M3.23 Managing Health and Safety at Work

REFLECTIVE REVIEW - M3.23 MANAGING HEALTH AND SAFETY AT WORK

|Centre Number: |Centre Name : |
|Candidate Registration No |Candidate Name:
|Please use the headings shown below when writing up your assignment |Assessment Criteria |
| |Two pieces of legislation relating to health, |
|Review of health and safety roles and responsibilities |safety and welfare at work are identified |
| |Two duties statute law imposes on both the |
|Carry out a review of your role and responsibilities in relation |manager and the team is are explained |
|To health, safety, welfare and environment protection at work. You should: |The manager’s responsibilities contained |
| |within the organisation’s Health and Safety |
|identified |
|Explain what is meant by “a competent person” in your workplace in the context of |Expertise available in the organisation to |
|health and safety |help and advise the manager on health and |
|Identify two ways you can provide health and safety information, instruction and |safety issues is identified |
|training to your team | |
|Identify the expertise available in your organisation to help and advise you | |
|regarding issues of health and safety and environmental protection | |
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|(weighting 50% of the total mark) | |
|Risk assessment | |
| |A simple risk assessment is conducted in the |
|Conduct a simple risk assessment in your workplace and |workplace |
|explain one practical accident prevention and control |One practical accident prevention and control |
|measure that could be implemented |measure that could be implemented in the |
| |workplace is explained |
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|(weighting 40% of the total mark) | |
|Environmental responsibility | |
| |The importance of environmental responsibility|
|Explain the importance of environmental responsibility for |for your organisation is explained |
|your organisation and what action you could take to enable |The action the first line manager could take |
|the organisation to fulfil its environmental responsibility |to enable the organisation to fulfil its |
| |environmental responsibility is described |
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|(weighting 10% of the total mark) | |
|By submitting I confirm that this assessment is my own work |
MARK SHEET - REFLECTIVE REVIEW - M3.23 MANAGING HEALTH AND SAFETY AT WORK

|Centre number |Centre name : Grundy Park Leisure Centre |
|Candidate registration no |Candidate named below confirms authenticity of submission |
| |NAME: |
|Criteria |Strengths | Weaknesses |Assr |QA mark |
| | | |mark | |
|Review of health and safety roles and | | | | |
|responsibilities | | | | |
| |See below | | | |
|Two pieces of legislation relating to health, safety | | | | |
|and welfare at work are identified | | | | |
|Two duties statute law imposes on both the manager | | | | |
|and the team are explained | | | | |
|The manager’s responsibilities contained within the | | | | |
|organisation’s Health and Safety Policy are outlined | | | | |
|The meaning of “a competent person” is explained | | | | |
|Two ways to provide Health and Safety information, | | | | |
|instruction and training to the team are identified | | | | |
|Expertise available in the organisation to help and | | | | |
|advise the manager on health and safety issues is | | | | |
|identified | | | | |
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| | | |/50% | |
|Risk assessment | | | | |
| |Concern - Poolside spectators – | | | |
|A simple risk assessment is conducted in the |children going from seats into |Time frame to rectify. | | |
|workplace |pool. | | | |
|One practical accident prevention and control measure|-Solution - Erect Barrier, better| | | |
|that could be implemented in the workplace is |signage | | | |
|explained | | | | |
| | | |/40% | |
|Environmental responsibility | | | | |
| |Environmental policy which is up | | | |
|The importance of environmental responsibility for |on 3rd reception, read and define|Money cost to recycle | | |
|your organisation is explained |in own words. | | | |
|The action the first line manager could take to |Increase recycling, introduce new| | | |
|enable the organisation to fulfil its environmental |bins throughout centre dual bins,| | | |
|responsibility is described |general rubbish, plastics. | | | |
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| | | |/10% | |
|Assessor’s decision |Quality assurance use |
|Outcome |Total Marks |Outcome |Total Marks |
|(circle as applicable) | |(circle as applicable) | |
| PASS FAIL |Total 50%+ overall | PASS FAIL |Total 50%+ overall |
|Section fail if applicable: |Date of IQA check: |
|Name of assessor |Name of IQA |
|Assessor signature |IQA signature |
|ILM EV signature |Date externally verified (where applicable) |

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Review of health and safety roles and responsibilities (50%)

• Two pieces of legislation relating to health, safety and welfare at work are identified

Health & Safety @ Work Act 1974 in particular - “section 2 General Duties of employers to their employees. (1) it shall be the duty of every employer to ensure, so far as is reasonably practicable, the health , safety and welfare at work of all his employees” (http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1974/37/section/2) I.e. the facility management have provided all staff with a Pool Safety Operating Procedure ( PSOP) to ensure all operational staff know how to run and manage a pool environment to a safe standard..

Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulation 1998 ( PUER) in particular “ Part 2 – Regulation 9 – (1) Every employer shall ensure that all persons who use work equipment have received adequate training for such purposes of health & 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. (http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1998/2306/regulation/9/made) I.e. The facility management have produced a training manual with clear instructions, guidance and training records to ensure staff are trained to the exact same standards

• Two duties statute law imposes on both the manager and the team is are explained

Statute law is written law set down by a legislature or by a legislator.

Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 1974 CHAPTER 37 An Act to make further provision for securing the health, safety and welfare of persons at work, for protecting others against risks to health or safety in connection with the activities of persons at work, for controlling the keeping and use and preventing the unlawful acquisition, possession and use of dangerous substances, and for controlling certain emissions into the atmosphere; to make further provision with respect to the employment medical advisory service; to amend the law relating to building regulations, and the Building (Scotland) Act 1959; and for connected purposes.[31st July 1974]

Regulations

The Control of Noise at Work Regulations 2005 (the Noise Regulations) came into force for all industry sectors in Great Britain on 6 April 2006 (except for the music and entertainment sectors where they came into force on 6 April 2008).

The aim of the Noise Regulations is to ensure that workers' hearing is protected from excessive noise at their place of work, which could cause them to lose their hearing and/or to suffer from tinnitus (permanent ringing in the ears).

The Control of Noise at Work Regulations 2005 replace the Noise at Work Regulations 1989.

• The manager’s responsibilities contained within the organisation’s Health and Safety Policy are outlined

• The meaning of “a competent person” is explained?

A competent person is someone with the necessary skills, knowledge and experience to manage health and safety

• Two ways to provide Health and Safety information, instruction and training to the team are identified

1. Induction Training:

The induction pack covers everything: - from who we are i.e. GPLC, BLMSO and the council - what is expected in your job role - Question and Answers papers on varied concerns i.e. EAP, H & S, COSHH - Set up and breakdown sheets detailing how to use all sports equipment - How to use cleaning equipment, cleaning standards and COSHH - Fire routes, fire exits and fire equipment

2. Monthly Training Systems:

Each month a training session is held, this is on the last Thursday of each month between 19.30 -21.30 there are six topics, Customer care, PSOP, EAP, Cleaning and Cleaning machines, Sales and Retention, Sports Equipment. These sessions are use dot update staff on updates on procedures and refreshers training

• Expertise available in the organisation to help and advise the manager on health and safety issues is identified

Grundy Park Leisure Centre has a wealth of knowledge and experience - Area Manager – Kevin Fleet, H &S trained via ISRM, first aid at work TA - Deputy Area Manager – Iain Huckett, H & S trained by IOSH, 18 years of knowledge of working within Borough of Broxbourne, l - Duty Managers – first aid trained, first aid trainers, NPLQ trained, NPLQ TA. - The facility also has a subscriptions tops and Advice- Health and Safety, Leisure opportunities, Health & safety Matters, workplace law, all which give updated advice and any change in the law.

- The Borough of Broxbourne also has a shared post with Hertsmere council for a Health & safety co-coordinator. Mr Geoff Schooling, Geoff is H &S trained to NEBOSH .

- Risk Assessment are carried out on the facility, equipment, users, staff, contractors, Noise, COSHH, DSE all which are reviewed annually by a competent person

- Weekly facility inspections are carried out by the Deputy Area Manager – this covers not only cleaning aspect , but maintenance, signage , marketing and any other area that may of been missed by the duty manger team.

- The facility y undergoes a annual H & S audit by an external company Right Directions, and a Bi Annual Quest inspection along with Environmental Health inspections for the kitchen areas, and the local council also inspection the facility once per month to ensure we are delivering a programme of high standards and keeping the facility clean and safe for users.

- Any issues highlighted by any of the above are recorded on a performance Management System (PMS) this system identifies different concerns and then relevant department are able to access the information and take the appropriate action, once concerns rectified the concerns in then logged on the system, but reports can be generated to track any trends.