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Lancaster & Morecambe College
Morecambe Road
Lancaster LA1 2TY
T: 01524 66215
F: 01524 843078
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Health & Safety Policy

Learner Health and Safety Policy Statement

The Board of the Corporation of Lancaster and Morecambe College is committed to achieving, so far as is reasonably practicable, the best standards of health, safety and welfare for its employees, learners, visitors and others who may be affected by the activities of the College and to fully meet its legal obligations.

The College considers health and safety to be an integral part of quality and will endeavour to have in place an effective health and safety management system and demonstrate continuous improvement in line with the HSE model HSG65.

Injuries and accidents can often be avoided. The College is determined to reduce the number of accidents and causes of occupational ill health in the College through the implementation of safe working practices in all College activities.

The health, safety and welfare of learners is a fundamental value of Lancaster and Morecambe College. The College firmly believes that its learners are entitled to learning that takes place in a safe, healthy and supportive environment. In addition, we consider that safe learning is essential to maximise learners’ experience and achievement.

There is a management structure in place to implement the Health and Safety Policy. This structure includes a competent person who will work closely with the Heads of Faculty/Section, and Senior Management Team and report at least on an annual basis to the Corporation in order to achieve implementation of this Policy.

All employees of the College have responsibilities for their own health and safety and should co-operate with their employers to achieve safe working practices. Managers will consult staff on matters which may affect their health and safety.

This Health and Safety Policy document sets out the management of health, safety and welfare and outlines the arrangements made by the College to achieve the aims of the policy statement.

College managers have responsibility for health and safety within their faculties/sections. They will implement a system to ensure that the Policy, and the arrangements made within it, are carried out.

This policy forms part of employees’ conditions of employment. Failure to comply may be treated as a disciplinary matter. This Policy document will be the subject of annual review and will be updated as circumstances and legislation change to ensure that the Policy remains relevant to College activities.

Specifically, the college undertakes to:

To bring the Health & Safety Policy document to the attention of all employees and ensure they fully understand their responsibilities as described in this policy
To provide adequate resources to ensure that proper provision can be made for health and safety
To carry out risk assessments which will be periodically reviewed
To ensure that systems of work will be implemented to minimise risk to health
To ensure that arrangements for the use, handling, storage and transport of articles and substances at work involve minimal risk to health
To provide all employees with such information, instruction, training and supervision as is necessary to secure their health and safety at work, and the safety of others who may be affected by their actions
To provide, so far as is reasonably practicable, for allemployees a safe place of work and learningwith safe access and egress from it
To provide occupational health services for employees and support human resource development
To ensure that preventative screening and where necessary, actions are carried out to reduce the risk from biological agents such as Legionella and Legionnaires Disease
To provide and maintain all plant, machinery and equipment to ensure that it involves minimal risk to health and safety
To provide adequate facilities and arrangements with regard to welfare for employees at work
To report (where required) accidents and cases of ill health to the HSE and the LSC and to carry out internal investigations to try to prevent them happening again
To monitor activities to ensure that procedures in place are being implemented and agreed standards are maintained
To safeguard the environment from the effects of the college’s activities
To maintain adequate control of employees from organisations contracted to work on College premises on behalf of the College
To develop the ‘safe learner’ concept and embed it in the curriculum and College systems. Promoting risk education and awareness and the learning of health and safety as an integral part of learning
To embed the themes of Every Child Matters framework in all areas of the College
To encourage and support the raising of standards and ‘best practice’ approaches, and to work in partnership with key stakeholders
To review the Health and Safety Policy at least annually and update it as and when necessary. Communication of any such changes will be made to all employees