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OAKE Associates

OAKE Associates. “ Health & Safety at Work”. Based in Manchester UK (2 offices) Midlands North East South West. Company Profile. UK Legislation. “ Health & Safety Act 1974” (amended). The Law.

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OAKE Associates

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  1. OAKE Associates “ Health & Safety at Work”

  2. Based in Manchester UK (2 offices) • Midlands • North East • South West

  3. Company Profile

  4. UK Legislation “ Health & Safety Act 1974” (amended)

  5. The Law • The Act lays down general principles for the management of health and safety at work, through regulations enacted as Statutory Instruments or through codes of practice. • The Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations 2002 (COSHH), • The Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999, • The Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) at Work Regulations 1992 • Health and Safety (First-Aid) Regulations 1981 • European Health and Safety Framework Directive 89/391/EEC and changes with respect of articles and substances used at work, were made by the Consumer Protection Act 1987 in order to implement the Product Liability Directive 85/374/EEC

  6. Health & Safety in the UK Statistics • Health Safety law is inbuilt into UK life, whether an employer, employee or a member of the public everyone has a duty of care in relation to Health & Safety, and Food Safety • The UK Government Department responsible is The Health & Safety Executive • “As an employer, you must appoint someone competent to help you meet your health and safety duties. A competent person is someone with the necessary skills, knowledge and experience to manage health and safety.”   • It will also be part of an organisations Insurance needs.

  7. Key Annual Figures 2011/2012

  8. Injury Triangle

  9. Regional Variations

  10. Types of work – related ill health/injuries

  11. Education

  12. Health & Safety training • Health & Safety Training in the UK is post 16 yrs only. • Non mainstream subject • Post 16 considered as a vocational qualification • Countable as a module within the National Vocational Qualification framework • Until 2007 Food Safety & Health & Safety were considered as level 1 qualifications in their own right and government funded applied that level has now been dropped from the LAD • Safety Training to employers now starts at €30 to €50 depending on level (elementary, intermediate, advanced)

  13. Education through InnovationUsing tablet PCs

  14. Codes of Practice • The UK has a very strict code on H&S. and all organisations (charitable, educational, public, private) have to have completed a Risk Assessment and the Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH). • One of our biggest responsibilities involve staff and visitors. Staff - we are obliged to know • where staff are, • who are they seeing, • how are they travelling • what their timings are • Have we as an organisation acted with a duty of care

  15. Employer/Organisations Role • OAKE Risk Assessments • Office (visitors and staff) • Equipment (electronic and physical) • Training environment (students well being) • Environment, general safety, • Tutor • Safe working environment (student/tutor) environment • Lone working • Home workers (staff) access to equipment, working conditions • Exhibitions and seminars • COSHH • COHMA

  16. What experience does OAKE bring? • Kenny – Ex UK Food Safety Manager Royal Society of Health • Len – Health & Safety Expert • Tony – Food Inspector with Meat Hygiene Service • Marco – E-Learning specialist (hospitality & care sectors) • Al & Richard - web and bespoke e-learning • Tina – Disability and disengaged (educationalist) • Associated companies (overcapacity) • Annually 800 courses (60% FS; 25% H+S); 15% other)

  17. Thank you www.oake-associates.co.uk info@oake-associates.co.uk

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