9.6.5 Health, Safety and Security |
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1. Context and Scope
This procedure brings together a number of health and safety issues and attempts to provide a balance between the relevant policy and legislation.
The Children Act 1989, The Care Standards Act 2000 and The National Minimum Standards for Children's Homes 2011, together with the WMBC Health and Safety Policies and Procedures (which is informed by the relevant Health and Safety legislation) all provide the context and scope for this procedure. In addition to this procedure the Health and Safety Procedures should be referred to and consulted on all matters relating to relevant Health and Safety issues.
The overall aim is to provide young people, staff and visitors with a safe and secure enough physical environment.
2. Procedure
| 1.0 | It is the responsibility of all staff (including agency and casual staff) to ensure that they are aware and familiar with the Departmental Health and Safety Policies and Procedures Manual. Clearly it is not possible to remember all the necessary information and therefore the Manual should be referred to for direction and guidance when particular health and safety issues arise. |
| 1.1 | Particular attention, regarding safety within the building should be given to the following:
For new staff this will formulate part of the Induction process. |
| 1.2 | The Environmental Health Service will, on a yearly basis, assess each Home’s storage and preparation provision. Any recommendations that are made following this yearly assessment will be acted upon, within the advised time-scales. |
| 2.0 | Risk Assessments should be carried out in respect to requirements in the Health and Safety Procedure and also in relation to children's known and likely activities (both permitted and illicit), the potential for bullying and abuse within or outside the home, and where applicable the impact of emergency admissions to the home for both the admitted child and the existing child group. |
| 2.1 | The implementation and effectiveness of action identified within Risk Assessments should be regularly reviewed. |
| 3.0 | Auditory, electronic or visual monitoring systems should not be used inside the home unless it formulates part of a young person’s Placement Plan. In such circumstances specific approval, where appropriate, has been obtained from a parent and such monitoring is solely concerned with safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the young person or young people. Young people should have full knowledge of such monitoring systems and why they are in place. |
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