Health and Safety Policy.
Our statement of general policy is:
- to provide adequate control of the health and safety risks arising from our activities;
- to consult with our employees, members volunteers and visitors, 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 and volunteers;
- to ensure all employees and volunteers 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 and meeting conditions; and
- to review and revise this policy as necessary at regular intervals.
Each local church within the Partnership will maintain a Health and Safety policy appropriate to their individual activities and buildings.
Date of Policy.
This policy was approved by the Partnership Council in July 2008 and last endorsed by the Partnership AGM on 26 March 2011
Health and Safety Guidelines.
The rest of these sections are to follow…
Those with particular responsibilities.
Rector or Staff Team Leader.
Churchwardens or equivalent.
Partnership Council.
Health and Safety Representatives.
Employees and voluntary workers.
Other Persons with specific responsibilities.
Policy explanations (cross partnership).
- Electrical safety (3)
- Portable Electrical Appliances (3.1)
- Preparation of food (10)
- Manual handling �lifting, carrying and moving loads (11)
- Display screen equipment (12)
- Child protection (14)
- Personal safety (15)
- Risk assessments/activities (16)
- Information and enforcement (18)
Policy explanations (local church specific).
- Accidents and First Aid (1)
- Fire safety (2)
- Fire extinguishers (2.1)
- Fire alarm system (2.2)
- Other fire protection equipment (2.3)
- Evacuation procedure (2.4)
- Evacuation drills (2.5)
- If you discover a fire (2.6)
- Gas equipment safety (4)
- Hazardous substances (5)
- Safety of plant and machinery (6)
- Slips, trips and falls � condition of floors, steps and paths (7)
- Lighting (8)
- Working at high levels (9)
- Hazardous buildings/glazing (13)
- Contractors (17)
Further reading.
Reference Sources.
Holy Trinity
Shaw
St Mary’s
Lydiard Tregoze
Toothill
Westlea
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