Health and Safety Policy

 

THE SEWING TABLE

 

THE SEWING TABLE is committed to upholding excellent levels of health and safety in order to safeguard the health and wellbeing of all our young people and visitors. To ensure this, THE SEWING TABLE is committed to:

 

providing adequate control of the health and safety risks arising from our activities through a risk assessment process

 

providing and maintaining safe premises and equipment

 

ensuring information, support and guidance is provided on the safe handling and use of equipment

 

preventing accidents 

 

maintaining safe and healthy working conditions

 

reviewing and revising this policy as necessary at regular intervals.

 

THE SEWING TABLE Management

 

Employees

 

Sara Hill and any additional volunteers or employees have an obligation to take reasonable care for their own health and safety, and for that of others, and to co-operate with THE SEWING TABLE with respect to health and safety matters. Workers are requested to:

 

Report any significant hazard or malfunction (e.g. trip hazards or broken equipment) to Sara Hill.

 

Conform to all instructions, written or verbally given to promote personal safety and the safety of others.

 

Be sensibly and safely dressed for their particular task, location and conditions and to use appropriately and effectively all safety equipment and any other safety equipment that may be provided.

 

Avoid improvisation in any form which could create unnecessary risks to health and safety (e.g. climbing on a chair to reach heights)

 

Not bring into THE SEWING TABLE, without the appropriate authority, any tool, substance or piece of equipment of their own which is potentially hazardous to the health and safety of themselves or others.

 

Report to Sara Hill all accidents, whether injury was sustained or not, including any incidents of violence and aggression.

 

Attend and participate in training as required.

Be aware of the emergency evacuation procedures, positions of fire alarms, equipment and exits.

 

Accident Reporting

 

It is the responsibility of Sara Hill to ensure that the following procedures for reporting and investigation of all accidents are implemented, and that all volunteers are aware of these procedures:

 

All accidents (and 'near misses') are logged in the Accident Book; The accident book is kept in THE SEWING ROOM, Peebles business and Arts Hub, Old Church Road, EH45 8LH

 

All accidents are investigated by Sara Hill and a note of the investigation will be made in the accident book.

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Corrective action is taken to prevent a reoccurrence

Procedures and Guidelines

 

Sara Hill is responsible for co-ordinating the day to day implementation of the Health and Safety policy and procedures. This includes:

 

Carrying out necessary Risk Assessments 

 

First Aid training

 

The First Aid kit will be regularly checked and restocked by Sara Hill

 

The First Aid box is kept in THE SEWING ROOM

 

The Accident Book is kept in THE SEWING ROOM and is available from Sara Hill

 

Fire Safety

 

The Fire Alarms are IN THE HALL

 

The Fire Extinguishers are IN THE HALL

 

Fire Drills will be held: TUESDAY MORNINGS

 

The Fire Exits are MAIN DOOR

 

The Emergency assembly point is IN THE COURTYARD

 

Insurance

 

THE SEWING TABLE has appropriate insurance for its needs. This can be viewed here

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Risk Assessment

 

All THE SEWING TABLE’s activities are risk assessed to ensure that all necessary measures are put in place to safeguard workers, young people and the public. All risk assessments are carried out by Sara Hill and are regularly reviewed and updated. 

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See full doc with risk assessments here

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