Health and Safety is everybody's responsibility and we must all be continuously aware of our own safety and the safety of others in everything we do. The management of health, safety and welfare and the effective control of workplace hazards is an integral part of every manager’s job but everyone has a part to play in ensuring the health, safety and wellbeing of employees and the community.
Bath & North East Somerset has a good health and safety record. With continued best practice, sound health and safety management and cooperation we can maintain that good reputation. Information on the Bath & North East Somerset Council public website is available for all.
There are a number of Health & Safety Risk assessments, Procedure & Process Maps, Safe Systems of Work and Safe Working Practices that are of more interest and relevance to staff than members of the public; these are available from this page so that all our waste staff can access this information more easily from external computers as well as at work. Members of the public can access this information here to.
Transfer Station Risk Assessments can to be seen through the following links;
The following have been compiled for the Waste Services area and are specific to its operations and staff in Waste Collections and Waste Disposal & Recycling; and for office-based staff in Waste Strategy & Contracts.
Risk Assessments;
Office Risk Assessments;
Procedures & Process Maps;
Safe Systems of Work and Safe Working Practices;
Also, the Health & Safety responsibilities (Word document format) of the Managers and Supervisors for each work area are available for staff to access here:
Health, Safety and Wellbeing at Work - Staff Guidance and Information Pocketbooks
These pocketbooks (see links under Related Documents) are issued to staff in Waste Services to remind everyone about key points relating to Health and Safety and their own part in creating and maintaining safe working places and practices.