Health and Safety Self Assurance Toolkit

1. Health and Safety Self Assurance Toolkit • Directly at: http://oxford.financesat.co.uk/en/login • Or via: www.admin.ox.ac.uk/safety/selfassurance

2. Today’s Aims • How to complete the toolkit • Points to consider

3. How to complete the toolkit

4. Purpose of the Toolkit • To help you identify effective systems of control • To help you identify areas for improvement • To help you plan improvements • To help the University monitor performance, but NOT as a ranking exercise.

5. Purpose of the Toolkit • To help you identify effective systems of control • To help you identify areas for improvement • To help you plan improvements • To help the University monitor performance, but NOT as a ranking exercise.

6. Self Assurance Toolkit Ten questions: 1. How does your department decide what actions to take to comply with health and safety legislation? 2. How does your department conduct risk assessments and ensure that precautions/controls are adequate? 3. How does your department establish and maintain management control? 4. How does your department consult with its members and encourage participation in developing safety procedures? 5. How does your department identify training needs and ensure everyone is informed and suitably trained in procedures? 6. How does your department ensure incidents are reported, managed and investigated? 7. How does your department conduct inspections and ensure corrective and preventative measures are implemented? • 8. How does your department ensure those with authority are committed to controlling risk and preventing harm to people? • 9. How does your department manage health and safety in respect to the following ‘key topics’ (Personal Protective Equipment)? 10. How does your department ensure health & safety is seen as an integral part of the department's overall objectives?

7. Self Assurance Toolkit Ten questions: 1. How does your department decide what actions to take to comply with health and safety legislation? (Planning to improve performance) 2. How does your department conduct risk assessments and ensure that precautions/controls are adequate? (Risk Control) 3. How does your department establish and maintain management control? (Control) 4. How does your department consult with its members and encourage participation in developing safety procedures? (Co-operation) 5. How does your department identify training needs and ensure everyone is informed and suitably trained in procedures? (Communication/Competence) 6. How does your department ensure incidents are reported, managed and investigated? (Accidents and Incidents) 7. How does your department conduct inspections and ensure corrective and preventative measures are implemented? (Surveying/Corrective measures) 8. How does your department ensure those with authority are committed to controlling risk and preventing harm to people? (Leadership/Review) • 9. How does your department manage health and safety in respect to the following ‘key topics’ (Personal Protective Equipment)? (Key Topics) 10. How does your department ensure health & safety is seen as an integral part of the department's overall objectives? (Integration)

8. How to complete the toolkit http://oxford.financesat.co.uk/security/login User Name Password Forgotten Password

9. How to complete the toolkit Helpdesk Select the relevant questionnaire Further instructions available

10. How to complete the toolkit Question Overview Weblinks

11. How to complete the toolkit Each question has a set of answers

12. How to complete the toolkit Each answer has a different ‘Performance Level’ statement

13. How to complete the toolkit For each answer, you select the statement that best represents your department

14. How to complete the toolkit Add ‘Evidence’

15. How to complete the toolkit ‘Evidence’ can be a written summary Or attachment

16. How to complete the toolkit Continue and select ‘Statement’ and add ‘Evidence’ for all remaining answers

17. How to complete the toolkit Continue and select ‘Statement’ and add ‘Evidence’ for all remaining answers and questions

18. How to complete the toolkit If unsure, take a look at the additional ‘Information’ and ‘Links’

19. How to complete the toolkit The colour code will tell you how much of the questionnaire has been completed. When all green, you can submit.

20. Performance Profile

21. Approval Process

22. Approval Process DSO completes toolkit

23. Approval Process DSO completes toolkit Head of Department reviews

24. Approval Process DSO completes toolkit Back to DSO if changes required Head of Department reviews

25. Approval Process DSO completes toolkit Back to DSO if changes required Head of Department reviews Submitted to Safety Office

26. Approval Process DSO completes toolkit Back to DSO if changes required Head of Department reviews Area Safety Officer has access to their departments Submitted to Safety Office

27. Points to Consider

28. Points to Consider • How does your department decide what actions to take to comply with health and safety legislation? Answers • Implementation of University health and safety policies Evidence • Consider meeting minutes, emails, handbooks, safety manuals, standard operating procedures

29. Points to Consider • How does your department conduct risk assessments and ensure that precautions/controls are adequate? Answers • Risk assessments • ‘Suitable and sufficient’ risk assessments • Review of risk assessments • Control measures Evidence • Attach fire risk assessment • Consider ‘general’ & ‘topic specific’ assessments • Consider emails, incident reports, minutes, inspections

30. Points to Consider • How does your department establish and maintain management control? Answers • Health and safety responsibilities • Supervision • Contractor control • Arrangements with other departments/organisations Evidence • Attach statement of safety organisation • Consider how people are selected & understand their roles • Consider levels of experience and the required supervision • Consider how well the department interacts with others over safety

31. Points to Consider • How does your department consult with its members and encourage participation in developing safety procedures? Answers • Discussion forums for health and safety • Agenda and recording of safety discussions • Staff and student involvement in developing controls Evidence • Attach minutes & agendas from safety discussion forums • Consider terms of reference and representation on committees • Consider how active and informed are the committee members • Consider what discussions are held at group levels

32. Points to Consider • How does your department identify training needs and ensure everyone is informed & suitably trained in procedures? Answers • Health and safety induction training • Ongoing health and safety training • Communication of health and safety information • Competent health and safety advice Evidence • Consider induction training, including different types of individual or remote locations, and what records kept • Consider training records or attendance on courses • Consider how well updated information is known • Consider whether individuals contact the DSO and take your advice

33. Points to Consider • How does your department ensure incidents are reported, managed and investigated? Answers • Incident reports and investigations • First aid provision • Contingency plans for fire and flood • Contingency plans for hazardous substance spills Evidence • Attach a summary of the incidents reported in past year • Attach your department’s assessment of first aid needs • Consider how well prepared the department is for an emergency

34. Points to Consider • How does your department conduct inspections and ensure corrective and preventative measures are implemented? Answers • Safety inspections • Safety inspection personnel and involvement • Implementation of corrective measures Evidence • Attach inspection reports from the past year • Consider how effective the inspection process is at finding problems • Consider whether actions are rectified in a timely manner • Consider actions arising from other sources, such as risk assessments, incident investigations, committees.

35. Points to Consider • How does your department ensure those with authority are committed to controlling risk & preventing harm to people? Answers • Head of Department • Supervisor influence • Governance Evidence • Attach: • All: Statement of Safety Organisation, Agenda and Minutes from relevant Safety Meetings, Inspection Reports, Accident Reports, Self Assurance Questionnaire, Fire Risk Assessment. • Topic Specific: Ionising Radiation monthly returns, Biological Survey, Laser Inventory/Inspection report, New or modified Local Exhaust Ventilation (LEV) systems • Consider what involvement Heads of Department and Supervisors take in implementing the measures outlined in the other questions.

36. Points to Consider • How does your department manage health and safety in respect to the following ‘key topic’ – Personal Protective Equipment ? Answers • Protective eyewear • Respiratory protective equipment • Protective gloves • Protective clothing • Miscellaneous (e.g. hearing, foot, head, fall from height protection) Evidence • Consider implementation of University policy statements • Consider risk assessments and ‘hierarchy of controls’ • Consider selection, fitting, training, storage, cleaning, maintenance

37. Points to Consider • How does your department ensure health & safety is seen as an integral part of the department's overall objectives? Answers • Changes in research or teaching activities • Planned improvements for the forthcoming year Evidence • Consider building projects • Consider new groups or equipment arriving • Consider individuals collaborating with other departments • Consider emerging or new technologies • Implement a plan for improvement based on overall findings.

38. And finally… • Toolkit open at least End of September, 2013 • Identify areas of improvement and use the findings to devise some form of action plan for 2013/14 • Discuss the findings during safety committees

39. Any questions? • http://oxford.financesat.co.uk/content • http://www.admin.ox.ac.uk/safety/selfassurance/ • toolkit_support@admin.ox.ac.uk • postmaster@safety.ox.ac.uk