Health & Safety

(Theory)
 Health and Safety Induction

Why is it important?

• Provide information and raise awareness of health

and safety.
• Legal requirement under the Management of Health
and Safety at Work Regulations 1999 (HMSO, 1999)
• Theory and Practice of Health & Safety
 Health and Safety (Main Legislation)

• Health and Safety at Work Act 1974

• Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999
• Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992
• Personal Protective Equipment at Work Regulations 1992 (PPE)
• Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations 2002
(COSHH)
• Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences
Regulations 1995 (RIDDOR)
• Display Screen Regulations 1992
 Health and Safety at Work Act 1974

Employer obligations:
• To safeguard as far as reasonably practical, the
health, safety and welfare of all employees.
• Provide a safe working environment.
• Provide safe systems of work.
• Provide information, instruction, training and
supervision.
• Provide equipment which is safe to use.
 Health and Safety at Work Act 1974

• Provide adequate welfare facilities.

• Ensure articles and substances are moved, stored &
used safely.
 Health and Safety at Work Act 1974

Employee obligations (Section 7)

• Co-operate with the employer on health & safety
• Correctly use the equipment provided
• Ensure the health & safety of themselves and others.
• Not interfere with or misuse anything provided for
health & safety purposes.
• Bring to the employers notice any doubts about their
health & safety
 Manual Handing Operations Regs 1992

• Regulations introduced to
deal with the single most
common cause of injury in
the workplace.
• What is manual handling?
• What injuries can be
caused?
• How can risks be reduced?
• How might this be applicable
to you?
• Basic manual handling
techniques.
 Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)

• What is PPE?
• Why is PPE worn?
• How might this be applicable
to you? Examples of PPE.
• When should you wear PPE?
 Control of Substances Hazardous to
Health (COSHH)

• What is COSHH?
• How might this be applicable
to you?
• Hazards & Risks
• Control Measures
 RIDDOR 95

• Reporting of work-related
accidents, diseases and
dangerous occurrences.
• Exemption given to Football
for training or match related
injuries.
• Injuries caused by defective
equipment would still be
reportable to HSE, DWP &
DfES
 Analogous Industrial Injuries Scheme
(AIIS)

• The Department for

Education and Skills (DfES)
runs the AIIS
• What is it?
• A Cash benefit that you will
be entitled to if you receive
injuries to the degree of
14% disability.
• Form AF3 must be
completed to access this
benefit
 Injury

• We (The club) provide private medical healthcare as

required under the terms and conditions of your
Apprenticeship agreement.
• Suspension of Apprenticeship Agreement.
• The PFA provide Accident Insurance for members
whose careers are cut short by injury.
 Display Screen Equipment (DSE Regs
1992)

• Misuse can cause injury.

• Eye strain, upper limb disorders (ULD), repetitve strain
syndrome (RSS), fatigue & stress.
• DSE Regs apply only to workstations, user’s & operators as
defined in the Regs.
• May not apply to apprentices.
• However, employer must ensure the work station & activity
remain safe.
• Club must carry out Risk Assessment on work station &
equipment.
• Risks identified must be adequately controlled.
• Regular breaks must be built into DSE activity.
 Health and Safety in the workplace

• Club Health and Safety Policy

• Health and Safety (First Aid) Regs 1981
• Evacuation Procedures
• Supervision Arrangements
• Restrictions/Prohibitions
• Hazards & Risks
• Be Safe!
 Health and Safety (Practical)

• Practical Health and Safety

• Hazards and Risks
• Risk Assessment
• Control Measures
• Safe Systems of Work
• ES8