• The development and implementation of safe systems of work. • Ensure all waste is managed and disposed of correctly. • Ensure all accidents are reported and investigated. • Ensure that any ill-health situations that are caused by work activities are reported and investigated. • Fire and emergency management. • All staff receive and implement relevant policies. • All defective procedure implemented effectively in all locations and sites. • Ensure that the poster ‘Health and Safety Law’ - What You Should Know’ will be displayed in a prominent position in the workplace (each placement). This must be available to be read by all employees. • Ensure sufficient First Aid arrangements are in place with appropriate number of first aid trained staff present at every shift.
Responsibilities of Staff for Learners and Others in their Care
All employees are responsible for the Health and Safety arrangements in relation to staff, learners, and volunteer helpers under their supervision. They will monitor their own work activities and take all reasonable steps to:
• Exercise effective supervision over all those for whom they are responsible, including learners. • Be aware of and implement safe working practices and to set a good example personally, identify actual and potential hazards and introduce procedures to minimise the possibility of mishap. • Ensure that any equipment or tools used are appropriate to that use and meet accepted safety standards. • Provide written job instructions, warning notices and signs as appropriate. • Provide appropriate clothing and safety equipment as necessary and ensure that these are used as required. • Minimise the occasions when an individual is required to work in isolation, particularly in a hazardous situation or on a hazardous process. • Evaluate promptly and, where appropriate, act on criticism of Health and Safety arrangements. • Provide opportunity for discussion of Health and Safety arrangements. • Report accidents promptly. Investigate all accidents, near miss or personal injury and take appropriate remedial action. • Provide for adequate instruction, information, and training in safe working methods and recommend suitable “off the job” training. • Where private vehicles are used to transport learners to and from SCL functions staff should ensure that child restraints and seats appropriate to the age of the children concerned are used. • Staff must ensure that all site security and safeguarding measures are fully implemented in accordance with SCL policies and site Risk Assessments.
All Employees The Employees’ Health and Safety responsibilities are to ensure that they:
• Unde rstand SCL’s Health and Safety Policy and appreciate the allocated responsibilities.
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