Health and Safety - Force Policy

Blue Wave Martial Arts Policies & Procedures

HEALTH AND SAFETY POLICY

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Title: HEALTH AND SAFETY – FORCE POLICY

Index: Statement Application Objectives Responsibilities The Role of Safety Representatives The Role of The Health And Safety Committee The Enforcement Authority Specific Procedures Response To Emergencies Accidents At Work Assessment of Hazards And Risks Further Guidance

STATEMENT

Blue Wave Martial Arts is firmly committed to the provision, so far as is reasonably practicable, of a safe and healthy working environment for all personnel and customers. This will include the provision and maintenance of:

 A healthy workplace, with conditions, equipment and systems of work that are safe and without risk to health;  Resources, information, training and supervision to facilitate safe working practices; and  Protection of the health and safety of those who visit our premises and may be affected by our activities.

Blue Wave will comply with the requirements of the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974, all other relevant statutory provisions and recognised codes of practice. Our procedures have been developed in accordance with the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999, , the Health and Safety (Consultation with Employees) Regulations 1996 and Health & Safety Executive guidance.

Responsibility for health and safety matters and the arrangements made for the implementation of this policy lies directly and personally with all personnel at every location. top APPLICATION

This policy applies to all personnel employed by the company and others who train within its clubs and organised activities.

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All members of Blue Wave Martial Arts - irrespective of rank, grade or position - co-operate fully in the achievement of this policy.

top OBJECTIVES

In order to achieve compliance with the statement of policy, the company has set the following objectives:

 to ensure that systems of work are, so far as is reasonably practicable, safe and without risk to health;  to identify risks and set in place programmes to reduce and, if reasonably practicable, remove these risks;  to ensure that all personnel are given the necessary information, instruction and training to enable them to work in a safe manner;  to ensure the dissemination and promote the discussion of relevant information on health and safety issues;  to carry out regular safety inspections of premises and equipment;  to maintain an effective strategy with action plan for the efficient management of health and safety related issues. top RESPONSIBILITIES

The Director has overall responsibility for health and safety matters within Blue Wave and will oversee the implementation of the health and safety procedure in all areas.

Instructors are responsible for the health and safety of their students whilst delivering training.

 ensuring that the Safety Policy Statement and any procedure put in place under that Policy is brought to the attention of all personnel;  implementing and maintaining health and safety plans.

 allocating duties and responsibilities for safety matters within the club

 ensuring the provision, so far as is reasonably practicable, of safe systems of work and regular venue and equipment inspections including dynamic Risk Assessments.

 providing an effective forum for communication and consultation with staff, their representatives and accredited safety representatives on health and safety matters;

 ensuring such facilities and assistance to accredited safety representatives that they may reasonably require for the purpose of carrying out their functions;  facilitating appropriate training for staff in the health and safety aspects of their work.  ensuring that resources, where possible, are allocated for the above purposes.

Instructors will ensure that all learners under their control train in a safe manner and follow any safe working practices that may have been put in place. They will ensure that any control measures outlined in risk assessments are followed to reduce the risk of harm to both personnel and others who may be affected by their actions.

Students-have a duty to take all reasonable care of themselves and train in a safe manner. They must take care to ensure that other persons are not adversely affected by the way they train and co-operate with measures that are put in place to improve health and safety.

All employees have duties under health and safety legislation to work safely and comply with measures taken in respect of health and safety. Further duties are placed upon employers to provide a safe workplace, safe equipment, materials and procedures. The responsibility for fulfilling the employer’s duties will rest with the appropriate supervisors although overall responsibility in law will be retained by the Director. Individual liability will be assessed by a Court of Law should any form of prosecution arise. top THE ROLE OF SAFETY REPRESENTATIVES

In accordance with the provisions of the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 and the general policy of Blue Wave in relation to health and safety, the various staff associations and recognised unions representing the interests of personnel are entitled to appoint safety representatives to consult with management in matters relating to health and safety and to carry out the functions detailed in the Safety Representatives and Safety Committee Regulations 1977, as amended by the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1992, for which duties sufficient time away from work shall be allowed. top

THE ROLE OF THE HEALTH AND SAFETY COMMITTEE The Health and Safety Committee reviews safety performance in all areas of the company and recommends action, as appropriate, to management. It is chaired by the Directorand,

Director (Chair) Assistant Health and Safety Jim Hurden Adviser Instructors Lee Doski, josh palmer John Lister, Andre Gonvalves,Danny Kingston , Ryan David

top THE ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITY

HM Inspectors, based at the Chelmsford office of the Health and Safety Executive, are responsible for enforcing the provisions of health and safety legislation in respect of Blue Wave.top SPECIFIC PROCEDURES

Most area of training are categorised as low-risk but others can be very hazardous. Where hazardous work is involved, guidance in respect of procedures, equipment and training will be provided where reasonably practicable to do so, to ensure that safe working procedures can be implemented.

Communicable diseases pose a hazard in grappling and measures are in place to prevent this. top

RESPONSE TO EMERGENCIES

.As Blue Wave utilises facilities that are owned by outside agencies . Local fire orders will be followed in every building to ensure that all personnel and visitors to the premises are aware of the actions to be taken in the event of a fire.

Similar arrangements are taken for actions in the event of bomb threats or explosions. . top First Aid provisions are made to appropriate levels for all premises and details will be subject to local publication. . top ACCIDENTS during training

It is important that all accidents are reported promptly to the Director. This will ensure that, where appropriate, notification to the Health and Safety Executive can be made without delay, either by the Director a designated Instructor.

Accidents will be investigated to ensure that, by determining the causes, lessons can be learnt and working processes amended, as necessary, to prevent further injuries occurring. Accidents shall be recorded and Investigated. . top ASSESSMENT OF HAZARDS AND RISKS

The Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999 specify a requirement for risk assessments to be carried out of the work of the Instructors. A risk assessment is an examination of a specific area of work to determine whether substantial hazards (with a potential to cause harm and a probability that harm will occur) are present and, if they are, whether suitable control mechanisms are in place to prevent that harm from occurring. For the purpose of this policy, risk assessments can be defined in three categories: generic, specific and dynamic.

Generic risk assessments have been carried out for the main areas of work across the organisation , where basically the same type of work is carried out. This has been done to ensure that, so far as is reasonably practicable, any risk of harm to personnel has been:

 removed wherever possible;  reduced to an acceptable level where it cannot be removed; or  other steps have been taken to safeguard the well-being of personnel and others who may be affected . top

The generic risk assessments will ensure that all personnel facing certain hazards and risks will receive the same degree of protection. However, it is recognised that the degree of some risks will be greater at during certain aspects of training than at others. Instructors will take care to emphasise the safety points of training excercises

top FURTHER GUIDANCE

Additional guidance on particular issues is published as appropriate when a specific issue is raised and is brought to the attention of all relevant personnel. Other guidance will be added where future needs dictate.

For specific information, please consult the Health and Safety Procedures and the subsidiary policies and guidance on:

Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Fire First Aid

Infection and Communicable diseases Manual Handling Operations Risk Assessment Safety Inspection Procedures

Author: Windy Miller Next Review Date: April 2016 Date Reviewed: April 2015 Date Created: April 2009