Health and Safety Policy for the UK Office
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Health and Safety Policy Statement
Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974
This is the Health and Safety Policy Statement of 24-7 Prayer for the UK
Our statement of general policy is:
- to provide adequate control of the health and safety risks arising from our work activities;
- to consult with our employees on matters affecting their health and safety;
- to provide and maintain safe plant and equipment;
- to ensure safe handling and use of substances;
- to provide information, instruction and supervision for employees;
- to ensure all employees are competent to do their tasks, and to give them adequate training;
- to prevent accidents and cases of work-related ill health;
- to maintain safe and healthy working conditions; and
- to review and revise this policy as necessary at regular intervals.
Signed:
James Thomas
Chairman of Trustees
04/04/2011
Review date: 04/04/2012
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Responsibilities
1. Overall and final responsibility for health and safety is that of the 24-7 Prayer Trustees.
2. Day-to-day responsibility for ensuring this policy is put into practice is delegated to the Finance Director.
3. To ensure health and safety standards are maintained/improved, the following people have responsibility in the following areas:
| Name | Responsibility |
|---|---|
| Peter Ward | Office and Home Working Safety |
| Sheena Littlehale | Resources and Merchandise Safety |
4. All employees have to:
- co-operate with supervisors and managers on health and safety matters;
- not interfere with anything provided to safeguard their health and safety;
- take reasonable care of their own health and safety; and
- report all health and safety concerns to an appropriate person (as detailed in this policy statement).
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Health and safety risks arising from our work activities
- Risk assessments will be undertaken by the Finance Director.
- The findings of the risk assessments will be reported to the 24-7 Prayer UK Strategy Team.
- Action required to remove/control risks will be approved by the 24-7 Prayer UK Strategy Team.
- The 24-7 Prayer UK Strategy Team will be responsible for ensuring the action required is implemented.
- The Finance Director will check that the implemented actions have removed/reduced the risks.
- Assessments will be reviewed every year or when the work activity changes, whichever is soonest.
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Consultation with employees
- Employee representative(s) are
- Theresa Malinowska
- Consultation with employees is provided by the 24-7 Prayer Finance Director.
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Information, instruction and supervision
- The Health and Safety Law poster is displayed on the wall next to the office entrance. Leaflets are issued by the Finance Director.
- Health and safety advice is available from the Finance Director.
- Supervision of young workers/trainees will be arranged, undertaken and monitored by the individuals Line Manager or Training Course Coordinator.
- The Finance Director is responsible for ensuring that our employees working at locations under the control of other employers, are given relevant health and safety information.
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Competency for tasks and training
- Induction training will be provided for all employees by their Line Manager.
- Job specific training will be provided by the individuals Line Manager.
- Specific jobs requiring special training are:
- None currently.
- Training records are kept by the individuals Line Manager.
- Training will be identified, arranged and monitored by the individuals Line Manager.
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Accidents, first aid and work-related ill health
- Health surveillance is required for employees doing the following jobs:
- Currently none.
- Health surveillance will be arranged by:
- N/A.
- Health surveillance records will be kept by/at:
- N/A.
- The first aid box is kept on the same table as the office printers.
- The appointed person/first aider is
- Theresa Malinowska
- All accidents and cases of work-related ill health are to be recorded in the accident book. The book is held by the Finance Director and kept on the same table as the office printers.
- The Finance Director is responsible for reporting accidents, diseases and dangerous occurrences to the enforcing authority.
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Monitoring
- To check our working conditions, and ensure our safe working practices are being followed, checks to review the general safety of the office and any risks noted in the risk register will take place quarterly. The accident book will be filled in whenever an incident occurs, and remedial action will be taken to prevent further occurances where possible.
- The Finance Director is responsible for investigating accidents.
- The Finance Director is responsible for investigating work-related causes of sickness absences.
- The Finance Director or relevant Line Manager is responsible for acting on investigation findings to prevent a recurrence, depending on the nature of the finding.
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Emergency procedures fire and evacuation
- The Finance Director is responsible for ensuring the fire risk assessment is undertaken and implemented.
- Escape routes are checked by the Finance Director every quarter.
- Fire extinguishers are maintained and checked by DDC Ltd yearly.
- Alarms are tested by DDC Ltd every six months.
- Emergency evacuation will be tested at least once per year.
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Risk Assessment
Below is a link to the Risk Assessment, completed on 4/4/2011.
