This Health and Safety Performance Standard outlines the investigation procedures which are to be adopted when any accident, ill health, near miss or dangerous occurrence occurs.
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Example Health & Safety Forms and performance standards
Here you will find some example Health and Safety forms and performance standards to help you get started, feel free to adapt them to your own needs, if you can not find what you need please contact us via our feedback form and we wiil try and help you
They are based on UK Health and Safety Legislation and should be used as a guide in the development of your own Health and Safety Management system.
H&s proformas
| HSPF01 | Inspection of Contract Work | |
| HSPF02 | Contractor Evaluation Checklist | |
| HSPF03 | Contractor Selection Questionnaire | |
| HSPF04 | Assessment of First Aid Needs | |
| HSPF05 | Risk Assessment for Flammables and Explosives | |
| HSPF07 | Homeworking Risk Assessment | |
| HSPF08 | Hot Work Permit | |
| HSPF09 | Initial Health and Safety Audit Questionnaire | |
| HSPF10 | Incident Investigation Report | |
| HSPF11 | Record of Health and Safety Induction Training | |
| HSPF12 | Inventory of Manual Handling Operations | |
| HSPF13 | Lifting Operations Risk assessment Checklist | |
| HSPF14 | Lone Worker Work Permit | |
| HSPF15 | Competent Persons Daily Fire Safety Checklist | |
| HSPF16 | Competent Persons Weekly Fire Safety Checklist | |
| HSPF17 | Competent Persons Monthly Fire Safety Checklist | |
| HSPF18 | Competent Persons Six Monthly Fire Safety Checklist | |
| HSPF19 | Safety Method Statement Evaluation | |
| HSPF20 | Initial Assessment for New and Expectant Mothers | |
| HSPF21 | New and Expectant Mothers Risk Assessment | |
| HSPF22 | Record of a Near Miss | |
| HSPF23 | PPE Assessment Checklist | |
| HSPF24 | PPE Maintenance Record | |
| HSPF25 | PPE Issue Record | |
| HSPF26 | PPE Training Checklist | |
| HSPF27 | Preliminary Manual Handling Operation Checklist | |
| HSPF28 | Safe System of Work | |
| HSPF29 | Job Safety Training Specification | |
| HSPF30 | Slips, Trips and Falls Inspection | |
| HSPF31 | Slips, Trips and Falls Training | |
| HSPF32 | Training Checklist for Personal Ear Protection | |
| HSPF33 | Upper Limb Disorder Task Assessment | |
| HSPF34 | Initial Assessment for Trainees, Work Experiance Staff and Volunteers | |
| HSPF35 | Working at Heights Risk Assessment | |
| HSPF36 | Quick Workplace Inspection Checksheet | |
| HSPF37 | Initial ASssessment for Young Persons | |
| HSPF38 | Young Person Risk Assessment | |
| HSPF39 | Fire Safety Risk Assessment |
h&s performance standards
HSPS01 - Accident Investigation
HSPS02 - Accident Reporting
HSPS03 - Confined Spaces
HSPS04 - Control of Substances Hazardous to Health
HSPS05 - Electricity
HSPS06 - Flammable and Explosives
HSPS07 - Health and Safety Auditing
HSPS08 - Homeworking
HSPS09 - Hot Work
HSPS10 - Health and Safety Induction Training
HSPS11 - Local Exhaust Ventilation
HSPS12 - Lifts and Lifting Equipment
HSPS13 - Machinery Maintenance
HSPS14 - Manual Handling
HSPS15 - Mobile Workers
HSPS16 - New and Expectant Mothers
HSPS17 - Noise
HSPS18 - Permits to work
HSPS19 - Hours of Work
HSPS20 - Personal Protective Equipment
HSPS21 - Pressure Systems
HSPS22 - Risk Assessment
HSPS23 - Respiratory Protective Equipment
HSPS24 - Safe Systems of Work
HSPS25 - Safe Signs and Signals
HSPS26 - Slips, Trips and Falls
HSPS27 - Temporary Workers
HSPS28 - Transport of Dangerous Goods
HSPS29 - Upper Limb Disorders
HSPS30 - Work Equipment
HSPS31 - Working at Height
HSPS32 - Workplace Environment - Housekeeping
HSPS33 - Workplace Environment – Working Space
HSPS34 - Workplace Environment - Temperature
HSPS35 - Workplace Transport
HSPS36 - Workplace Environment - Ventilation
HSPS37 - Workplace Environment – Washrooms and Toilet Facilities
HSPS38 - Workplace Environment - Lighting
HSPS39 - Young Workers
HSPS40 -Types of Personal Protective Equipment
HSPS01 - Accident Investigation
HSPS02 - Accident Reporting
This Health and Safety Performance Standard outlines the procedures that are to be adopted when any employee, visitor or contractor experiences an accident, near miss or dangerous occurrence on your premises during the course of their employment. This will also apply to visitors who are members of the public and are therefore not at work.
HSPS03 - Confined Spaces
The Company will take all reasonable steps to secure the health and safety of employees, or contractors, who are required to enter into confined spaces.
HSPS04 - Control of Substances Hazardous to Health
The Company acknowledges that no substance can be considered completely safe.
HSPS05 - Electricity
All reasonable steps will be taken to secure the health and safety of employees who use, operate or maintain electrical equipment.
HSPS06 - Flammable and Explosives
The Company will take all reasonable steps to secure the health and safety of employees or contractors required to store, handle, use or transport flammables or explosives in the workplace.
HSPS07 - Health and Safety Auditing
The Company is committed to a process of continually improving its arrangements for ensuring the health, safety and welfare of its employees, so far as is reasonably practicable.
HSPS08 - Homeworking
The Company is committed to ensuring the health, safety and welfare of its homeworkers and those affected by homeworking as far as is reasonably practicable.
HSPS09 - Hot Work
The purpose of this Health and Safety Performance Standard is to provide information to all employees regarding safety when carrying out welding or hot cutting operations.
HSPS10 - Health and Safety Induction Training
In order to secure the health and safety of all employees, West Lancashire Borouch Council will provide health and safety training.
HSPS11 - Local Exhaust Ventilation
Where local exhaust ventilation (LEV) systems are used to control worker exposure to hazardous substances, West Lancashire Borouch Council shall make sure that they are....
HSPS12 - Lifts and Lifting Equipment
The purpose of this Health and Safety Performance Standard is to provide information for all employees on the legal requirements
HSPS13 - Machinery Maintenance
The Company will take all reasonable steps to ensure the safety of all employees maintaining the machinery as well as the safety of those affected by the maintenance work.
HSPS14 - Manual Handling
This Health and Safety Performance Standard is intended to reduce the risk of manual handling injuries and provide guidance on the measures that should be taken to ensure safe lifting and carrying.
HSPS15 - Mobile Workers
The Company takes the health, safety and welfare of its staff seriously. It recognises that some staff will be working away from the main premises and are, as such, without close or direct supervision.
HSPS16 - New and Expectant Mothers
This Health and Safety Performance Standard aims to reduce any identified risks to new and expectant mothers and provide guidance on specific control measures required to protect them.
HSPS17 - Noise
The Company will take all reasonable steps necessary to ensure that the risk of hearing damage to employees.
HSPS18 - Permits to work
As part of our duties under the Health and Safety at Work, etc Act 1974 to provide safe systems of work, The Company has introduced permits to work for the following work activities.......
HSPS19 - Hours of Work
The Company acknowledges that excessive working hours can lead to ill health and increased risk of accidents and will therefore do all that is reasonably practicable to ensure that tasks and operations can be carried out without unreasonable demands being made on the time of the employee.
HSPS20 - Personal Protective Equipment
The Company provides personal protective equipment (PPE) when the risk presented by a work activity cannot be eliminated or adequately controlled by other means.
HSPS21 - Pressure Systems
The purpose of this Health and Safety Performance Standard is to provide information for all employees on the statutory requirements under the Pressure Systems Safety Regulations 2000.
HSPS22 - Risk Assessment
This Health and Safety Performance Standard is intended to reduce risks to the health and safety of employees and others who may be affected by the way in which we conduct our business.
HSPS23 -Respiratory Protective Equipment
All work which involves the use of respiratory protective and resuscitation equipment must be carried out in a way which removes or reduces the risk of injury to employees.
HSPS24 - Safe Systems of Work
The Company recognises that many of its activities present significant risk to the health and safety of its employees and others, such as contractors, visitors and members of the public.
HSPS25 - Safe Signs and Signals
The Company is aware that it must provide and maintain safety signs where risks cannot be adequately controlled using other heath and safety measures without them.
HSPS26 - Slips, Trips and Falls
This Health and Safety Performance Standard is intended to reduce the risk of slip, trip and fall injuries.
HSPS27 - Temporary Workers
The Company will take the necessary measures to ensure the health and safety of any temporary and casual staff in its employment.
HSPS28 - Transport of Dangerous Goods
To ensure that all materials (including wastes and nominally empty packages) of whatever quantity that are despatched from a site and which are defined as dangerous goods for transport, have been recognised as such and have been...
HSPS29 - Upper Limb Disorders
This Health and Safety Performance Standard is intended to manage the risks that have been identified as the cause of ULD in the workplace.
HSPS30 - Work Equipment
The Company will, as far as is reasonably practicable, provide a safe working environment in relation to work equipment safety and to ensure all employees receive appropriate safety information and training in their work equipment.
HSPS31 - Working at Height
The Company will take all reasonable steps to provide a safe working environment for all employees who may be affected by work at height activities.
HSPS32 - Workplace Environment - Housekeeping
This Health and Safety Performance Standard is designed to ensure that The Company attains the highest possible standards and is in accordance with its commitment to provide a safe place of work.
HSPS33 - Workplace Environment – Working Space
The Company will ensure that, so far as is reasonably practicable, and as a minimum to comply with the specific requirements of legislation, there will be space provided which is adequate to ensure that any health and safety risks are minimised.
HSPS34 - Workplace Environment - Temperature
The Company acknowledges that problems can arise within both natural and artificially created environments.
HSPS35 - Workplace Transport
This Health and Safety Performance Standard is intended to reduce the risk of workplace transport activities.
HSPS36 - Workplace Environment - Ventilation
The Company will, as far as is reasonably practicable, provide adequate ventilation in all parts of the workplace.
HSPS37 - Workplace Environment – Washrooms and Toilet Facilities
The Company recognises the need to provide a safe working environment and that this includes the provision of sufficient washing and sanitary conveniences.
HSPS38 - Workplace Environment - Lighting
The Company regards the provision of a safe and well-lit working environment as fundamental to the health, safety and wellbeing of the workforce.
HSPS39 - Young Workers
This Health and Safety Performance Standard aims to reduce any identified risks to young persons and provide guidance on specific control measures required to protect them.
HSPS40 -Types of Personal Protective Equipment
The Company provides personal protective equipment (PPE) when the risk presented by a work activity cannot be eliminated or adequately controlled by other means
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