Health & Safety Induction

Office Staff

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Health & Safety Induction

What can you do?

• Follow health and safety rules, training and instructions

• Be aware of your actions and the impact they could have on your safety and on the safety of others

• Report any health and safety hazards to your Manager

• Think about a safer way to do a task to avoid risks

• Keep work areas clean and tidy

• Look out for other people

• Raise any concerns

• We are all responsible for our own health and safety and for the health and safety of others

Our Commitment to Health & SafetyMoral

• Duty of care to protect our employees• Society places moral obligations on each of us to look after one another

Legal

• Law states that employers must control health and safety risks to their employees and to others that maybe harmed arising from work activity• UK Legislation / Regulations • EU Regulations / Directives

Financial

• Workplace injury / ill health costs the business money• Sick pay, overtime, loss of production, repair to plant and equipment, legal costs, fines, increased insurance premiums, poor workforce morale, bad publicity etc.

Consultation with EmployeesSafety Committee

• Local Representative

• Blue T-Shirt – Health & Safety Reps

• Meetings

• Minutes published

Near Miss Reporting - SSR• A near miss is when something almost happens that

could have caused personal harm, injury or damageto something

• Only by “chance” or “luck” an accident didn’t occur

SSR Card

• If you See something and think it is unsafe it probably is so you need

to take action

• You need to Sort the unsafe issue out by taking action to remove the hazard yourself if safe to do so or seek assistance and advice from your team leader

• Report it using one of the small reporting cards

Once you have completed

the card please place it in

the post boxes provided.

SSR Card

See It, Sort It, Report ItExamples

Trailing Cables Incorrect Manual Handling

Overloaded Sockets Poor Lighting

Bee Safe Behavioural Safety

• Programme goal to ensure a safe and healthy workplace

• Promotes safety improvements & positive behaviour

• Every business unit and employees at all levels involved

• Bronze, Silver & Gold awards

Wellbeing• Our mental health is just as important as our physical health

• Wellbeing is the state of being comfortable, healthy and happy

• Wellbeing is how people feel and function both on a personaland social level and this is how they evaluate their lives as a whole

• 5 ways to wellbeing

Alcohol & Drugs• There is zero tolerance to being under the influence of Alcohol or Drugs while on

company and /or client premises.

• Drugs and Alcohol testing can be carried out at any time on any person and also following any accident.

• You are not permitted to have in your possession, any drug paraphernalia associated with substance abuse. Such items are strictly prohibited on company and /or Clients premises.

• Should you recognise that you have a dependency on alcohol, drugs or substance abuse you may ask for confidential help through your Manager, Human Resources or directly with the Occupational Health Team. If diagnosed this will be treated as a medical illness.

Ref- SOP-HR-01

First Aid

• All accidents must be reported immediately to your Manager

• First Aid points

• First Aiders green t-shirts

• Team Leaders (shop floor) blue shirts

• Office based staff have badges

• Performance board

• Area notice boards

Fire Safety • Please ensure that you clock in and out every day so the business can identify who is on

site• The fire alarm is tested every Friday @ 10:15 am • Familiarise yourself with your evacuation point & Fire Marshall• Identify if you require any assistance in the event of an emergency• In the event of an evacuation :

– Follow guidance from your Fire Marshall– Leave the building immediately using your nearest exit– Do not stop to collect personal belongings– Assemble at your evacuation point for the roll call– Do not enter the building unless given the “all clear”

Office Hazards• Display Screen Equipment e.g. poor posture

• Manual Handling e.g. carrying reams of paper

• Slips, Trips & Falls e.g. trailing cables

• Ascending & Descending Stairs e.g. carrying files

• Electrical Equipment e.g. heaters under desks

• Poor Lighting e.g. bulbs out

• Unsuitable Footwear e.g. open toe sandals, flip flops, heels

• Hazardous Substances e.g ink toner, cleaning products

Display Screen Equipment (DSE)

• Fatigue, eye strain, head aches, upper limb disorders, back ache

• DSE Users only - Any person who uses DSE as a significant part of their normal work. Any person who uses a computer for “continuous spells of an hour or more at a time” on a “more or less daily basis”.

• WQF – HR- 40 Workstation Self Assessment Questionnaire

• WQF – HR 41 Workstation Assessment

• Ref: SOP HR -20

Pedestrian Safety

• Stick to the green pedestrian only routes whenever possible in the production areas

• Use the zebra crossings when possible to cross red routes and if you can’t, use due care and attention

• Do not run on site

• Wear suitable footwear

Temporary barrier controlled by operatives, to prevent risk of injury from overhead loads – wait patiently or find an alternative safe route.

Barrier tapes can be used in factory to segregate pedestrians and vehicles

Internal Barriers

Vehicle and Pedestrian Controls • Pedestrians working outside of the factories must wear Hi-Viz clothing if they

leave the designated pedestrian walkways. This includes but is not limited to:

Storage Parks, Despatch, Goods In areas

• Do not ride bicycles on site

• Use pedestrian gates for access and egress

• Always adhere to site speed limit – 10mph

• Be aware of other drivers and pedestrians

• If entering / exiting through the main site gate, be aware of cyclists using the cycle path along Hedon Road - there are mirrors located on either side of the gate to help your visibility

Red light flashing plus bell ringing

White / Yellow lines or barrier segregation

Speed limit 10 MPH

Vehicle and Pedestrian Controls

Safe Route

Signage

Ear Protection

must be worn

Eye Protection

must be worn

Industrial vehicles No smoking

First Aid Point

Fire Escape Route

Control of Substances Hazardous to Health• Inventory of substances

• COSHH assessments

• If the substance is harmful, how might people be exposed?

• Inhalation, eye and skin contact, ingestion, skin puncture

• Safety data sheets

• Correct handling, storage & use

Labelling of Chemicals

Personal Protective Equipment

Mandatory PPE when entering Production areas

Ref- HR-22

Safety Glasses Ear Plugs

Other PPE will be in accordance with your job role and identified on your risk

assessment.

Fitting

• Musculoskeletal disorders• Remember the basics of safe handling:• Place feet hip width apart • Lift with bent knees, straight back and head up• Keep the load close and where possible position between waist and chest• Don’t lift anything you do not feel capable of lifting • Team handling or use Mechanical aids

Manual Handling

Now head back to the training portal to continue your training.