Health, Safety and Welfare Manual of Guidance
This Manual is specifically designed for use by all who have responsibility for staff or work related activities in Bracknell Forest Borough Council, but much of the information is relevant for all staff.
Copyright
Copyright exists on some of the information and records contained in this publication. Copyright has been waived to the extent that Bracknell Forest Borough Council employees only may copy the information and records for use. Neither the manual nor any part of it nor any copy of any part of it may be distributed to other establishments or organisations whether for sale or otherwise.
No part of this publication may be stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical photocopying, recording or otherwise, save for the copying of records for use within Bracknell Forest Borough Council
Contents
Preface to the manual (78kb)
Introduction to the manual (87kb)
Section 1 - Management Systems
General statement of policy and organisational arrangements (563kb)
Management of health safety and welfare (151kb)
Risk assessment and control (440kb)
Training (151kb)
Services available from Corporate Services (49kb)
Section 2 - General Procedures
Accident reporting (293kb)
Contracts and contractors (141kb)
Emergency procedures (255kb)
Fire safety (234kb)
First aid (149kb)
Hazardous condition reporting procedure (140kb)
Information and guidance (189kb)
Monitoring and auditing performance (217kb)- Occupational health and welfare (currently under review)
No Smoking Policy (64kb)
Stress Policy (117kb)
Violence at work (559kb)
Lone working (96kb)
Section 3 - Regulations and Guidance
Abrasive wheels (20kb)
Asbestos at work (137kb)
Confined spaces sewers and wells (28kb)
Control of substances hazardous to health (78kb)
Display screen equipment (131kb)
Electricity at work (246kb)- Employing young persons
Excavations (52kb)
HIV Aids and Viral Hepatitis (132kb)
Safe use of ladders (306kb)
New and expectant mothers (43kb)
Manual handling (194kb)
Noise and vibration at work (118kb)
Office safety (85kb)
Personal protective equipment (147kb)
Pressure vessels (29kb)
Preventing Legionnaires Disease (140kb)- Safety signs
Woodworking machinery (34kb)
Work equipment (40kb)
Workplace health safety and welfare (60kb)
Call centres (110kb)
Section 4 - Local Procedures (hard copy only)
- Local policies and procedures
Section 5 - Forms and checklists (hard copy only)
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