Health and Safety for Facilities Management
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Health and Safety for Facilities Management Course
Introduction:
When it comes to facilities management there are an array of different responsibilities attaining to health and safety, specifically. In many circumstances, health and safety responsibility can lie with a number of people at different levels and in the most general sense is the responsibility of all. However, there are specific responsibilities which fall to certain members of the team.
Health and safety management is an area of extreme importance and includes issues such as fire safety, water safety, electrical safety and asbestos management. All these areas, if mishandled, can have detrimental and lasting effects on the health and safety of customers, employees and businesses. Generally, in the UK the duty to comply with health and safety regulations would fall to the landlord or building owner/managing agent. In rented facilities, the lease agreement should specify whether the landlord or tenant is responsible.
Health and Safety in Facilities Management Training course is designed specifically for Facilities, Buildings and Maintenance Managers to provide an understanding of key health and safety issues. This course is designed for both Premises and FM personnel and will concentrate on the topics that are most common together with those where new legislation, guidance or research information has been made publicly available over the last year and critically, consider the implications for employers.
Course Objectives:
Health and Safety in Facilities Management Training course will give participants a comprehending of:
- The broader understanding of the key areas of health and safety regulation which apply to your organization.
- Existing health and safety practice and guide them in how to shape and implement an effective health and safety policy.
- What do they should do, and what are the procedures to support it!
- Potential areas of risk in the workplace – and how to take action to minimize the threat to staff safety.
- How sound health and safety processes can contribute to business performance.
Who Should Attend?
Health and Safety in Facilities Management Training course is ideal for:
- Operations Directors and Managers
- Compliance Managers
- Internal Auditors
- Heads of Maintenance
- Senior executives, managers, advisors and officers who wish to develop a thorough knower of Quality Management.
- Facilities Managers
- Estate Managers
Course Outlines:
Comprehending the workplace legislation
- Overview of health, safety, and workplace legislation.
- Compliance, the role of the facilities manager, and who is accountable?
- Breakout session to discuss where we are now and to highlight issues of concern.
- Applying required policies and procedures.
- Developing and implementation/review of the safety policy.
- Communicating with users, clients and contractors.
- Health and safety manual.
- ‘Selling’ health and safety.
Key legislation – a practical working guide
- Construction (Design and Management) Regulations.
- Electricity at Work Regulations.
- Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH) Regulations.
- Manual Handling Operations Regulations.
- Asbestos Regulations.
- Disability Discrimination Act (DDA).
- Work Equipment Regulations.
- Portable Appliance Testing (PAT).
Controlling contractors
- Comprehending the Regulations.
- Assessing contractors.
- Understanding and setting accountability.
- Why a method statement?
- How to apply a permit to work system.
- Safe systems of work.
Risk assessment
- Comprehending your hazards.
- Identifying specialist areas.
- How to undertake these assessments.
- Implementation of sound systems and processes.
Keeping the work environment safe
- Sick building syndrome and legionella.
- Waste management.
- Pest control.
- Provisions for first aid.
- Accident reporting and investigation.
Fire safety
- Understanding the Regulations
- Fire certificates
- The fire risk assessment
- Testing fire-fighting equipment?
- Emergency procedures
Ergonomics program
- Ergonomics – important or irrelevant?
- Are you complying with HSE regulations?
- Furniture and equipment
- Display screen equipment assessments
- Homeworking – your concern or not?
Inspecting and auditing
- Role of Health and Safety Executive Inspectors – ‘be prepared’
- FM role
- Staff/trade union involvement
- Independent audits
- Records and reports
- Communicating the results
