1 Out of Site, Out of Mind! Mark Mallen Group Health and Safety Manager

2 Introduction What’s the problem? We've been doing it like this for years! We won’t get any work if we do all this! The customer won’t pay for it! Do we have to? We've never had a problem before!

3 Content Why? –Legislation –Costs Site Issues On-Site Hazards –Solutions Benefits

4 Legislation Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999 Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992 Work at Height Regulations 2005 There are more! Many more!

5 Health And Safety At Work Act 1974 Section 2 – General Duties to Employees –Section 2.1 Provide a Safe Place of Work –Section Safe Plant & Systems of Work 2. Safe Use, Handling, Storage and Transport of Articles & Substances 3. Relevant Instruction, Information and Training 4. Maintenance of the Work Place, including access & egress 5. Provision and Maintenance of Welfare Facilities –Section 3 General duties to protect persons other than employees from risk

6 Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999 Regulation 3 –Requires employers and self employed persons to conduct an assessment of the risk to workers and others who may be affected by their activities Risk Assessment

7 Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992 Legal definition –‘Any transporting or supporting of a load (including the lifting, putting down, pushing, pulling, carrying or moving thereof) by hand or by bodily force’

8 Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992 Regulation 4 (1) a –Each employer shall, ‘So far as is reasonably practicable, avoid the need for employees to undertake manual handling operations, which involve a risk of injury’

9 Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992 Regulation 4 (1) b –Where it is not reasonably practicable Make a suitable and sufficient assessment Take steps to reduce the risk of injury Provide information on the load Provide training Regularly review assessments and controls

10 Work At Height Regulations 2005 Key Duties –Conduct Risk Assessment –Organise and Plan, properly –Prevent falls, liable to cause injury –Prevent material falling –Provide suitable work equipment Need to justify type of equipment used Schedules for specific equipment –Protect from fragile surfaces –Danger areas Prevent unauthorised access, clearly signed

11 Work At Height Regulations 2005 Hierarchy of Control –Avoid –Prevent Use Existing Place or Means of Access Use Suitable Equipment –Collective Fall Protection –PPE –Minimise Consequences of the Fall –Other Measures –Information, Instruction and Training

12 Other Legislation Most Relevant –Construction Regs –CDM –PUWER –COSHH –LOLER

13 Costs If we get it wrong –People get hurt or worse! –Criminal Proceedings –Civil Action –Lost time, equipment, business – money!

14 Costs Criminal Proceedings –Magistrates Court Breach of Act –£20, Breach of Regulation –£ –Crown Court Unlimited fines Prison sentences

15 Costs Civil Action –Claims Uninsured costs –Product & material damage –Legal costs –Production delays –Temporary labour –Investigation time –Fines Insured costs –Injury –Ill health –Damage £8 - £36 £1

16 Costs AccentHansen Ltd –Lost business –Penalties –Loss of customer confidence –Lose installers –Reduced on-site efficiency –Profits

17 Site Issues Unloading delivery vehicles Vertical distribution Horizontal distribution Site Hazards

18 Unloading Delivery Vehicles Think? –How do we unload? –Do not assume Actions –Let’s sort it, before we start –Confirm who’s doing it –If us, include in quote/prelim –Confirm arrangements in Attendances –Make sure contracts know

19 Unloading Delivery Vehicles Options –HIAB –Tail Lift Trucks –Forklift equipped truck –Manual Handling – Last Resort!

20 Vertical Distribution Is it reasonable to expect installers to carry doors up stairs? Confirm arrangements and availability* –Site crane –Goods hoist –Telehandler * Coordination – sales and production Tight spaces –Hire equipment Minifors Gantries

21 Vertical Distribution Site crane Goods hoist Telehandler Minifors Gantries

22 Horizontal Distribution Movement from lay down area –Can the doors go straight to the job? –Who’s doing it to where? –Make it clear to all parties! Movement across floors –Trolleys –Dollies –Or Wallys

23 Site Hazards Open edge –Roof work

24 Restrict access to roof Unprotected edge to work area

25 Site Hazards Open edges –Lift shafts/risers

26 Site Hazards Open edges –Lift shafts/risers

27 Site Hazards Open edges –Lift shafts/risers

28 Site Hazards Access routes –Distance –Terrain

29 Site Hazards Access routes –Distance –Terrain

30 Site Hazards Access routes –Distance –Terrain Or, plan the route and lay down area, before the doors arrive

31 Site Hazards Raised openings

32 Site Hazards Work at height –High doors –Over panels

33 Site Hazards Work at height –High doors –Over panels Step Ladders/ Ladders –Think? –Maintain 3-point contact, at all times? ?

34 Site Hazards Stairway / escape routes Prevent access to public and protect from falling door – exclusion zone

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37 Benefits Reduction in Costs –Accidents –Lost time –Frustration –Confusion –Damaged goods –Misplaced expectations Increased profits You can make a difference!

38 Out of Site, Out of Mind! Thanks for listening –Any questions?