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Health and Safety Report
Health and Safety Report
SAFETYREPORTFOR2006/07
HealthandSafetyReport2006/07
1.
INTRODUCTION
ThisreportcoverstheyearfromApril2006toMarch2007.TheaimistoprovideElectedMembers,
thepublic,SeniorOfficerswithintheCouncilandothersinterestedinhealthandsafetywith
informationonwhattheCountyCouncilisdoingtoprotectitsemployees,volunteers,contractors,
clientsandserviceusers,pupilsandmembersofthepublic.
Healthandsafetyfocusesontherisksofinjuryandillhealththatcanarisefromthewiderangeofactivitiesnecessary
todelivertheservicestothepeopleofLincolnshire.
LincolnshireCountyCouncilsHealthandSafetyPolicyStatementistheCouncilsleaddocumentforhealthandsafety
andassuchallothercorporateorserviceleveldocumentswillmatchorexceedtheprinciplessetoutthere.
TheCouncilrecognisesthatgoodhealthandsafetymanagementsupportsthedeliveryofitsservicestothepeopleof
Lincolnshire.
2.
RISKS
AnorganisationwithsuchabroadrangeofactivitiesastheCountyCouncilhasawidevarietyofriskstomanage.The
riskportfoliooftheCouncilintermsofhealthandsafetyhasnotchangedsignificantlyduring2006/07.Thelistbelow
representsonlysomeofthemostcommonrisksfromacrosstheCouncil,allofwhichremainunchangedfrom
previousyears.
Loneworking
Violenceandaggression
Transportandroadrisk
Manualhandlingrisks
Slipandfalls
Workrelatedstress
Workatheight
To ensurethatallrisksareidentified,theCouncilhasriskassessmentprocessesforusebymanagersandstaff, which
aresupportedbycomprehensiveguidanceandcompetentassistanceifrequired.
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TheCouncilsservicesareoftendeliveredviapartnershiparrangements.Thesecanincludeawiderangeofexternal
organisationssuchascharities,contractorsandvolunteers.Byfocusingoncooperation,communicationandco
ordinationwithitsstrategicpartners,theCouncilaimstoensurethattheseoperationsarealsomanagedassafelyasis
reasonablypracticable.
TosupportmanagementtheCouncil,throughitsstrategicpartnerHBS,employstheservicesofateamofHealthand
SafetyAdvisers,trainedcounsellorswhoprovidecounsellingandsupportforemployeesandOccupationalHealth
medicalstaff.
3.
PERFORMANCEFOR2006/07
Throughout2006/07theCouncilhasmadesignificantprogressinimprovingitsgovernancearrangementsforthe
managementofhealthandsafety.InApril06adraftthreeyearstrategyforEffectiveHealth&SafetyManagement
waspresentedtoandendorsedbytheCouncilsCorporateManagementTeam.Therethenfolloweda
comprehensiveroundofconsultationduringwhichSeniorManagers,ElectedMembers,recognisedtradeunions,staff
andexternalagencies(includingtheHealth&SafetyExecutive)wereengagedtoobtainedpeerreviewandscrutiny.
ThishelpedtoinformthefinaldraftstrategywhichwassubsequentlypresentedtoandapprovedbytheCouncils
Executiveon5thDecember2006.
ThestrategyissupportedbyanannualImplementationPlanwhichidentifiesactionstoachievebestpracticeand
identifiestargetsandprioritiesforthe3yearperiod.Thestrategyanditscontentsnowformthebasisoftheannual
planningandreviewprocessforhealthandsafety.
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Highlightofimprovedgovernancearrangementsachievementsduring2006/07;
CMTsponsorshipforcorporatehealth&safety,leadbyDirectorforResources.
IncreasedspecialistH&SAdviserresources(bytwoadditionalFTEs).
FormationoftheCorporateH&SSteeringGroupandDirectorateH&SCoordinationgroupswith
improvedlinesofreportingandcommunication.
SponsorshipoftheCorporateH&SSteeringGroupbyamemberoftheCouncilsExecutive,leadbyCllrN
T CarterPortfolioHolderforResources.
Agreementonaprogrammeofinternalauditsforhealthandsafetytobecommencedduring2007/08.
DevelopmentandpilotingofaManagersToolkitforH&S.
PublicreportingoftheCouncilsStrategyforEffectiveHealth&SafetyManagementandassociated
ImplementationPlans.
UtilisationoftheHealth&SafetyExecutivesCorporateHealth&SafetyPerformanceIndicator(CHaSPI)to
assesstheCouncilspastandcurrentperformance.
Inadditiontothehighlightslistedabove,therecenttransferofthecorporateH&SfunctionintotheRiskManagement
TeamhasalsoservedtostrengthentheCouncilsgovernancearrangementsforthemanagementofhealthandsafety
risks.ThisnewintegratedapproachtowholeriskmanagementhasalreadybeenviewedbytheCouncilsinsurersas
a positiveriskfeatureforthebettermanagementofourinsurablerisksandhascontributedtowardsreceivinga
reductionintheregionof50,000inourliabilitiesinsurancerenewalpremium.
Therateofreportableaccidents/incidentshasremainedconsistentwiththenumberofmajorinjuriesremaininglow.
Althoughthenumberof3dayinjurieshasincreasedslightlyonlastyearsfigure,itispleasingtonotethatthisstill
remainslowerthanthatrecordedinthetwoyearspriorto2005/06.Thisismostwelcomeandworkcontinuesto
improveonthisperformance.
Althoughtheoveralltrendforreportableaccidentdataisdownwards,thereisaclearcontinuationintheupward
trendforthenumberofotherincidentsrecorded.Furtheranalysisofthisdataindicatestheretohavebeenan
increaseinthenumberofnoninjuryincidentsbeingreportedwhichsuggestsacorrectioninpreviousyearsunder
reportingas,throughcontinuedhealthandsafetytraining,staffbecomemoreawareoftheimportancetorecordsuch
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typesofincidents.ItispredictedthatthistrendwillbesettocontinueintofutureyearsastheCouncilseekstofurther
improveitssystemsforaccidentreportingandrecordingaswellasraisingawarenessofkeyhealthandsafetyissues.
DuringtheyeartheCouncilhasundertakenanumberofspecificprogrammestoimprovestandardsforhealthand
safetyandraiseawarenessofkeyissues,including;
AcomprehensiveprogrammeofIOSH(CharteredInstitutionofOccupationalHealth&Safety)accredited
trainingcoursesweredeliveredforstaffincluding4fourdayManagingSafelycoursesand4halfdaySafety
forSeniorExecutivesbriefings.
InconjunctionwiththeCouncilsOccupationalHealthprovider,aseriesofhealthpromotionworkshops
wereheldaroundthecountyforstaffonthesubjectsofWellManandWellWoman.Mostsessionswere
oversubscribedbystaffandallreceivedexcellentfeedback.
WalkingyourWaytohealthcampaignaimedatencouragingstafftogetoutoftheofficeandgoforawalk
duringtheirlunchbreak.ThisinitiativewassubmittedfortheWorkingFamiliescharityWellbeingAward,for
whichaSpecialCommendationwasreceived.
WorkcontinuedwiththetriannualprogrammeofCorporateH&Spolicyreviewstoensurecompliance
withlegislativechange.
ImplementationofthecorporateSmokeFreepolicy,3monthsaheadofthewiderbanonsmokingin
enclosedpublicplaces.
AfullreviewoftheDriverInformationProgramme(DIP)concludingthatthenext5yearprogrammewill
besplitintotwoDIPprogrammes,oneaimedatnewmembersofstaffandasecondrefreshercourse,
whichwilldealwithmoreadvanceddrivingtechniques,forstaffwhohavealreadycompletedtheinitial
course.
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ReviewandrefreshofthewayinwhichtheCouncilmonitorshealth&safetywithinCommunityand
VoluntaryControlledschools.Thisprojectisongoingandwilldevelopfurtherinto2007/08.
Afullreviewofthewayinwhichthehealthandsafetyoflearnersengagedonprogrammesprovidedbythe
LifelongLearningServicewasundertaken.Deficienciesidentifiedhavebeenrectifiedandanassurancegiven
totheLearning&SkillsCouncilthatthe10LearnerProcurementStandardsforH&Swillbemet.
InpartnershipwiththeHealth&SafetyExecutive,aseriesofWorkatHeightseminarswereheldaround
thecounty.Intotalmorethan90peopleattendedincludingstafffromwithintheCouncil,itsschoolsand
strategicpartnerHBS(propertyservices).
Despitethegoodworkinraisingawarenessofthekeyissuessurroundingworkingatheight,unfortunately,theHealth
andSafetyExecutive(HSE)thisyearfounditnecessarytoserveoneoftheCouncilsCommunityschoolswithan
ImprovementNoticeforfailuretocomplywiththeWorkatHeightRegulations2005.Supportwasgiventothe
schooltohelpremedythedeficiencieshighlightedbytheHSEandthenoticewaslaterliftedwithinthetimeframe
given.
4.ACCIDENTS/INCIDENTSANDOTHERRELATEDSTATISTICALDATA
ThedatashowninthefollowingtablehasbeenreviewedbytheCorporateH&SSteeringGroupandprovides
summarycomparativedataagainstthepreviousthreereportingperiods.Thesteeringgroupwillcontinuetorefine
thedatacollatedandreportedon.
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NumberofMajorInjuries
Numberofinjuriescausingover3dayabsencesfromwork
52
55
46
51
Numberofotherincidents
629
697
1075
940
Fatalities
ReportableDangerousOccurrences
ReportableworkrelatedDisease
NumberofImprovementsNoticesserved
NumberofProhibitionNoticesserved
IncidentrateforMajorinjuries
0.28
0.46
0.32
0.36
3.6
3.63
2.91
3.12
(numberofminorinjuriesper1,000employees)
43.48
45.96
68.1
57.49
MajorInjuriestoserviceusers/students/public*
180
162
47
51
Otherinjuriestoserviceusers/students/public
448
809
1312
1330
(numberofmajorinjuriesper1,000employees)
Incidentratefor3dayinjuries
(numberofover3dayinjuriesper1,000employees)
Incidentrateforminorinjuries
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* TheMajorinjuriestoservicesusers/students/publicallinvolvedhospitaltreatmentofsomekind.
Mostofthesewereinjuriestoolderpersonsresultingfromtheirhealthconditionandsport/play
injuriestostudents.Onlyaverysmallproportionofthesewereinconnectionwithworkactivities,
i.e.involvingpremises/equipment,defectsarisingfromalackofsupervisionorcare.
5.PLANS&TARGETSFOR2007/08
InternalandexternalpublicationoftheAnnualCorporateHealth&SafetyReport2006/07
andH&SImplementationPlanfor2007/08.
DevelopaschoolsH&Sselfassessmenttemplate(forCommunityandVoluntary
Controlledschoolsonly)andengagewithheadteachersandschoolssitemanagersto
obtainpeerreviewandscrutiny.TargetofSeptember2007for
launchofagreedtemplates.
Conducttrainingneedsanalysisforcompetentpersonsinschoolstohelpinformthe
developmentofaonedayprogrammeofH&SAwarenessTrainingforSchools.
ProductionofhalfyearlyH&Snewsletters(onespecificallyforschoolsandoneforallother
councilestablishments).
ConcludepilotoftheManagersToolkitforH&S,makinganynecessary
adjustments/amendmentsandlaunchwithsupportingbriefingsforHeadsofService.
AllHeadsofServicetoattendeitherthehalfdaySafetyforSeniorExecutivesorfourday
ManagingSafelyinLCCcourseoftraining.
EachDirectoratetosetoutafouryearrollingprogrammeofinternalH&Sauditingandto
havecompletedauditforallareasidentifiedwithinthefirstyearsprogramme.
DeliveraprogrammeofIOSHaccreditedH&Strainingcourses.
Continuewiththetriannualprogrammeofhealthandsafetycorporatepolicyreviews.
InconjunctionwiththeCouncilsOccupationalHealthprovider,continuetodelivera
seriesofhealthpromotionworkshopsforstaffacrossthecountybasedaroundthethemes
ofWellManandWellWoman.
InvestigatefeasibilityofwideningthescopeoftheWalkingYourWaytoHealthinitiativeto
covereitherSleafordorBoston.
ReviewandrealignmentoftheCouncilsonlineaccidentdatabasereporting&recording
systemstomatchthenewstructure.
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