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Sneak Preview: The HSE Inspector’s Checklist 2009
HSE Priorities For 2009
The HSE has listed what inspectors will be
looking at when they make visits in the forthcoming year.
The main inspection focuses will be the overall management of Health
& Safety at director and board level, as well as the investigation
of worker involvement in Health and Safety matters.
Particular emphasis will be on...
- migrant workers and other vulnerable workers - good management practice and compliance with legal responsibilities
- risk management - competent management in terms of basic, sensible and proportionate Health & Safety also competency of any Health & Safety consultants contracted
- musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) - whether tasks causing high risk of manual handling injuries and consequent ill health have been addressed, incl. awareness of upper limb disorders (ULDs) and use of available tools for assessing repetitive injuries
- noise and vibration - good practice in controlling noise and vibration, including health surveillance
- falls from height - preventing falls from height by using appropriate equipment and safeguards
- dermatitis - prevention and control of dermatitis caused by contact with food products, cleaning agents etc. by elimination of the risk where possible, skin checks, handcare regime and correct glove selection and use
- machinery - for example, compliance with Supply of Machinery (Safety) Regulations
- loading and unloading - management of workplace transport around loading bays and MSD / back injury prevention
- slips and trips - management of control measures to prevent injuries caused by slipping on food products, wet floors etc. and
- occupational asthma - prevention of occupational asthma from flour and other dusts.
The list is comprehensive and as a senior
manager you need to be sure you’re acting legally and in line with HSE
expectations.
What Actions Should You Consider?
As a director or senior manager
you have to show leadership in Health & Safety, and you must be...
- prepared to fully resource the work to identify risks and to reduce the impact they could have
- confident that you meet all your statutory duties
- to prove that work done on Health & Safety is being carried out by competent advisors
- sure that all risks are fully assessed and the findings of such risk assessments work are recorded
- confident that all procedures and documentation are regularly reviewed, and, where change in risk is identified, everyone who can be affected by it is made fully aware
- auditing your Health & Safety management systems periodically, and recording the results of such audits.
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