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1 Stnrs for Hlth n Sfty Informtion for mployrs on th Lrning n Skills Counil s hlth n sfty stnrs for lrnrs

2 Informtion for mployrs on th Lrning n Skills Counil s hlth n sfty stnrs for lrnrs Stnrs for Hlth n Sfty Informtion for mployrs on th Lrning n Skills Counil s hlth n sfty stnrs for lrnrs Introution Th Lrning n Skills Counil (LSC) provis funs to mny orgnistions ( fun orgnistions ): ollgs; trining provirs; shools; Lol Authoritis; voluntry orgnistions n mployrs. Th LSC os this to hlp provi th skills th ountry ns through th provision of highqulity trining n lrning for iniviuls or lrnrs. Th trm lrnrs inlus trins, pprntis, stunts, pupils n othrs, inluing in som ss n mployr s own mploys who riv trining or lrning fun y th LSC. Th LSC rquirs tht ll th trining n lrning tht it funs tks pl in sf, hlthy n supportiv nvironmnt, rgrlss of whr it is livr or who th lrnr is with. Muh of th trining n lrning it funs is votionl n tks pl for tim with mployrs. Fun orgnistions must jug th suitility of hlth n sfty in th pl whr trining n lrning is onut. This oftn mns rrying out hlth n sfty ssssmnts of mployrs n th work lotions whr lrnrs r going to trin, lrn n work. Th LSC hs gr n pproh with th Hlth n Sfty Exutiv (HSE) n th Dprtmnt for Eution n Skills (DfES) tht uss hlth n sfty prourmnt stnr for ll thos involv with LSC-fun lrnrs. This hs n on to hlp ru urury n provi lrity of LSC xpttions. At th sm tim it shoul provi onsistny of stnrs n th ssurn tht lrnrs r in sf, hlthy n supportiv nvironmnts. Th Burury Tsk For supports this pproh, n hs rommn th us of this singl vlition prinipl in its rport Extning Trust (LSC, 2004). Th LSC stnrs rflt th min hlth n sfty lgl rquirmnts tht xist to prott prsons t work n othrs fft y work, n shoul no mor thn mployrs o lry. Th LSC hops tht y stting lr stnrs, smll- n miumsiz ompnis in prtiulr will ttr unrstn thir oligtions. Th LSC wnts hlth n sfty ssssmnts to unrtkn only on vry on, two or thr yrs, pning on th risk (high, mium n low). This is to voi fun orgnistions hving to uplit ssssmnts.w know tht thr r urrntly n stimt 1 million uplit ssssmnts yr. This not 2

3 Informtion for mployrs on th Lrning n Skills Counil s hlth n sfty stnrs for lrnrs only wsts mony, ut frustrts mny mployrs n n isourg thm from oming involv in trining n lrning progrmms. To ru uplition, th LSC is sking mployrs who r ssss to provi with rtifit of ssssmnt. Employrs n show this to othrs so tht th ssssmnt os not hv to rri out gin. Thr r nin or stnrs, n ths r st out in this lflt. Th tnth stnr is spifi to th lrnr n will n to gr for h lrnr us of iniviul ns n th uty of r ow to thm. For mployrs who o not mt ll th stnrs, th ssssor shoul signpost th mployr to pproprit sours of vi n ssistn. In most ss, th ssssor will gr n tion or vlopmnt pln with th mployr to hlp hiv th stnrs. In ition, th LSC hs vlop wsit ( with usful links to hlp mployrs otin furthr informtion. Whn n mployr or lotion hivs th hlth n sfty stnrs, it is hop tht thir fforts will rognis y othrs, inluing th nforing uthority n insurrs. Fun orgnistions n wr rtifit to thos mployrs or lotions tht hiv ll th stnrs. Th HSE is onsiring rognising smll-siz ompnis tht hiv ll th stnrs whn plnning for routin insption, n rrting thos tht hiv th wr. It is lso hop tht insurrs will tk into ount thos hiving th stnrs whn stting insurn prmiums. Any quris on th prourmnt stnrs shoul rss in th first s to th ollg or provir. Th wsit hs fk link for your nquiris n ommnts. Sf, Hlthy n Supportiv Environmnt: Th Lrning n Skills Counil s Stnrs Th mployr hs hlth n sfty poliy Thr is lr ommitmnt to hlth n sfty (n writtn poliy sttmnt whr thr r fiv or mor mploys). Rsponsiilitis for hlth n sfty r lrly stt (n ror whr thr r fiv or mor mploys). Arrngmnts for hlth n sfty r lrly stt, inluing th ontrol msurs intifi from risk ssssmnt (n ror whr thr r fiv or mor mploys). 3

4 Informtion for mployrs on th Lrning n Skills Counil s hlth n sfty stnrs for lrnrs Th ommitmnt, rsponsiilitis n rrngmnts for hlth n sfty r ommunit to ll mploys. Th mployr hs ssss risks n put in pl ontrol msurs to prvnt or ru risks Risk ssssmnts hv n rri out n signifint risks intifi. Signifint risks hv n ror (this is optionl whr thr r fwr thn fiv mploys). inints n ill-hlth r or will rport to th nforing uthority n invstigt. Aint, inint, ill-hlth n first i rrngmnts r m known to ll mploys n othrs s pproprit. Th mployr provis mploys with fftiv suprvision, trining, informtion n instrution Employs r provi with qut omptnt suprvision. Control msurs hv n intifi n implmnt s rsult of risk ssssmnt. Initil hlth n sfty informtion, trining n instrution r givn to ll nw mploys on rruitmnt. Th signifint risks n ontrol msurs r xplin to mploys (n othrs s pproprit). Th mployr hs m qut rrngmnts for ling with ints n inints, inluing th provision of first i Aqut rrngmnts for first i mtrils hv n m. Aqut rrngmnts for first i prsons hv n m. All ints n first i trtmnt rnr r ror. All lglly rportl ints, Ongoing hlth n sfty informtion, trining n instrution r provi to ll mploys n othrs s pproprit. Informtion, instrution n trining r ror. Th fftivnss of trining n so on r ssss n ssssmnts r ror. Th mployr provis n mintins suitl n pproprit quipmnt n mhinry whih is sf n without risks to hlth Th mployr provis th orrt quipmnt to th pproprit stnr. 4

5 Informtion for mployrs on th Lrning n Skills Counil s hlth n sfty stnrs for lrnrs Equipmnt is qutly mintin. Gurs n ontrol msurs r in pl s trmin from risk ssssmnt. Thr is nm prson (or prsons) for mrgnis. Arrngmnts r mintin, inluing through tsts n rills. Sf ltril systms n quipmnt r provi n mintin. Th mployr hs m rrngmnts for th provision n us of nssry prsonl prottiv quipmnt n lothing Prsonl prottiv quipmnt n lothing (PPE/C) is provi for mploys s trmin from risk ssssmnt. Trining n informtion on PPE/C us hs n provi to mploys. Th propr us of PPE/C is nfor. PPE/C is mintin n rpl. Th mployr hs m rrngmnts for fir n othr forsl mrgnis A mns of rising th lrm n fir or mrgny ttion is in pl. Approprit mns of fir fighting r in pl. Efftiv mns of sp r in pl, inluing sp routs n unostrut xits. f A fir log is kpt. Th mployr provis sf n hlthy working nvironmnt Prmiss (strutur, fri, fixturs n fittings) r sf n hlthy (suitl, mintin n kpt ln). Th working nvironmnt (tmprtur, lighting, sp, vntiltion, nois) is pproprit, sf n hlthy. Wlfr filitis (toilts, wshing, rinking, ting, hnging) r provi s pproprit n mintin. Th mployr mngs hlth n sfty Th mployr onsults n ommunits with mploys on hlth n sfty n llows thm to prtiipt in hlth n sfty. Th mployr provis mil or hlth srning s pproprit n ny rquir mil survilln. Th mployr hs ss to omptnt vi. Th mployr rviws hlth n sfty nnully. 5

6 Informtion for mployrs on th Lrning n Skills Counil s hlth n sfty stnrs for lrnrs f g h i Th mployr provis n isplys nssry signs n notis. Notifition hs n givn to th nforing uthority s pproprit. Employrs liility insurn is urrnt n othr insurn is in pl, s pproprit to th usinss unrtking. This inlus informing insurrs n/or rokrs whr pproprit of th lrnr(s) prsn n progrmms. Th mployr sssss, rviws n upts mploys pilitis. Th mployr mngs th mploy s work whn it is wy from th mployr s own prmiss or whn th mploy is pl with nothr mployr or sit. Th mployr mngs lrnrs n young prsons hlth, sfty n wlfr Th mployr hs ssss th risks to ny lrnr n/or young prson, tking ount of his or hr g (n inxprin, immturity n so on) n ny othr spil ns or irumstns, inluing ny isility n/or mil onition. f Th mployr hs intifi ny nssry prohiitions n rstritions tht pply to ny lrnr n/or young prson s prt of itms 10 n 10 ov. Th mployr provis omptnt suprvision for ny lrnr n young prson n hs signt prson to tk ovrll rsponsiility for ny lrnr or young prson. In ss whr th lrnr is hil, this my rquir forml hks of suitility for rsons of hil prottion. Th mployr provis n inution n ongoing informtion, instrution n trining to ny lrnr or young prson, rflting th rsult of th risk ssssmnt, nvironmnt, tsks n th lrnr or young prson s g, xprin n ny spil ns. Th mployr provis fr of hrg ny nssry (trmin from th risk ssssmnt) prsonl prottiv quipmnt n lothing to th lrnr n nsurs its propr n fftiv us. Th mployr hs put in pl ontrol msurs for lrnrs n/or young prsons s rsult of itm 10 ov n inform th lrnr n his or hr suprvisor. 6

7 Informtion for mployrs on th Lrning n Skills Counil s hlth n sfty stnrs for lrnrs Nots 7

8 For furthr informtion on hlth n sfty pls visit: LSC July 2004 Pulish y th Lrning n Skills Counil. Extrts from this pulition my rprou for non-ommril utionl or trining purposs on onition tht th sour is knowlg n th finings r not misrprsnt. This pulition is vill in n ltroni form on th Counil s wsit: Pulition nquiris: Rfrn LSC/AA000/1127/04

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