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Posted By Ged
Hi all,
Can anyone help me out on this one? My workplace is a medium sized bugalow type building with 20 or so workers. 2 Big rooms, one 24 hour manned the other a conference room and 4 one man offices. After an inspection from our Southern HQ we were told that there should be a sign in every office telling people who the appointed person is.
Maybe we are in a better situation than most but every person in the building has completed the workplace first aid course.
There is one sign in the main foyer informing of where the first aid station is. Is this enough? Or are there rules about numbers of signs, if so I can't find them.
Thanks
Ged
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Posted By Paul Leadbetter
Ged
The need for any safety sign should be determined by risk assessment.
Was your HQ saying that it was a statutory or a Company requirement to post a sign about your appointed person? I thought an 'appointed person' was only required when a risk assessment has said that first aiders are not needed.
Paul
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Posted By Ken Taylor
It sounds to me as if you have done more than enough to satisfy the Health and Safety (First Aid) Regulations 1981 and the Approved Code of Practice and Guidance. As to whether this will satisfy 'Southern Command' may well be another matter.
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Posted By Chris Abbott
I agree, you're well covered - but it wouldn't hurt to put a safety board in your foyer, and maybe a picture or, at the very least, names of who the First Aider(s) are - with contact details. This sort of action is normally considered "best practice" and will show any visitors, either from "Southern Command" or from outside the business, who your appointed staff are - visually.
Perhaps that's all they want to see... :D
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Posted By Stuart Nagle
If you working in a military/defence estates environment then the requirements will be governed by their requirements.
This will include having a form posted that shows who the first aiders/appointed persons are, though normally such a notice posted on the health & safety notice board for the office is usually sufficient, as opposed to every room in the building. If there are floors to the building such information is usually available on each floor.
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Posted By Steve Sedgwick
Ged
I understand your frustration at this, it is obviously not necessary to post these in each areas. Having it posted in common areas is satisfactory.
No wonder people laugh and ridicule Health & Safety.
regards
Steve
PS. Your Southern Command must have had difficulty finding any thing else to write about.
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Posted By Paul Oliver
hi Ged,
i think the person who can answer your question will the be the person who has carried out an audit on your premsise. auditors have varying degrees of knowledge and use H&S guidance in differing ways. speak to your auditor and clarify exacalty what is required, that way you won't get picked up next time.
cheers
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