Let’s get one thing clear, any breaches to Health & Safety legislation can lead to civil claims and criminal prosecution – it’s as simple as that.
For instance, did you know that if you employ more than 5 people you legally need to have a written Health & Safety Policy?
Do the Trustees understand their role and responsibility regarding health and safety for your Charity?
Whatever your views and opinions are on Health and Safety, we can safely say (no pun intended) that it’s here to stay and enshrined in legislation.
The popular view today is that we are being ‘strangled’ by legislation and it’s only just appeared on the ‘radar’. The fact is that it has been around for many years and it’s just that the profile has been raised and placed squarely on the agenda of all charities whatever their size.
Your Duty of Care includes staff, volunteers, contractors and members of the public both on your premises or at charity events you organise. Having a high standard of Health and Safety is not an option. Achieving and maintaining these standards will save you time and cost later – and you will be seen as a ‘responsible’ charity into the bargain..
Have you undertaken any risk assessments recently or reviewed the one’s you have?
Do you undertake risk assessments for your charitable events? Do your risk assessments include staff and volunteer activities?
You must also review all risk assessments at least annually to meet legislative requirements.
The Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999, advises how to approach Risk Assessments to ensure they are suitable and sufficient and not just being done to ‘tick the box’.
We can help in many ways, including:
- Developing a Health and Safety Policy that is up to date and reflects the needs of your organisation
- Undertaking Risk Assessments
- Exploring ways of reducing risk to avoid Accidents
- Training in Accident Investigations for when they inevitably occur
- Providing bespoke training and awareness in Health and Safety for trustees, staff and volunteers
Health and Safety “Avoid to your detriment, embrace to your advantage”. Let Charity Direction help you tick the H&S box and provide peace of mind.
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