Safety Committee Facilitation -> OMS

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Safety Committee Facilitation

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Legislation now requires employers to implement a robust method of communicating and evaluating safety & health issues brought forward by you and your employees.

In many cases this requires the introduction of a Safety Committee, which can prove to be difficult to set up without guidance. A Safety Committee would review safety & health inspection reports, evaluate accident investigations/accident and illness prevention programmes conducted since the previous meeting, discuss recommendations for improvements if and where/when needed. All discussions must be documented and records of meetings have to be preserved for one year.

If you feel this is something you should be doing, OMS can assist and give guidance on structuring a committee, format and content of the meetings and then offer ongoing advice and support in chairing/sitting on the committee for as long as you require.

Ringways Garages – Safety Committee

After lengthy discussion with the Directors of Ringways Garages, we established that there was a need for a Health and safety Committee. OMS assisted in the forming of the committee and provided the Directors with initial guidance and support on Chairing the meetings. Two years on, although the Directors are now experienced in this area, OMS still sit on both committees for Ringways and attend each monthly meeting, offering expert advice to the Directors and Representatives on up to date legislation and information on forthcoming Health and safety regulations.

For guidance on Safety Committees and Representatives click here