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Our policy is to provide and maintain safe and healthy working conditions,
equipment and systems of work for all our employees, and to provide such
information, training and supervisions as they need for this purpose.
We also accept our responsibility for the health and safety of other
people who may be affected by our activities.
The
allocation of duties for all safety matters and the particular arrangements,
which we will make to implement the policy, are set out below.
The
policy will be kept up to date, particularly as the business changes in nature
and size. To ensure this, the
policy and the way in which it is operated will be reviewed every year.
All
operating directors have the responsibility to ensure that the safety of the
work environment is maintained and that they will supervise and support line
managers under their control.
Line
managers are responsible a for the implementation of the company health and
safety policy within their sphere of influence.
All managers should ensure staff are aware of their duties and are
trained to the agreed level of working practice.
Ensure that reportable injuries are dealt with immediately according to
the Reporting of Injuries Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 1985.
2.3 Supervisors And Department Managers
Department
managers and supervisors are responsible for implementing the company health and
safety policy in the area under their control.
All supervisors and departmental managers should ensure that staff
complies with their statutory duties and that regular checks are made to see
that correct working practices are being maintained.
All staff should receive instruction in working practices and be aware of
hazards, which may exist, and this group will be responsible to ensure this
happens. The supervisor and
departmental managers will also be responsible for reporting of accidents, staff
training and taking immediate action should a hazard be identified.
All members of staff
should be aware of their own responsibility and that of others and co-operate
fully with the company in maintaining a safe working environment.
Staff must not interfere with or
misuse equipment and must wear the correct protective clothing
as required by law/company. All
staff should report to their supervisor any unsafe practices, equipment or
working conditions.
Every employee who suffers personal injury by accident must have this
incident recorded. It is the
responsibility of the manager of site to ensure that the details of every
accident are duly noted. This
record must include particulars of:
1.
The date and time of the accident or dangerous occurrences
2.
In the case of an accident, the particulars of the person injured to
include name, occupation, and nature of injury or condition.
3.
The place where the accident/dangerous occurrences took place.
4.
A description of the circumstances.
Part
1 of the official register F2509 from HMSO may be used.
Three
categories of accident arising out of or in connection with work are reportable:
Fatal
Accidents, Major Injury Accidents and three-day accidents
Major
Injury accidents are defined as:
Fracture
of the skull, spine or pelvis
Fracture
of any bone in the arm, leg, wrist or ankle
Amputation
of a hand, foot, toe or finger.
The
loss of sight of an eye, a penetrating injury to an eye or a chemical or hot
metal burns to the eye.
Injury
(including burns) requiring medical treatment or causing loss of consciousness
case from the absorption of any substance by inhalation, ingestion or though the
skin.
Acute
illness requiring medical treatment where there is reason to believe that this
resulted from exposure to a pathogen or infected material.
Any
other injury, which results in the person, injured being admitted into hospital
for more than 24 hours.
2.
Where
an accident occurs which involves a death or serious injury, the responsible
person (area Manager) must notify the enforcing authority.
This must initially be by telephone and followed up in writing within 7
days using form F2508
Where
an accident at work in capitates a person for more than three consecutive days
and prevents them from work of a kind which they might reasonably expected to
do, the Manager must report the incident to their area manager who will inform
the enforcing authority by means of a written report using form F2508.
This report must be submitted with 7 days of accident.
Certain
dangerous occurrences must be notified to the enforcing authority by the
quickest possible means, followed by written notification using form F208 within
7 days.
The
dangerous occurrences most relevant to the catering industry and which are
notable are as follows:
Collapse
of, or overturning of, or the failure of any load-bearing part of any lift,
hoist, crane, derrick or mobile powered access beam.
The
explosion, collapse or bursting of any closed vessel, including a boiler or
boiler tube, in which internal pressure was above or below atmosphere pressure,
which might have been liable to cause death or injury.
An
electrical short circuit or overload followed by a fire or explosion which
resulted in the stoppage of the plant involved for more than 24 hours.