HEALTH AND SAFETY POLICY
Health and Safety Policy Statement
Relevant legislation: Health and Safety at Work Act 1974
Artemis Studios, and Artemis College (in partnership with BCT) provides high quality work based training in the creative industries for young people.
This training should prepare learners for the realities of the work place and use the creative careers that attract disenfranchised young people as a vehicle to re-engage them in learning and to improve educational achievement, basic and key skills and their own confidence and motivation.
Our statement of general policy is:
to provide adequate control of the health and safety risks arising from our work activities
to consult with our employees on matters affecting their health and safety
to provide and maintain safe premises and equipment
to ensure safe handling and use of substances
to provide information, instruction and supervision for workers
to ensure all workers are competent to do their tasks and to give them adequate training
to prevent accidents and work related ill health
to maintain safe and health working conditions
to review and revise this policy as necessary at regular intervals
All employees must:
co-operate with supervisors and managers on health and safety matters
not interfere with anything provided to safeguard their health and safety
take reasonable care of their own health and safety
report all health and safety concerns to an appropriate person (as detailed in this policy statement)
Health and safety risks arising from Artemi Studios and Artemis College activities
Risk assessment will be undertaken by the relevant Centre Manager (who will also be a qualified Designated Safeguarding Lead)
The findings of the risk assessment will be reported to all relevant staff
Action required to remove / control risks will be approved by the relevant centre Manager
The relevant Project Manager will be responsible for ensuring the action required is implemented and will check that the implemented actions have removed / reduced the risks
Risk assessments for educational visits and trips will be completed by Artemis College lead tutors and submitted to
the course manager for approval at least 48 hours ahead of the planned trip taking place.
Artemis Studios and Artemis College assessments will be reviewed every 12 months or when the work activity changes, whichever is soonest.
Health and safety risks arising from apprenticeships and work experience placement activities
Managers responsible for the placement of Artemis College students in apprenticeship and work placements will undertake H&S inspections before each placement commences at a new place of employment including;
Copy of employers H&S policy
Copy of employers liability insurance
Completed risk assessment
In the case of major established employers (for example ITN News) the manager can use their judgment as to what extent the above requirements are necessary. Legally the duty of care lies with the employer for the safety of their employees. Artemis College staff must use their professional judgement in these cases to ensure all learners are placed in safe environments.
External / Industry Events
Where Artemis Studios and Artemis College students are involved in a volunteering / work experience capacity at external industry related events a risk assessment will be undertaken by the relevant contract manager / course manager / lead tutor and submitted to a senior manager for approval a minimum of 48 hours ahead of the event taking place and action required to remove / control risks will be undertaken before approval can be given.
Our assessments will be reviewed every 24 months or when the work activity changes, whichever is soonest.
Arrangements
Consultation with staff
We consult with our employees by Self-Assessment Report, All Staff Emails and Staff Meetings
Safe premises and equipment
The relevant Centre Manager will be responsible for:
identifying all premises / equipment needing maintenance
ensuring effective maintenance procedures are drawn up
ensuring that all identified maintenance is implemented
Any problems found with premises / equipment should be reported to The relevant Centre Manager
The relevant Centre Manager will check that new premises and equipment meets health and safety standards before it is purchased
Safe handling and use of substances
http://www.hse.gov.uk/coshh/index.htm
The Studios and Artemis College H&S manager will be responsible for:
identifying all substances, which need a COSHH assessment, undertaking COSHH assessment and ensuring that all actions identified in the assessments are implemented and checking that new substances can be used safely before they are purchased
ensuring that all relevant workers are informed about the COSHH assessments
Assessments will be reviewed every 24 months or when the work activity changes, whichever is soonest.
Information, instruction and supervision
The health and safety law poster is displayed in a publicly viewable place.
Health and safety advice, leaflets and other information is available from The Relevant Course Managers
All college learners will receive a Health & Safety induction as part of their course induction
Supervision of young workers and trainees will be arranged / undertaken by the relevant Centre Manager
The relevant Centre Manager is responsible for making sure that our employees working at other locations under the control of other employees are given relevant health and safety information.
Competency for tasks and traininh
Induction training for all new employees will be provided
Job specific training will be provided if deemed necessary
Training records will be kept at the Artemis College in partnership with BCT Office
Training will be identified, arranged and monitored yearly
Accidents, first aid and work related ill health
Health surveillance is required for workers doing the following jobs.
Teaching
Admin
Management
Health surveillance will be arranged by the relevant Centre Manager for management staff, tutors and trainers at each centre and the records kept at the relevant Artemis Centre
The first aid box(es) are kept at each Artemis Centre and are restocked by the relevant Centre Manager.
Each Artemis centre will have at least 2 registered First Aiders, who can be contacted via the relevant Centre Manager
All accidents and cases of work related to ill health are to be recorded in the accident book.
A separate accident book is kept at each Artemis delivery centre.
The Artemis Studios and College managers are responsible for reporting accidents, diseases and dangerous occurrences to the Artemis College directors.
Artemis Studios and College shall inform the ESFA and Local Authority of injuries and diseases to Learners within the scope of the Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations (RIDDOR) 1995 and fatal road traffic accidents.
This shall be done by: in the case of education and training related fatal accidents and ‘major injuries’ (as defined in RIDDOR) - informing the EFA by email as soon as practically possible when Artemis Studios and College becomes aware of the event;
For all RIDDOR events Artemis Studios and College will send to the EFA a completed Learner Incident Record Form and HSE 2508 within 10 days of THE PROVIDER becoming aware of the event. “
HSE 2508 https://extranet.hse.gov.uk/lfserver/external/F2508DOE
Monitoring
To check our working conditions, and make sure our safe working practices are being followed we will develop a culture of Health and Safety that runs across all company activities and delivery services.
The relevant Centre Manager is responsible:
for reporting accidents
for investigating work related cases of sickness absence
for acting on any investigation findings to prevent a recurrence
Fire and emergency
Artemis Studios and College H&S manager is responsible for making sure that a fire risk assessment is carried out and implemented at each Artemis Centre
Escape routes are checked by the relevant Centre Manager every week.
All electrical devices, plugs and fuses will be PAT tested every 12 months by a qualified person.
Emergency evacuation will be tested at each Artemis Centre by undertaking a simulation evacuation every term for all staff and students.