Health and Safety Policy
Scope: This policy applies to ALL community facilities operated by Baby Artiste Ltd
Effective Date: February 2022
Review Date: February 2023
Author: Shanara Mackay
Procedure Owned by: Baby Artiste Ltd
National Standards/Regulation:
Legislation: Health and Safety at Work Act 1974
AIM OF THE POLICY
The policy aims to improve standards of health and safety at work. Baby Artiste Ltd will strive to make continuous improvement through regularly monitoring practises and addressing needs. It will go above and beyond meeting the stipulations outlined in the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 and other relevant statutory provisions.
Health and safety plays a crucial role in optimising performance and it is the responsibility of managerial staff to establish clear health and safety procedure guidelines and implement them. This involves ensuring that visitors can enjoy safe access to, and use of, all Baby Artiste Ltd’s services and facilities.
Baby Artiste Ltd will enforce health and safety work procedures. Every reasonably practicable effort will be made to provide a safe place of work and Baby Artiste Ltd will offer adequate and appropriate resources to achieve this.
Information relating to health and safety will be given to employees and any relevant documents will be displayed e.g. health and safety statement. Employees will be given training to regularly improve in this area. Through the consultation process feedback will be used to adopt new implementation mechanisms where necessary. The Health and Safety Policy will be reviewed annually.
RESPONSIBILITIES
As an employer, Baby Artiste Ltd has overall responsibility for this policy and for ensuring that it is carried out appropriately. The responsibility is also distributed throughout the organisation.
Details of Baby Artiste Ltd’s arrangements for health and safety are given below.
The Director has overall responsibility for implementing Baby Artiste Ltd’s policy and will lead by example. The Director will facilitate the provision of services that offer health and safety advice and assistance to employees.
The Management Team will review health and safety performance and agree the health and safety action plan annually. The Management Team also has to approve of budgets pertaining to health and safety. Urgent issues will be reported to the Management Team and an executive decision must be made.
The Director will exercise overall control within their remit to ensure compliance with health and safety legislation and Baby Artiste Ltd’s regulations. The Director will discharge health and safety responsibilities within the organisation and regularly monitor implementation. He/she will also offer provision for health and safety responsibilities to be carried out effectively.
Arrangements must be made to conduct health and safety risk assessments throughout the organisation on a regular basis to ensure that the information collected is accurate and up-to-date.
The Director will organise systems of work which are safe and which detail task specifications, safe working procedures, maintenance and repairs procedures, information on urgent issues and instructions regarding emergency procedures.
Purchases that are intended to be used by Baby Artiste Ltd in a work capacity must be compliant with health and safety regulations i.e. workstations, materials and equipment.
Any contracted or subcontracted work falls under the same criteria and contractors must show due diligence before engaging in any professional activity on Baby Artiste Ltd’s behalf.
In the event where work is being undertaken does not comply with health and safety regulations, management will take necessary action. Where a contractor or subcontractor repeatedly fails to meet the health and safety standards of the organisation they will be dismissed and further action may also be taken.
The Director will be responsible for staff members and activities under their control and will ensure that Baby Artiste Ltd’s health and safety policy is complied with.
Through risk assessments they will aim to minimise risk to employees and the affected public. They will also respond to health and safety concerns without delay.
The Director will ensure that employees are adequately informed about health and safety and that suitable training and refresher training is given where deemed necessary. They must also keep a record of training undertaken.
Staff is responsible for facilitating tests and examinations on equipment used in the course of business. The Director will oversee the application of accident/incident reports promptly.
Employees will take reasonable measures to ensure that they act safely, minimising the risk to themselves and those around them. Accident and incidents that could cause injury must be reported to the Director. Any health and safety concerns must be reported to management. Before engaging in any new projects employees must assess the associated risks and present them to the Director.
PROCESSES
Each location managed by Baby Artiste Ltd will make its own arrangements for the management of health and safety risks based on individual risk assessments and Baby Artiste Ltd’s Health and Safety Policy. This can be viewed in the health and safety folder.
In order to satisfy the requirements of successful health and safety management, Baby Artiste Ltd will conduct regular health and safety checks in all of its locations and encourage employees to receive specialist training e.g. fire marshal training.
Baby Artiste Ltd will adopt the standards endorsed by the Health and Safety Executive.
Contact Information of Relevant Organisations
HEALTH AND SAFETY LABORATORY
Email: hslinfo@hsl.gsi.gov.uk
HEALTH AND SAFETY EXECUTIVE
Website: http://www.hse.gov.uk
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