Posted By CFT
Homer
OK, you have decided not to start at the beginning and work through and by your own admission 'H3' is your remaining module. So firstly this comes in 3 parts, H1, H2 & H3; Taking H3 as a whole, the purpose of this module is to: Develop and implement the H&S policy.
So what you must do with H3.1 is define the statutory and practical requirements of the H&S policy. This one shouldn't pose to many problems for you as it is fairly obvious what is required; think of HASAWA, common law duties, best practice and provide evidence to demonstrate that you have fully implemented such a policy, why, and what it has achieved for you both in pro-active and re-active terms where appropriate.Look at the overall structure of the company, does one policy fit all, who signs and why, last review, geographical practicalities of the existing policy, look very carefully at the arrangements sections in particular (I bet some are out of date both in legal terms and BP) Try to show how you evaluate the H&S statutory & practical requirements in respect of, inputs of materials/goods/ any services supplied/ and equipment. where you look at the input arrangements of the company do make certain you include the output elements.You can pretty much go wild on this if you want in terms of both inputs and outputs, look at waste control, environmental issues, your products, etc
H3.2: This is where you will develop the policy; look at what the current procedural arrangements are within the policy and seek to improve and develop taking into considerations legislative changes, reactive investigative results, formulate what changes are necessary to bring it up to acceptable standards, both in legal terms and best practice. Are there any restraints placed upon you or the organisation that may influence the final implementation of said policy, organisational sections and of course perhaps more importantly the direct procedural arrangements.
Provide any proof in terms of meetings with any key stakeholders regarding the policy and show if you can how you have and why you have taken the decision to review the policy.
How have you been able to establish a strategy for the overall promotion and positive commitment to the policy by any directors/managers/senior members, both on and off any shop floor, this would include any TU or safety rep involvement during and on review.
Justify to your company why you have chosen to implement an improved H&S policy with arrangements and organisational sections, this might be by email communications, letters, meeting minutes, overall training strategy etc.
With H3.3, this is where you will show how you have implemented such a policy and you would be looking to show just how you have achieved this, its thoroughness, any identified weaknesses that require immediate review and amendment, show how you have provided the necessary support within the company both technically and practically; try and show how you took on board any feedback to the implementation process, and how you would have responded.
Further to H3, as with previous modules you would be required to provide documentation to show that you have actually carried out these duties and of course the assessor will want to talk to you and question you over some of the activities; it may be that your assessor will allow a slight bit of slack on role play as your organisation may not tick every box, if so, it may be that you will l have to provide some alternative work that is similar in content. I personally advise against role play as I don't feel that you can demonstrate your competency properly.
I have tried to keep this brief and again avoided complicated terms so that you will understand what is required of you; I trust it helps you to complete this section.
Good luck
CFT