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AJ9 Reduce risks to health and safety in the workplace

AJ9.1 Develop procedures for maintaining a healthy and safe workplace

Performance Required

This will involve:

1. setting realistic objectives to ensure a healthy and safe workplace for all people in the workplace
2. developing health and safety procedures which meet legal requirements and are appropriate to the type of work carried out, and the workplace
3. identifying individuals to whom people must report accidents, report health and safety risks, and obtain first aid
4. stating clear measures to check the effectiveness of the workplace health and safety procedures
5. specifying the arrangements for recording health and safety data to meet legal requirements
6. developing plans for health and safety training which are relevant to the needs of the workplace, the people in the workplace and meet legal requirements
7. communicating the health and safety procedures to all people in the workplace in a professional and considerate manner

Occupational Context

1. Types of measures:
   • planned inspections
   • spot checks
   • specific checks on identified danger areas
   • ensuring maintenance programmes are in place
2. Health and safety data:
   • complaints
   • incidents/accidents; illness
   • fire evacuation drills
   • test certificates
   • training records
   • results of monitoring

Knowledge Requirements

You need to know about:

• How the work areas and people for whom you are responsible are covered by the health and safety procedures
• The commonly used working practices
• The information that may be required about health and safety within the workplace

The specific organisational health and safety procedures covering your job role

Required Skills

You should demonstrate:

• Observation skills
• Data collection skills

Evidence Required

You should provide evidence that you can develop procedures for maintaining a healthy and safe workplace

The candidate should be questioned, based upon the documentation provided, to explore how they:

• develop procedures for maintaining a healthy and safe workplace.

Evidence Rules

The candidate should have been involved in hazard risk assessment on at least 2 substantive projects.

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