ESS Health and Safety Action Plan 2007/08
Each service area within the ESS Directorate is committed to continually improving health and safety performance and this is demonstrated through the development of annual Health and Safety Action Plans. A summary of key actions are identified below:
Maintenance
- Assess training requirements and arrange training as necessary
- Set up Health & Safety library for staff
- Revise gas safety policy
- Revise asbestos management policy
- Review risk assessments
Improvements
- Assess training requirements and arrange training as necessary
- Source suitable CDM C training provider
- Review risk assessments
Capital Development
- Assess training requirements and arrange training as necessary
- Review risk assessments
Facilities Management
- Identify key roles and responsibilities
- Produce Health and Safety manual for the service
- Assess training requirements and arrange training as necessary
- Initiate annual Health & Safety event for staff
- Monitor Health & Safety performance against industry standards
- Review risk assessments
- Develop policy to manage risks associated with HAVS
Customer Services and Administration
- Review risk assessments
- Assess training requirements and arrange training as necessary
- Review COSHH and manual handling assessments
- Train DSE assessor and review DSE assessments
- Develop and implement lone worker monitoring procedure