Safety Health Welfare at Work Act 2005 Guidance

Safety Health & Welfare at Work Act 2005 Guidance for Employers and Business Managers

Management of H & S Ø ‘Managing & Conducting’ Ø Safety Statement Ø Management Systems Ø Behaviour Ø Employee Ø Employer

Competent Person Ø Employers duty Ø Appointment Ø Internal vs. external Ø Job specification Ø Role of safety manager/advisor/coordinator Ø Responsibilities

Penalisation & Protection Ø Empowerment? Ø Serious & imminent danger Ø Dismissal Ø Procedures & policies Ø Referral to rights commissioners Ø Labour Court

Hazard Identification Ø Competent assessment Ø Forseeability Ø Hierarchy of control Ø New hazards Ø Ø noise, vibration and radiation Sensitive groups & inexperienced workers

Safety Statement Ø ‘Review where necessary’ Ø Accountability Ø Language likely to be understood Ø Extracts where necessary Ø Preventative arrangements Ø Other persons at the place of work Ø Emergency plans

Consultation - Employees Ø Demonstrate means of consultation Ø ‘in advance’ Ø Safety representative(s) Ø Safety committees

Forthcoming Regulations Ø Construction Ø First aid Ø Workplace Ø Accident reporting Ø Quarries Ø Protection of young Ø Carcinogens Ø Chemical agents Ø Pregnant employees Ø Work equipment Ø Night work & shift work Ø Manual handling Ø Working at height Ø Display screen equipment Ø Vibration Ø Safety signs Ø Electricity persons Ø Explosive atmospheres

Emergencies & Serious Danger Ø Right to refuse to work Ø Anticipated foreseeable serious risks Ø Emergency plan Ø Not just fire! Ø Instruction, training information Ø Mandatory requirements Ø Ø Fire fighting, first aid, evacuation of persons Inform employees

Role of Safety Manager Ø ‘Knowledge, experience & training’ Ø Any additional requirements? Ø Management systems Ø Auditing Ø Adequate resources Ø Advisory role Ø Training

Training issues Ø Linked to competency Ø Language & understanding Ø Impact of training together with necessary information, training and supervision Ø Training needs analysis Ø Employee duties

Typical Questions - 2005 Act Ø Numbers of safety Ø construction? representative(s)? Ø Ø Advance notice? Ø Work together? On the spot fines Ø Ø Students? Ø Employees duties? Ø Responsibilities for the public? Review of risk assessment? Ø Extracts of safety statement? When, what, where? Ø Client requirements in Ø Appeals against inspectors decisions? Ø Employee appeal to rights commissioner?