The ultimate responsibility or Accountability for health and safety lies with the Company’s Trust members
The organisation chart of the business identifies the key positions of people who are accountable to the Trust Members for ensuring that the detailed arrangements for safe working are drawn up, implemented and maintained.
DUTIES
Chief Executive
The role of the Chief Executive is to provide leadership on Health and Safety matters and policies.
Specific duties are:
to ensure that the Health and Safety policy, organisation and arrangements are reviewed, kept up-to-date, understood by employees, and effectively implemented; to ensure performance standards for Health and Safety are set and monitored; to monitor performance and initiate corrective action where necessary; to work with staff in reviewing, inspecting and improving work systems with the objective of improving Health and Safety performance and to ensure investigations of hazards and incidents leading to (or could have potentially lead to) injury, damage or loss are undertaken and corrective / preventive actions are undertaken.
Health & Safety Officer
The role of the Health & Safety Consultant is to provide support to both of the Chief Executive on Health and Safety matters and policies.
Specific duties are:
to instruct each employee and worker as necessary in the avoidance of hazards and in the safe performance of their work; to ensure that particular Health and Safety regulations are observed; to ensure employees understand this policy and organisation (including their own responsibilities) and comply with the arrangements; to continually review and inspect the premises and equipment to eliminate unsafe conditions; in the event of an incident to take any immediate action necessary to deal with the situation and to consult with staff and implement improvements or changes required to eliminate hazards and remove the causes of accidents, damage