Consultation Documents
The Health and Safety Advisory Service (HSAS) welcomes feedback on the Policies and Standards it produces. You can give feedback any time by e-mailing safety and we will consider it when the document is next reviewed.
When developing significant new standards or making substantial changes to existing ones, formal consultation takes place through the Safety Advisory Group and Health and Safety Committee. Where the Policy or standard affects most employees, consultation will be via the DSHO or HSLO’s in accordance with the Health and Safety Policy Consultation Procedure. Standards on specific subjects may be targeted to Managers of the groups of employees most affected.
We will also publish documents undergoing consultation on this site, so that anyone can read and comment on them.
University of Essex documents
We are currently consulting on the following health and safety standards:
- Health, Safety and Wellbeing Policy and Managing Safety Code of Practice
- Non-ionising Radiation (lasers, laser pointers, working in the sun and artificial optical radiation)
- UK and non UK Work Placements
- Risk assessment for pregnant workers and breastfeeding mothers.
Please e-mail safety if you would like to submit your views.
Health, Safety and Wellbeing Policy and Managing Safety Code of Practice
- Health, Safety and Wellbeing Policy (2013 Revision) (word)
- Code of Practice: Managing Health and Safety (2013 revision) (word)
These documents are being revised to take account of:
- Senior management structural changes.
- The University’s new strategic plans.
- Changes in
HSE guidance on managing and leading health and safety.
Please submit your comments by emailing safety by 30th September 2013.
Non-ionising Radiation
New Non-ionising Radiation websites on Laser Safety, Laser Pointers and Artificial Optical Radiation Safety are now available.
Student work placements
Proposed new health and safety standard for assessing the health and safety suitability of UK and non UK student work placements. Please submit your comments by emailing safety by 30th September 2013.
- Flowchart: Health and Safety Process for UK Placements (pdf)
- Flowchart: Health and Safety processes for non-UK placements (pdf)
- Guidance on assessing the health and safety suitability of student work placements (word)
- Employer health and safety checklist: UK placements (word)
- Employer health and safety checklist: Non-UK placements (word)
- Student work placement risk assessment record (word)
- Small employer: Joint risk assessment (word)
- Choosing safe accommodation during your UK or overseas work placement (word)
Risk
assessment for pregnant workers and breastfeeding mothers.
It is proposed to replace the current risk assessment for new and expectant mothers at: http://www.essex.ac.uk/ohsas/occ_hlth/services/pregnancy.htm with the following:
The new guidance gives more in depth advice on control measures for a range of potential workplace hazards.
Please submit your comments by emailing safety by 30th September 2013.
Portable Electrical Appliance Testing (PAT)
This standard has now been approved and is available on our website at: www.essex.ac.uk/ohsas/electricity
Other organisations
UCEA (Universities and Colleges Employers Association)
No consultations at present.
Health and Safety Executive (HSE)
Consultation on legislation and approved Codes of Practice for the enforcement of health and safety law in the workplace. www.hse.gov.uk/consult/index.htm
If you want to submit comments on an HSE consultation document, you can either do so directly or forward them to the Head of Health and Safety (e-mail claires), who will submit a response on behalf of the University.