Bronbury Health and Safety Management System
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Bronbury Services Limited HEALTH AND SAFETY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM BRONBURY SERVICES LIMITED Prepared by the Mentor HEALTH AND SAFETY SERVICE 10-Mar-2014 1 This document is a downloaded version of the information held on our client area of the NatWest MentorLive website. This website is updated on a regular basis and therefore please ensure that you check the MentorLive website when relying upon this document, to make sure that you are using the most up to date version. Bronbury Services Limited 10-Mar-2014 2 This document is a downloaded version of the information held on our client area of the NatWest MentorLive website. This website is updated on a regular basis and therefore please ensure that you check the MentorLive website when relying upon this document, to make sure that you are using the most up to date version. Bronbury Services Limited CONTENTS INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................ 5 HEALTH AND SAFETY POLICY STATEMENT ........................................................ 7 ORGANISATION AND RESPONSIBILITIES ............................................................. 9 GENERAL RESPONSIBILITIES .................................................................................... 11 MANAGEMENT AND LEGAL .................................................................................. 13 ACCIDENTS, INCIDENTS AND NEAR MISSES ............................................................... 15 COMMUNICATION AND CONSULTATION ...................................................................... 23 COMPETENCE AND TRAINING ................................................................................... 31 CONTRACTORS ....................................................................................................... 37 DOCUMENT CONTROL ............................................................................................. 43 EMERGENCY PROCEDURES ..................................................................................... 49 PERFORMANCE MONITORING ................................................................................... 57 PERMIT TO WORK ................................................................................................... 65 RISK ASSESSMENT ................................................................................................. 71 SAFETY SIGNS ........................................................................................................ 79 PEOPLE ................................................................................................................... 85 ALCOHOL, DRUGS AND SUBSTANCE MISUSE ............................................................. 87 DRIVING AT WORK .................................................................................................. 95 FIRST AID ............................................................................................................. 105 LONE WORKING .................................................................................................... 113 NEW AND EXPECTANT MOTHERS............................................................................ 121 TEMPORARY WORKERS ......................................................................................... 129 TRAINEES AND WORK EXPERIENCE ........................................................................ 137 VIOLENCE AND AGGRESSION ................................................................................. 147 YOUNG PEOPLE AND CHILDREN ............................................................................. 155 EQUIPMENT AND MATERIALS ............................................................................ 163 ASBESTOS ........................................................................................................... 165 CONTROL OF SUBSTANCES HAZARDOUS TO HEALTH ............................................... 173 ELECTRICAL INSTALLATIONS AND FIXED EQUIPMENT ................................................ 181 LIFTING EQUIPMENT .............................................................................................. 189 MANUAL HANDLING ............................................................................................... 201 PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT ...................................................................... 211 PORTABLE ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES ...................................................................... 217 PRESSURE SYSTEMS ............................................................................................ 225 WORK EQUIPMENT ................................................................................................ 233 WORKPLACE AND ENVIRONMENT .................................................................... 245 CONFINED SPACES ............................................................................................... 247 DISPLAY SCREEN EQUIPMENT ................................................................................ 259 FIRE SAFETY ........................................................................................................ 267 10-Mar-2014 3 This document is a downloaded version of the information held on our client area of the NatWest MentorLive website. This website is updated on a regular basis and therefore please ensure that you check the MentorLive website when relying upon this document, to make sure that you are using the most up to date version. Bronbury Services Limited NOISE AT WORK ................................................................................................... 277 SLIPS, TRIPS AND FALLS ....................................................................................... 285 STRESS ............................................................................................................... 293 VIBRATION - HAND-ARM ........................................................................................ 303 WORKING AT HEIGHT ............................................................................................ 311 WORKPLACE TRANSPORT ...................................................................................... 319 WORKPLACE WELFARE ......................................................................................... 329 RECORDS OF CHANGE ....................................................................................... 339 10-Mar-2014 4 This document is a downloaded version of the information held on our client area of the NatWest MentorLive website. This website is updated on a regular basis and therefore please ensure that you check the MentorLive website when relying upon this document, to make sure that you are using the most up to date version. Bronbury Services Limited INTRODUCTION This Management System is based on nationally agreed principles, defined and developed to provide the necessary strength, flexibility and appropriate foundation for the development of a sustainable health and safety culture throughout the Company. The practical recommendations of the procedures and guidance within this online document are intended for use by all those who have a responsibility for managing our health and safety activities. We are accountable for and have a duty to organise, arrange and ensure that health and safety obligations are satisfied. The implementation of a Health and Safety Management System is a useful way of fulfilling this duty. This document is designed to be a practical tool to assist us in achieving continual improvement of our health and safety performance. Introducing a Health and Safety Management System will provide a systematic approach to reducing hazards and risks within our organisation. With the exception of the main health and safety policy statement, the system is primarily intended to be viewed online through our client area of the NatWest Mentor Website "MentorLive". All pages (with the above exception) will bear a warning to this effect and that if downloaded will only be valid on the day of downloading. NatWest Mentor will ensure that the system is maintained and kept up to date both in respect of legislative changes and requirements and the needs of the Company. Issue 2 05112012 10-Mar-2014 5 This document is a downloaded version of the information held on our client area of the NatWest MentorLive website. This website is updated on a regular basis and therefore please ensure that you check the MentorLive website when relying upon this document, to make sure that you are using the most up to date version. Bronbury Services Limited HEALTH AND SAFETY POLICY STATEMENT Bronbury Services Limited aims to ensure, so far as is reasonably practicable, the health, safety and welfare of our employees while they are at work and of others who may be affected by our undertakings. This general policy statement provides a commitment and intent to comply with the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974. To ensure the principles of health and safety are clearly understood throughout the Company, we will be committed to: complying with relevant health and safety laws and regulations, voluntary programmes, collective agreements on health and safety and other requirements to which the Company subscribes; setting and monitoring of health and safety objectives for the Company; effective communication of and consultation on health and safety matters throughout the Company; assessing the risks to the safety and health of our employees and others who may be affected by our activities