Effective health and safety management is an essential requirement for all those involved in the delivery of Government funded training programmes. Managing safety effectively relies on development and implementation of systems and procedures.
The Compliance Service Health and Safety team work closely with Training Providers responsible for the training of non-employed trainees. Their role includes:
- raising awareness of health and safety issues;
- making sure that training providers meet their legal obligations and duty of care to trainees, and those dealing with non employed trainees have suitable and sufficient arrangements for trainee health and safety;
- taking appropriate action where expected standards are not met or maintained; and,
- promoting the raising of standards for trainee health and safety.
To help you manage safety in training and develop the capabilities and competencies of tomorrow’s workforce, we have provided:
- our health and safety monitoring policy
- guidance on our procedures;
- examples of best practice documents;
- a guide to our accident reporting procedure;
- information on enforcing authority registration;
- examples of risk assessment templates;
- information on non-employed trainee interviews; and,
- links to other organisations.
Health and safety monitoring policy
Guidance
SDS health and safety responsibilities (Word, 235kb)- SDS health and safety guidance for training providers (Word, 331kb)
- SDS health and safety questionnaire (Word, 130kb)
- SDS health and safety questionnaire - guidance and useful information (Word, 86kb)
Best practice documents
Accident reporting
Learner’s Report of an Accident/Disease (PDF, 58kb)- Accident reporting procedures (Word, 95kb)
- Accident report form, AF1 (PDF, 235kb)
- Guidance for completing the accident report form, AF1 (Word, 107kb)
Enforcing authority registration
Risk assessment
Below are links to examples of risk assessment templates. These risk assessments are for information only. If you use them, you will have to complete and record your own arrangements.
- Catering risk assessment (Word, 57kb)
- Children's nursery risk assessment (Word, 85kb)
- Construction risk assessment (Word, 208kb)
- COSHH risk assessment (Word, 76kb)
- Engineering risk assessment (Word, 92kb)
- Farm risk assessment (Word, 87kb)
- Fire risk assessment (Word, 161kb)
- Garage (body work) risk assessment (Word, 81kb)
- Hairdressing risk assessment (Word, 62kb)
- Motor vehicle repair risk assessment (Word, 100kb)
- Office risk assessment (Word, 67kb)
- Residential care risk assessment (Word, 87kb)
- Shop risk assessment (Word, 62kb)
- Woodwork risk assessment (Word, 75kb)
- Self assessment checklist (Word, 44kb)
Non-employed trainee interviews
We try to interview around one in ten non-employed trainees. We ask them about their experiences of the training, and we also ask them to talk about their health and safety induction – at your premises and on their placement. Some of the topics we cover include emergency procedures and personal protective equipment.
If any issues come up during the interview, we’ll report them back to you.
Links to other organisations
Safe and Healthy Working service office hazards tool
Safe and Healthy Working is part of the Scottish centre for HEALTHY WORKING LIVES and provides a new occupational health and safety service for small and medium sized enterprises in Scotland. This flash tool is designed to help you identify the various hazards found in offices.
Safelearner
This site contains health and safety and quality information related to the delivery of Government funded programmes for the principle contractor in England. However, the web page contains helpful information and links to the Be Safe Booklet and Work Book.
HSE
The Health and Safety Commission is responsible for health and safety regulation in Great Britain. The Health and Safety Executive and local government are the enforcing authorities who work in support of the Commission.
safestartup.org
safestartup.org is presented by the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH), sponsored by Norwich Union and supported by HSE and Small Business Service.