Managing & Reducing Risks
Wayne Dunning
Head of Health & Safety
Employment Law Advisory Service
About us
 Established for over 17 years
 Specialists in Health & Safety
 Experts in Employment Law
 Working closely with care homes across the UK
 Providers of CQC Compliant Software
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Hitting the headlines
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Health and Safety
Personal Injury Claims;
 Are you to blame?
– Proving Negligence………..
– The defendant owed the person a duty of care.
– The duty of care was breached.
– The injury was caused by the breach of duty.
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What can we do
Familiarisation and understanding of;
 Hazards and risks within “High Risk” areas
 How to find support and resources to manage risk
 Top Tips for management of H&S within the “High
Risk” areas
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How do we manage an
alarming number of hazards
and risks?
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There is the law to guide us
Health & Safety at Work etc Act 1974
 Ensure the health and safety of employees (staff), and others on premises
 Provide a safe place of work, including safe access and egress
 Provide a safe system of work
 Ensure the safe use, handling, storage, and transporting of articles and
substances
 Provide a safe working environment, and adequate welfare arrangements
 Provide information, instruction, training and supervision.
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Management of Health & Safety at Work Regulations 1999
Requirements: Risk assessment
 Provision of safe and adequate equipment
 Safe systems of work
 Establishment of emergency procedures
 Appointment of “competent persons”
 Special considerations for pregnant workers and young people
 Provision of information and training.
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Tips
Never assume when it comes to
safety
 Ensure there are effective monitoring and
checking for safety critical equipment and
processes.
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Tips
Don’t be afraid to ask for help
 Some of the equipment/processes we have
referred to are highly technical and complicated.
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Tips
Training Training Training
 Training should be proportionate and effectively
refreshed – usually determined by the risk
assessment process.
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and finally
Reduce the risk
Ask the questions
Stay safe
…its is why we are here.
Thank you.
Wayne Dunning
Employment Law Advisory Service