• The importance of health and safety at work
• Responsibilities under the Health and Safety at Work Act
• Employers’ responsibilities under health and safety legislation.
• The legislative framework for health and safety in the UK
• Common hazards encountered on estates
• Carrying out estate inspections, from the viewpoint of health and safety issues
• Being confident about health and safety responsibilities as managers and supervisors

Who should attend?
All managers and supervisors of housing staff who wish to gain an overview of their health and safety responsibilities.

Workshop content

The importance of health and safety
Why health and safety is important to both employers and employees
Legal responsibilities of employers and employees under the HASAWA and other legislation
The legal framework within both the UK and EU, the differences between Acts, Regulations, ACOPS, Directives and Guidance Notes
Hazards on estates: biological hazards, lifting hazards and lone working
Risk assessment: a generic five-stage risk assessment framework that is easy to understand and follow
Inspections

Special requirement
This workshop should take place in a venue where a risk assessment could be reasonably carried out or is in walking distance of such an estate.