Responsibilities

Overall and final responsibility for health, safety, and wellbeing is that of the

• Commission for Local Administration in England Commission Chair,

• supported by the Commission ex-officio and advisory members.

The Commission will set out the direction for effective health and safety management and ensure the health and safety policy is an integral part of LGSCO culture, of its values and performance standards.

The Commission has endorsed the approach set out in the HSE/Institute of Directors guidance “Leading health and safety at work INDG417 (rev1) 2013”. Appendix 1

Chief Executive Officer

Responsibility for formulating and implementing policy for health and safety on behalf of the Commission.

Leadership Team

Responsibility for ensuring this policy is implemented.

Operational Support Manager

Day-to-day responsibility for ensuring this policy is put into practice.

Managers

All managers have responsibility to take health and safety into account in their decisions in accordance with section 2 of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 and ensure that:

• their employees are aware of their personal responsibilities under this policy and section 7 and section 8 of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974;

• appropriate housekeeping standards are maintained, and any health and safety concerns are raised with the Operational Support ServiceDesk; and

• their employees read the Commission’s Health and Safety Policy.

Employees and workers

• co-operate with their supervisors and managers on health and safety matters;

• not interfere with anything provided to safeguard their health and safety;

• take reasonable care of their own health and safety; and

• Report all health and safety concerns to their manager.

All workers must:

• co-operate with their supervisors and managers on health and safety matters;
• not interfere with anything provided to safeguard their health and safety;
• take reasonable care of their own health and safety; and
• Report all health and safety concerns to their manager.