Part 1 ~ General Statement of Policy

This document is the Health and Safety Policy of Stithians Centre – Stithians Village Hall Management Committee.

Our policy is to:

a) Provide healthy and safe working conditions, equipment and systems of work for our employee(s), volunteers, committee members and hirers

b) Keep the Stithians Centre and equipment in a safe condition for all users.

c) Provide such training and information as is necessary to staff, volunteers and users.

It is the intention of Stithians Village Hall Management Committee to comply with all Health and Safety legislation and to act positively where it can reasonably do so to prevent injury, ill health or any danger arising from its activities and operations.

Stithians Village Hall Management Committee considers the promotion of the health and safety of its employees at work and those who use its premises, including contractors who may work there, to be of great importance. The management committee recognises that the effective prevention of accidents depends as much on a committed attitude of mind to safety as on the operation and maintenance of equipment and safe systems of work. To this and, it will seek to encourage employees, committee members and users to engage in the establishment and observance of safe working practices.

Employees, hirers and visitors will be expected to recognise that there is a duty on them to comply with the practices set out by the committee, with all safety requirements set out in the hiring agreement and with safety notices on the premises and to accept responsibility to do everything they can to prevent injury to themselves or others.

Signed: (On behalf of the Management Committee)

Name: M M Ramsey

Position: Chairperson

Date: 14-1-09

The Stithians Village Hall Management Committee has overall responsibility for health and safety at Stithians Centre.

Should anyone using the hall come across a fault, damage or other situation which might cause injury and cannot be rectified immediately they should inform the person above, or the Bookings Secretary, as soon as possible so that the problem can be dealt with. Where equipment is damaged a notice should be placed on it warning that it is not to be used and it should be placed out of the way of obvious use.

Fire precautions and checks Chair and Caretaker

Part 3: Arrangements and Procedures

Date licence was last renewed: May 2008

Fire Precautions and Checks*

*Available on request from the bookings officer

Person with responsibility for testing equipment and keeping log Caretaker

Local Fire Brigade Contact Name Sub Officer Malcolm Gilbert

Fire Brigade Contact Tel No: 01326 212 412

Company hired to maintain and service fire safety equipment: Name Firewatch Southwest Ltd

Address: Tel No.: 01326 333 122 Location of service record: H&S File (available from secretary)

Procedure In Case of accidents

The location of the nearest hospital:

Accident and Emergency/Casualty dept is: Royal Cornwall Hospital, Treliske, Truro

Minor injuries Unit: Falmouth Hospital, Trescobeas Rd, Falmouth or Camborne/ Redruth Community Hospital, Barncoose, Redruth

The location and telephone no. for the nearest doctor's surgery is: Stithians Surgery, Crellow Lane, Stithians

01209 860 170.

When above not open: Penryn Surgery, Saracen Way, Penryn. 01326 372 502

The First Aid Box is located in: the kitchen in drawer by the cooker.

The person responsible for keeping this up to date is: Chair, Margret Ramsey and Secretary Cath Cullen

The accident book/forms are kept with this file. This must be completed whenever an accident occurs.

Any accident must be reported to the member of the management committee responsible,

who is: Chair – Margaret Ramsey

The person responsible for completing RIDDOR forms and reporting accidents is: Margaret Ramsey

The following major Injuries or incidents must be reported on RIDDOR forms:

• fracture, other then to fingers, thumbs or toes;

• amputation

• dislocation of the shoulder, hip, knee or spine

• loss of sight (temporary or permanent)

• any penetrating Injury to the eye (Including chemical)

• injury from electric shock/burn leading to unconsciousness or requiring resuscitation or admittance to hospital for more than 24 hours;

• any other injury leading to hypothermia, heat - induced illness or unconsciousness or requiring resuscitation or requiring admittance to hospital for more than 24 hours

Relevant examples of reportable dangerous occurrences include.

• electrical short circuit or overload causing fire or explosion

• collapse or partial collapse of a scaffold over 5m high

• unintended collapse of a building under construction or alteration, or of a wall or floor

• explosion or fire

All hirers will be expected to read the whole of the hiring agreement and should sign the hiring form as evidence that they agree to the hiring conditions. All new hirers wilt also be given information/training by the Booking Secretary about safety procedures at the hall which they will be expected to follow (eg. fire evacuation procedures, use of trolleys to move equipment, use of equipment) and will be shown the location of the accident book and Health and Safety file.

It is the intention of Stithians Village Hall Management Committee to comply with all Health and Safety legislation and to act positively where it can reasonably do so to prevent injury, ill health or any danger arising from Its activities and operations.

Employees, hirers and visitors will be expected to recognise that there is a duty on them to comply with the practices set out by the committee, with all safety requirements set out in the hiring agreement and with safety notices on the promises and to accept responsibility to do everything they can to prevent injury to themselves or others.

• Make sure that all emergency exit doors are clear and unlocked as soon as the hall is to be used and throughout the hiring

• Do not operate or touch any electrical equipment where there are signs of damage, exposure of components or water penetration etc.

• Do not work on steps, ladders or at height until they are properly secured and another person to present

• Do not attempt to move heavy or bulky items (eg stacked tables or chairs) - use the trolleys provided

• Do not allow children in the kitchen except under close supervision (e.g. for supervised cookery lessons or, in the case of older children, for supervised serving of food at functions). Avoid over-crowding in the kitchen and do not allow running.

• Wear suitable protective clothing when handling cleaning or other toxic materials

• Report any evidence of damage or faults to equipment or the building’s facilities to the Caretaker Charlie Burley 01209 860 148 or Margaret Ramsey 01209 861 361

Name and address of insurer: Ansvar, Ansvar House, St Leonard’s Rd, Eastbourne BN21 3UR