Is your organisation ready to deal with a major incident, work-related death or serious injury?
In our experience, most RSLs are fully aware of their health and safety obligations, not just to employees, but to tenants, contractors, visitors, passers-by and members of the public at large.
Introducing or strengthening your organisation’s Incident Management Procedures as part of a health and safety management system can provide a vital lifeline during this difficult time. Effective procedures can deal with anything from advice on what type of witness interviews may be conducted (such as interviews under caution and voluntary statements) or the powers of the investigating authorities to search or obtain documents including the RSL’s own accident reports.
The consequences for an RSL of ill-considered co-operation (or lack thereof) with the authorities may be severe. The Health & Safety team at bto has a long proven history of providing specialist input and is often nominated by the RSL to do so where there is an insurance policy in place to cover the matter and therefore there is Insurer input. We can provide you with proactive assistance now on compliance issues tailored to your business, coupled with hands-on advice and urgent assistance in the event of an incident.
In conclusion, effective Incident Management Procedures can assist by:
- Providing a framework for health and safety compliance;
- Ensuring decision making is in the hands of those qualified to make decisions, reducing stress on your staff;
- Providing decision-makers with a robust framework to ensure decision making is prompt and informed;
- Minimising unnecessary disruption to business;
- Increasing awareness of accident prevention across the organisation; and
- Improving insight into ‘what went wrong’ and ensuring lessons are learned promptly.
Contact:
Vikki Watt
(Article created in November 2010 and may not have been updated at the time of reading)