Corporate Health & Safety Risk Register

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1 Risk Register Entity:, Risk Assessment open, Current Risk version, Risk is open 13/04/ :42:55 Risk Description Potential Causes Potential s Current Controls Oonagh O'Doherty ( Officer) Items in Group: 11 HS3 Risk that workplace standards legislation will be breached and commitments to stakeholders not upheld (Asbestos Mgt; Fire Risk Assessment; Electricity (Fixed and Portable); Legionella Testing; Security/Access/Egress) employer is required to ensure so far as is reasonably practicable the health, safety and welfare at work of all its employees. Inconsistencies to approach to ensuring compliance with legislation in relation to Premises Management. Lack of policies/procedures; Lack of knowledge; Unclear roles & responsibilities Workforce Safety & Welfare; Financial; ; ; Business Continuity Property Management Team Asbestos Management Plan Fire Risk Assessments Electrical & PAT Testing Legionella Management System and Schedule communication & training to Premises Managers Premises Managers have access to shared network drive Internal Audits completed by external Consultant Liaison with Emergency Planning Officer regarding evacuation/emergency procedures Fire Evacuation Plans for all premises Trained Fire Wardens Covalent targets set for workplace standards for all service Premises Risk Assessments in place which detail all workplace standards risks Workplace standards considered at and Health, Safety & Wellbeing Meetings

2 Risk Description Potential Causes Potential s Current Controls HS4 Plant & Machinery (Handling; Inspection & Testing; Electricity; Noise/Vibration; PPE; Workplace Transport) Risk that work equipment legislation will be breached. HS14 Risk of an employee working alone not being able to raise the alarm as a result of an incident/illness. HS2 The risk that Council work activities have not been risk assessed. HS8 Risk that workforce and contractors employed do not receive appropriate information, instruction, training or supervision at appropriate times. employer is required to ensure that all persons who use work equipment have received adequate training for purposes of health and safety including training in the methods which may be adopted when using the work equipment, any risks which such use may entail and precautions to be taken. employers are required to ensure that work equipment is maintained in an efficient state, in efficient working order and in good repair. Lack of identifying and addressing the risk through a risk assessment process; Lack of training employers must make a suitable and sufficient assessment of health and safety risks to employees and others. employer is required to provide informatin, instruction, training and supervision as is necessary to ensure, so far as is reasonably practicable, the health safety at work of his employees. Accident/Injury Workforce safety and welfare; Violence/agression towards employees Workforce Safety & Welfare Insufficient competent persons; Injury / Ill Health; breach in legislation Individual Departmental controls in place for equipment and machinery Noise and Vibration Risk Assessments for equipment completed PUWER Assessments completed for all equipment and recommendations implemented Workplace Transport Risk Assessments completed Traffic Management Plans in place Statutory Inspection programme for mechanical, electrical, boiler, pressure and lifting plant Lone Working Risk Assessments and SSOWs in place for high risk Departmental controls for Lone Working Lone Working procedures reviewed regularly at Health Safety and Wellbeing Meetings Documented Risk Assessments in place for all service in compliance with OHS All service have Risk Assessments & SSOWs in place and annual KPIs set for all service Internal and external audit processes Induction for new employees training needs identified Training requirements communicated to all service Training reviewed monthly in and quarterly on a corporate basis 2

3 Risk Description Potential Causes Potential s Current Controls HS11 Risk from lack of contractor management HS15 Risk from lack of internal audits to determine if the Council Health and Safety policy and arrangements are being properly implemented and maintained. HS18 Risk of employees sustaining injuries as a result of their workstation set up (ie) Repetitive Strain Injury/headaches etc. Lack of understanding fhat the Council needs to satisfy themselves that contractors are competent (ie they have sufficient skills and knowledge) to do the job safely and without risks to health and safety. Lack of understanding of the benefit of having in place an internal audit procedure that addresses the responsibilities, competencies and requirements for planning and conducting audits, reporting results and retaining associated records. Lack of identifying and addressing the risk through a risk assessment process. Injury / Ill Health; Property damage Financial Operational Stakeholder Confidence Failure to implement/conform with policy. implications Accidents/incidents Staff Morale Workforce safety and welfare Property Management Team Panel of Contractors Screening of Contractors Procedures Control of Contractors procedure agreed Training to Premises Managers Permit to Work system in place Internal and external audit processes Audit arrangements within all Directorates Audits & Housekeeping within all service External consultants completing audits across Council to ensure compliance with OHS18001 Monthly, quarterly and 6-monthly Health & Safety inspections completed by Premises Managers, Managers and Property Management DSE risk monitored by Health, Safety & Wellbeing Committee DSE Risk Assessments completed for high risk cases Objectives and targets set on Covalent Council Learning Pool provides on-line DSE Assessment facility 3

4 Risk Description Potential Causes Potential s Current Controls HS16 Risk that opportunities for improvement will be missed due to lack of management review. HS5 Non-compliance with existing and new health and safety legal requirements. management reviews of the health and safety policy and arrangements are required to ensure their continuing suitability, adequacy and effectiveness. There is a risk that the Council does not have robust mechanisms in place to identify, keep up to date with and inform workforce with rlevant legislation. This may lead to a breach in legislation. Workforce safety and welfare. Officer reporting quarterly to Health, Safety & Wellbeing Committee chaired by Chief Executive and attended by Directors, Lead Officers and Trade Unions Training delivered to senior managers and elected members Online Accident & Incident Reporting System which also records all internal and external audit items Health Safety & Wellbeing Committee acts as review mechanism Monthly meetings between H & S Officer and Lead Assurance Officer Monthly meetings between H & S Officer, Strategic Directors, Heads of and Lead Officers for high risk Health and Safety Team in place Environmental Health Department communications Access to Croner updates via HR Auditing by external consultants Register in place which covers all service. Held on intranet and maintained by Third Party Consultants. This is reviewed on an annual basis under OHS18001 Subscription to CEDREC which provides monthly bulletins and H & S Updates. Accessed by Heads of and relevant Managers. Attendance at LASAN meetings

5 Risk Description Potential Causes Potential s Current Controls HS9 There is a risk from lack of consultation with employees to maintain H&S arrangements. amployer is required to consult his or her employees so as to make and maintain arrangements to enable the employer and employees to cooperate to promote and develop safety, health and welfare and to monitor the effectiveness of those measures. Breach in legislation; Inappropriate systems Operational Health Safety & Wellbeing Committee chaired by Chief Executive and meets quarterly, from which corporate powerpoint template is generated and communicated to all meetings within Quarterly updates to employees through Heads of Monthly meetings between H & S Officer, Strategic Directors, Heads of and Lead Officers for high risk