Why is it important to manage safely? Rachel Bundy
City of Lincoln 10K Road Race Sponsorship Marketing Volunteers Logistics Health and Safety Administration Rachel Bundy 2
Key Learning Points Why is it important to manage safely? What does the law say about Health and Safety? Your responsibilities as a manager What is risk? How do we evaluate risk? How can do we control risk? What is a risk assessment? Rachel Bundy 3
Why is it important to manage safely? Legal It s the law! Moral Duty of reasonable care Financial Reduce sick pay Control downtime Reduce negative PR Reduce the possibility of fines and personal injury claims Save money through reduced insurance premiums Rachel Bundy 4
What does the law say? Health and Safety Executive (HSE) The British Government body responsible for the encouragement, regulation and enforcement of workplace health, safety and welfare Health and Safety at Work act 1974 Employers must ensure so far as is reasonably practicable the health and safety and welfare of their employees and anyone else who may be affected by their work activities Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999 Every employer shall make a suitable and sufficient assessment of the risks to health and safety of his employees to which they are exposed at work Rachel Bundy 5
What are your responsibilities as a manager? Responsibility leads to accountability You are ultimately accountable for assessing and managing risks Employers must carry out risk assessments of reasonably foreseeable risks and to implement risk controls so far as is reasonably practicable Reasonably Foreseeable Reasonably Practicable Rachel Bundy 6
What is a risk? Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999 Every employer shall make a suitable and sufficient assessment of the risks to health and safety of his employees to which they are exposed at work Hazard Anything that has the potential to cause harm Hazardous Event When someone or something interacts with that hazard Consequence Is the outcome of the hazardous event Rachel Bundy 7
Hazard Anything that has the potential to cause harm Hazardous Event When someone or something interacts with that hazard Consequence Is the outcome of the hazardous event Rachel Bundy 8
Hazard Anything that has the potential to cause harm Hazardous Event When someone or something interacts with that hazard Consequence Is the outcome of the hazardous event Rachel Bundy 9
Group Exercise Identify one hazard associated with the race Identify the hazardous event(s) Aggression and violence Chemicals Computer workstations Electricity Fire Getting in and out Heights Housekeeping Identify the consequence(s) Common Hazards Lighting Manual handling Noise Vibration Slips and trips Stress Temperature Vehicles Rachel Bundy 10
What is a risk? Risk Is the calculation of the likelihood of a hazardous event occurring and the severity of harm caused by the hazardous event Likelihood Is a measure of the chance that a hazardous event will occur Severity Is a measure of the likely effect of that hazardous event Rachel Bundy 11
Evaluating Risks Rachel Bundy 12
Group Exercise Use the hazardous event you identified before Assess the likelihood of that hazardous event occurring Assess the severity of the hazardous event Calculate a risk number and determine if it s a low, medium or high risk Rachel Bundy 13
Controlling and Minimising Risks Reduce Likelihood Reduce Severity Rachel Bundy 14
Hierarchy of Risk Controls Eliminate Reduce and Replace Isolate and Control Safe Systems of Work Personal Protective Equipment Rachel Bundy 15
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Group Exercise Use the hazardous event you identified before Apply your risk control measure to the hazard Assess the likelihood of that hazardous event occurring Assess the severity of the hazardous event Calculate a new risk number Rachel Bundy 24
Risk Assessment Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999 Every employer shall make a suitable and sufficient assessment of the risks to health and safety of his employees to which they are exposed at work 1) Identify risks 2) Evaluate risks 3) Control and minimise risks Rachel Bundy 25
Key Learning Points Why is it important to manage safely? What does the law say about Health and Safety? Your responsibilities as a manager What is risk? How do we evaluate risk? How can do we control risk? What is a risk assessment? Rachel Bundy 26
Any questions? Rachel Bundy 27