Issue - meetings

To receive and consider report 100/08 of the Deputy Director (Organisational Development and Support). 

Introduction and Report Summary

The Annual Report on Health and Safety Performance for 2007/08 is attached at Appendix A.  The aim is to provide members, the public and others interested in health and safety with information on what the district council is doing to protect its employees, volunteers, contractors, clients and service users.  Overall the council’s health and safety record has been good.   2007/08 has been a good year for embedding a robust framework to ensure a high level of health and safety performance at all levels, underpinned by an understanding of roles and responsibilities, quality training and development, and consistent application of policies and procedures. 

In particular, an IOSH (Institute of Occupational Safety and Health) accredited development programme for managers and members has been put in place and training has commenced.  The Vale’s Governance arrangements for health and safety at both a board and operational level have been embedded. A review of risk assessments has been undertaken in all service areas, ensuring that all significant risks have been covered.  Also new initiatives on monitoring have been introduced with our partners in delivering services in leisure and grounds maintenance.

The contact officer for this report is Helen Bishop, Deputy Director (Organisational Development and Support), telephone (01235 540372). 

E-mail: helen.bishop@whitehorsedc.gov.uk

Recommendation

That the Annual Report on Health and Safety Performance for 2007/08 is received and published.  

(Time: 3.48pm to 3.49pm)

The Executive received and considered report 100/08 of the Deputy Director (Organisational Development and Support) that set out an annual report on health and safety performance for 2007/08. 

Members noted that the council’s health and safety record had been good and a robust framework embedded to ensure high standards of health and safety performance at all levels, underpinned by an understanding of roles and responsibilities, quality training and development, and consistent application of policies and procedures.  In particular, an IOSH (Institute of Occupational Safety and Health) accredited development programme for managers and Members had been put in place and training commenced.  A review of risk assessments had been undertaken in all service areas, ensuring that all significant risks had been covered.  Also new initiatives on monitoring had been introduced with the Council’s partners in delivering services in leisure and grounds maintenance.

Members welcomed the report. 

RESOLVED

that the annual report on health and safety performance for 2007/08 be received and published.