Useful Links
Health & Safety
Executive (HSE)
HSE is the national independent watchdog for work-related health, safety and illness.
They are an independent regulator and act in the public interest to reduce work-related death and serious injury across Great Britain’s workplaces.
Safe Learner website
The health, safety and welfare of learners, when taking part in programmes involving work experience (of whatever type), depends on 6 essential factors which are all equally important.
Safe Learner Website -
Still there but being migrated to
Direct Gov
Fire Safety in Construction
The second edition of Fire safety in construction explains how everyone involved in construction projects can comply with their legal duties relating to fire risks. It is aimed at all those with a role for developing and managing construction sites, including clients and designers, and is relevant to all construction projects, including small refurbishment sites.
Subcontractor Health
and Safety Audit
Checklist
NTN strive to subcontract with quality providers and to enure all legal requirements are adhered to.
Please see
attached
NTN's Health and Safety Audit Checklist.
Health & Safety
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This webpage is designed to provide up to date information on Health &
Safety for work based learning.
NTN and The Derbyshire Network have linked together to provide information for members as well as organising quarterly network meetings.
The next Network Meeting will be held on 17th July 2012 - 10am to 12pm at Nottingham Trent University, School of Animal, Rural and Environmental Sciences, Brackenhurst, Southwell, Nottinghamshire, NG25 0QF. For a map and directions to the venue please click here.
To register your attendance at this event please click here.
Please click here for minutes from previous Health and Safety Network Meetings.
Legislation
Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974
Employer’s duties
- Every employer shall ensure, so far as is reasonably practicable, the health,
safety and welfare at work of their employees. The duty extends to the provision of plant and systems of work that are, so far as is reasonably practicable, safe and without risks to health, and the provision of such information, instruction, training and supervision as is necessary to ensure, so
far as is reasonably practicable, the health and safety at work of employees (Section 2). - Every employer shall conduct their undertaking in such a way as to
ensure, so far as is reasonably practicable, that persons not in their employment who may be affected thereby are not exposed to risks to
their health or safety (Section 3).
Employee’s duties
Every employee has a duty, while at work:
- To take reasonable care for their own health and safety and of other
persons who may be affected by their acts or omissions at work. - To co-operate with the employer so far as is necessary to enable the
employer or any other person to comply with a duty or requirement imposed
by health and safety law (Section 7).
So far as is reasonably practicable is a term encountered throughout health and safety laws. It recognises that a balance needs to be achieved between the degree of risk in a particular job or workplace against the time, cost and physical difficulty of taking measures to avoid or reduce the risk. However, except where these factors are out of proportion compared to the degree of risk, the measures should always be taken.
Definition taken from the HSE website.
For more useful information please visit http://www.hse.gov.uk/
Updates
British Safety Council
Speak Up, Stay Safe Campaign
Every 40 minutes a young person is seriously injured in the workplace. The British Safety Council thinks this position is unacceptable.
In June 2010, they launched at national campaign aimed at young people to increase their awareness of hazards in the workplace. Speak Up, Stay Safe is a new campaign from the British Safety Council. Our mission is twofold:
- To highlight the dangers that young people face every day in the workplace
- To encourage young people to speak up if they feel in an unsafe situation
Includes video clips, top 10 tips, know your rights, case studies etc
http://www.britsafe.org/speakupstaysafe/
Reminder:
The Level 1 Award is free for all UK based schools, colleges and other organisations working with young people in full-time education. Also available to those not in education, employment or training (NEET) These include public and private training providers, the prison and probation service and other institutions.
The British Safety Council provides free teacher and student materials. Recommended teaching time is 6-8 hours. Assessment is via a 40-question multiple-choice examination which is available on-demand throughout the year.
All marking is done by the British Safety Council. Results and certificates are issued within five working days.
http://www.britsafe.org/examinationshub/level1.aspx
Be Safe Booklets
Be Safe Booklets are very useful for gauging learner knowledge on health and safety. These booklets are only available to download.
Contact us
If you have any enquiries regarding Health & Safety within wbl please contact:
Joanne at Nottinghamshire Training Network - 01623 404341 or email: joanne@ntn-wbl.org.uk
Sharon at The Derbyshire Network - 01773 744081 or email: sharon.nash@thederbyshirenetwork.org