronic Communications Policy

14. Written Policies and Procedures
Drug and Alcohol Policy
Telephone triage/Medical advice
Prescriptions
Patient records
Billing Protocol
Dress Code

15. Annual Holidays & Public Holidays
Annual Leave Entitlements
4 working weeks (1365 hours)
1/3 Working week (117 hours)
8% of all hours worked (max 4 weeks)
Timing of annual leave
Payment of annual leave
Public Holidays
9 Statutory Public Holidays
Different to Bank Holidays
Full-time v Part-time
Records

16. Hours of Work
Maximum average working week is 48hrs and 13hrs daily
Rest Periods
Daily: 11 consecutive hours
Weekly: 24 hours
Rest Breaks
A 15-minute break if working 4.5 hours
A 30-minute break if working six hours
Double Employment
Records

17. Leave Entitlements Compassionate leave* Force Majeure Leave
Maternity/Adoptive leave
Parental Leave
Carers Leave
Jury Service

18. Records Recruitment Training Working hours
Holidays and Public holidays
Statutory Breaks
Wages Records

19. Thank You!!