MITIE Induction – Health & Safety

What we expect

Reminder About Your Responsibility

Strange but true

• Risks at work

23% of all accidents occur at work

• You are 30 times more likely to be disabled than killed

• Last Year 180 people were killed whilst doing their job

• Each year 1.6 million people are injured or become ill

because of work

Strange but true• Risks on the road

• 3500 deaths a year on the road

• 1000 employees are killed whilst driving to and from

work

• 300,000 serious injuries each year

• 1 in 56 drivers will be involved in a collision resulting

in death or serious injury

• Employees who drive over 25,000 miles a year have

the same risk of being killed at work as a miner

Strange but true• Risks at home

190,000 People have accidents doing DIY over Easter

• 38,000 injuries whilst up or off ladder

• 412 people are hurt by their vacuum cleaners

• 56 are hurt using party balloons

• 206 Pensioners fall into wheelie bins each year 3

of these die

and

• Spare a thought for the 33 people each year

admitted to hospital with something caught in a

zip!

No access - no problem?

Safe work at height

Control of substances hazardous to health

Safe use of access equipment

Why do accidents happen?

� Failure to take responsibility

� Someone else's job

� Incompetence

� Poor management and supervision

What are the effects?� Negative reputation

� Injury and occupational ill-health

� Cost

� Legal action

� Lower productivity

� Employee turnover

Management of Health & Safety

� MITIE Health and Safety Policy

� Policy Statement – Chief Executive’s statement of intent Organisation – responsibilities

� Arrangements – what are our hazards and how we

manage them

Employees responsibilities

� Ensure discipline and company safety arrangements and

procedures are followed at all times

� Use all work equipment and personal protective

equipment properly and in accordance with training

received

� Report any safety deficiencies, accidents, near misses

and cases of ill health to their line manager

Employees responsibilities Cont…

� Work safely at all times giving due consideration for the safety of others

� Assist the company during investigations of accidents and safety related incidents

� Notify line management of safety training needs

� Assist the company and discipline in improving safety systems and performance through consultation, co-operation and communication

� Inform their line manager of any physical or mental condition that affects their ability to work safely

Managers responsibilities

� MITIE Facilities Management HS&E Policy

� Hand out & review relevant sections

Accident Reporting

Please note new free phone number for reporting

accidents/incidents: 0800 633 5115

Investigation� Ring the MITIE Lifeline immediately

� The Line Manager will then carry out the investigation within five working days

� Inform your QHSE Manager if the accident leads to:

� Someone going to hospital

� Or having time off work

� A visit from the HSE or local EHO

� For all serious accidents the QHSE Manager will carry out a further investigation

HSE Booklet-Your Well Being

� Basic HSE information including safe systems of work and

knowledge of MITIE Requirements and how we control

hazards at work

� Acknowledgement slip MUST be signed, dated and

returned to the personnel file

Documentation

� Site pack

Contains all relevant legal compliance documents and

other documents detailing the safe running of the

contract such as risk assessments, COSHH assessments

and method statements

� Branch Safety file

Contains safety documents for the office including a fire

risk assessment, office assessment, environmental

assessments and display screen equipment assessments

for all office based staff

Work at height� Biggest risk

� Training requirements - Managers & Operatives

� Health declaration (s)

� Risk assessment & Method statement

� Access equipment

� MEWPS

� Scaffold

� Ladders

Work at height

Are ladders safe

ALL work at height has to be reviewed and authorised by the Regional HSE Manager

QHSE geographical regions

Regional QHSE Support

Head of QHSE

Jeff Hilton

Business Improvement

Manager

Steve Sharrock

Scotland/Ireland

QHSE Principal

Nicola Cowan

North

QHSE Principal

Chris Almond

South East

QHSE Principal

Russell Bone

Strategic Resource Centre

QHSE Principal

Paul Howell

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South West

QHSE Principal

Sarah Smith

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Administrator

Carole Green

Any questions?