Unit HSP4 Develop and implement - OneFile

1 April 2007, ENTO FINAL Version Approved May 2007 Page 1 of 5 National Occupational Standards for Health & Safety - Practitioners Units unit hsp4 : Develop and implement effective communication systems for health and safety information This unit is for people with a role which involves: evaluating health and safety information external to your organisation communicating to your organisation relevant health and safety information making sure that there is an effective health and safety communication system within your organisation making sure that relevant health and safety information from within your organisation is communicated to statutory authorities, local authorities and relevant groups and individuals Performance Criteria: You must.

2 Develop and implement communication systems for health and safety information in your organisation 1. identify and evaluate proposed and new health and safety legislation, codes of practice, and standards of relevance to your organisation 2. evaluate developments in health and safety risk assessment and control procedures and practices, technical developments and best practice 3. Develop and implement appropriate communication systems in your organisation for proposed and new health and safety legislation, codes of practice, standards, health and safety risk assessment and control procedures and practices, technical developments and best practice 4.

3 Keep a record of all relevant health and safety information relating to input materials, goods, equipment, services and resources bought in by your organisation 5. Develop and implement appropriate communication systems for relevant health and safety information relating to input materials, goods, equipment, services and resources bought in by your organisation 6. identify, evaluate and communicate, as necessary, health and safety information and comment of relevance to your organisation Develop and implement communication systems for health and safety information within your organisation 7.

4 Develop and implement communication systems for the information resulting from the proactive and reactive monitoring and review of the health and safety performance of your organisation 8. Develop and implement communication systems for the health and safety performance initiatives of your organisation 9. Develop and implement communication systems for the health and safety promotion activities of your organisation 10. make sure that the health and safety culture and policy are kept in the forefront of the activities of your organisation April 2007, ENTO FINAL Version Approved May 2007 Page 2 of 5 National Occupational Standards for Health & Safety - Practitioners Units Develop and implement communication systems for health and safety information out of your organisation 11.

5 Make sure that the statutory reporting of the health and safety information of your organisation to the regulatory and local authorities is carried out 12. make sure that the relevant health and safety information of your organisation is communicated, where appropriate, to trade associations, voluntary bodies, interested parties and individuals 13. make sure that the relevant health and safety information of your organisation for products, services and waste is given to the relevant recipients 14. make sure that the relevant health and safety standards and procedures of your organisation are provided to contractors Knowledge requirements You need to be able to show that you have knowledge and understanding of: Principles and concepts a.

6 Effective written and verbal communication b. electronic information, retrieval, storage and communication systems External factors influencing effective communication systems for health and safety information c. health and safety risk assessment, control procedures and practices, technical developments and best practice d. proposed and new health and safety legislation, codes of practice and standards e. health and safety promotional activities relevant to the needs of an organisation f. health and safety statutory reporting requirements for an organisation g.

7 Health and safety statutory information requirements for the products, services and waste of an organisation h. health and safety standards and procedures of an organisation that are relevant to the contractors used by the organisation April 2007, ENTO FINAL Version Approved May 2007 Page 3 of 5 National Occupational Standards for Health & Safety - Practitioners Units Glossary This section provides explanations and definitions of some of the terms used in this unit . Control(s) The means by which the risks identified are eliminated or reduced to acceptable levels.

8 Employer Wherever/whoever has responsibility for the workplace/work activity. Hazard* A hazard is something with the potential to cause harm (this can include articles, substances, plant or machines, methods of work, the working environment and other aspects of work management). * Definition taken from: HSE Management of health and safety at work Approved Code of Practice & Guidance . Reference L21 (ISBN 0-7176-2488-9) Learner Any person in a workplace environment and undertaking learning, including those following a vocational or academic course.

9 Legislation The Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 is the main piece of legislation under which nearly all the other regulations are made. It is for this reason that only this piece of legislation is specifically referred to in this unit . There is an array of health and safety regulations and codes of practice which affect people at work. There are regulations for those who, for example, work with electricity, or work on construction projects, as well as regulations covering noise at work, manual handling, working with VDUs, or dealing with substances hazardous to health, etc.

10 The specific requirements for all or any of these can be obtained from HSE local offices. Near miss An unplanned event that had the potential to result in violence, injury, loss or damage but did not. Other people Refers to everyone covered by the Health and Safety at Work Act including: visitors, members of the public, colleagues, contractors, clients, customers, patients and students. Personal presentation This includes personal hygiene, use of personal protective equipment, clothing and accessories suitable to the particular workplace. Physical resources Property, equipment, plant and machinery, etc.