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HEALTH&SAFETYMANAGEMENTMANUALH&SManagementManualPage1of25May2012HEALTH&SAFETYMANAGEMENTMANUALContents:-0.1.0Introduction1.0.0Health&SafetyManagement1.1.0LegalFramework1.2.0ManagingHealth&Safety1.2.1KeyElementsofSuccessfulHealth&SafetyManagement1.2.2Health&SafetyResponsibilities1.2.3Health&SafetyCommittees1.2.4Instruction,Information&Training1.2.5IncidentManagement1.2.6OccupationalHealthServices1.3.0Health&SafetyRiskManagement1.3.1RiskAssessment1.3.2RiskRegisters1.4.0Workplace-Health,Safety&Welfare1.4.1Health1.4.2Safety1.4.3WelfareH&SManagementManualPage2of25May2012IntroductionAccidentsandillhealthcanruinlives.Theycanalsoresultinincreasedcostsduetoequipmentdamage,increasedinsurancecosts,lossofexpertiseandcouldultimatelyresultincourtsummons,financialpenaltiesorcustodialsentences.GoodHealth&Safetyperformanceisnotonlyalegalrequirement;itisanessentialelementinboththeoverallperformanceandaccountabilityoftheorganisationandalsoacontributoryfactorinourgoalofbeinganexemplaremployer.Therefore,goodhealthandsafetyperformancealsomakessoundbusinesssense.Inadditiontoprotectingouremployeesandothersfromthesufferingcausedbyaccidentsandillhealth,italsohelpsmaintainourreputation,retainstaff,improveefficiencyandavoid/reducethecostsofaccidentsandillhealth.ThisHealth&SafetyManualisdesignedasatooltoassistmanagersincontrollinghealth&safetyriskswithintheirdepartment/areaofresponsibilityandisbasedonthe5keyelementsofmanaginghealth&safetyaspublishedinHealth&SafetyExecutiveguidance.Thesekeyelementsare;H&SManagementManualPage3of25May2012Section1.0-Health&SafetyManagement1.1LegalFrameworkThebasisforhealth&safetylawinGreatBritainistheHealth&SafetyatWorketcAct1974(HSWA)whichsetsout,amongstotherprovisions,generaldutiesforbothemployersandemployees.Thesearesummarisedbelow;EmployersmustProvideandmaintainsafesystemsofwork(e.g.procedures&equipment)Ensuresafehandling,storage,transportanduseofsubstancesProvideinformation,instruction,trainingandsupervisiontoensurethehealthandsafetyatworkofallemployeesProvideandmaintainasafeworkingenvironmentEmployeesmustTakecareoftheirownhealthandsafetyandthehealthandsafetyofotherswhomaybeaffectedbytheiractsoromissionsCo-operatewiththeiremployerinhealthandsafetymattersNotmisuseorinterferewithanythingprovidedforhealthandsafetypurposesThesedutiesarequalifiedbytheterm‘sofarasisreasonablypracticable’.'Reasonablypracticable'meansthemeasurestakentoavoidorcontrolrisksshouldbeinproportiontothatriski.e.balancingthecostofstepstakentoreduceariskagainstthedegreeofriskpresented.Costshouldincludethetime,troubleandeffortrequired,notjustthefinancialcost.SincetheintroductionofHSWA,numeroussetsofregulationshavebeenintroduced,manyaimedathazardsthatcanbeencounteredwithintheNHS,e.g.hazardoussubstances,workequipment,manualhandling,workingwithcomputers.Manyoftheseregulationsoutlineabsolutedutiesanddonotallowfor‘reasonablypracticable’.TheManagementofHealth&SafetyatWorkRegulations1999(theManagementRegulations)introducedmoreexplicitrequirementsofemployerstoeffectivelymanagehealth&safetyrisks.LikeHSWA,theyapplytoallworkactivity.TheManagementRegulationsrequireemployersto:makeappropriatehealthandsafetyarrangementsemploycompetenthealthandsafetyassistancelaydownappropriateproceduresforseriousandimminentdangerprovideinformationforemployeesprovideappropriatehealthsurveillancewherenece...