Disease and injury reduction programmes

Representatives of the Environmental Health Departments of Warwickshire and Coventry, together with the Health & Safety Executive (HSE) local Inspectors meet regularly to progress agreed accident and disease reduction programmes.

Strategic Programme

The strategic programme has been designed by HSE, Local Government Association Regulators and local authorities to deliver the Health and Safety Commissions Public Service Agreement (PSA) target on reducing work related ill health, injury and days lost.

Current projects include: and have included:

Slips and Trips:

Objectives:
Reduce the incidence of slips and trips major injuries by 5%.

Outputs:

Determine take up of messages from the “Shattered Lives” campaign, taking enforcement action where compliance with standards is poor.
In care homes, determine take up of messages from the nationwide series of roadshows on slips and MSD, taking enforcement action where compliance poor.
Promote the slips/trips e-learning tool.

Asbestos Duty To Manage (DTM)

Objectives:

Reduced exposure of workers in high-risk groups, including maintenance workers (and associated trainees/apprentices) and licensed workers.
Continued raising of awareness of the risks and the need for training in high-risk groups

Outputs

Proactive visits on asbestos duty to manage (DTM) under Reg 4 of the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2006, supported by enforcement action where appropriate (joint visits with HSE to be encouraged).
Vocational college interventions aimed at young people entering high-risk trades – e.g. joiners, carpenters, plumbers, electricians

Violence at work

Objectives:

Increased awareness and improved management of work-related violence in retail and hospitality businesses and other high street premises.
Promoting the online toolkit for managing work-related violence in licensed and retail premises.

Outputs:

Continuation of work started in 08/09 to raise awareness of the toolkit with duty holders, with follow-up work where appropriate. Also to seek engagement with LAAs and other partnerships where possible.

Improving management of health and safety in care homes

Objective:

Improved H&S outcomes – better identification and management of risks to employees (and public) to reduce injury and ill health incidence; link with slips and trips initiative (s).
Continued engagement with Corporate Social Care Providers

Outputs:

Follow up interventions to care homes following 08/09 workshops.
Ongoing liaison to continue where lead arrangements have been established.

Vulnerable Workers (Political Imperative)

Objectives:
To reduce and minimise the level of risk, injury and ill health experienced by migrant workers

Outputs:

LA participation and enforcement action in intelligence-led investigations of complaints for example to deal with sub standard accommodation on HSE enforced sites and investigation of accidents and complaints to migrant workers at LA enforced premises.
Promote key messages to employers and migrant workers.
Appropriate sharing of intelligence with other agencies and non-governmental agencies.

Skin Diseases

Objectives:

Reduced incidence in target industries through changed behaviours achieved by
embedding established controls and practices.
Making sure established simple control measures are understood and implemented i.e. elimination, prevention (e.g. through use of tools, correct glove selection/use), skin checks, hand-care regime.

Outputs

Visits to check/raise compliance with standards to prevent dermatitis at priority premises (i.e. hairdressing, food/catering, cleaning, healthcare). To include follow-up visits to higher risk/lower compliance premises.).
To integrate dermatitis into food safety inspections.

Motor Vehicle Repairs
Protection of workers from a range of occupational hazards

Hand Car Washes
Protection of migrant workers and healthy working condtions

Gas Safety
Ensuring correct examination and testing of mains gas supplies and appliances

LPG Pipework Survey
Replacement of coprroded underground pipework and safe storage of liquid gas.

Fish Pedicures
Ensuring correct sanitation

Farm Attractions

Reducing the risk of infectious disease outbreaks.

References: