health & safety enforcement: a practical guide for local

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HEALTH&SAFETYENFORCEMENT:APracticalGuideForLocalAuthorities Theroleofthelocalauthorityhealthandsafetyregulatorhaschangedsignificantlyoverrecentyears.Coupledwithincreasedpressuresonresources,localauthoritiesnowneedtobesmarterwhenfulfillingtheirHSWS18responsibilities.Increasingly,officerswhohavelittleexperiencein regulatinghealthandsafetyarebeingaskedtoincludethisroleintheirdaytodaywork.Usingcasestudies,practicalexamplesanddiscussionthissessionseekstoequipofficerswiththebasictoolsneededtoregulatehealthandsafety.Delegateswilldiscussvariousscenariosandworktogethertotacklecommonandrelevantissuesthattheymayface.Areascoveredinclude:• Principlesofhealthandsafetyenforcement• Accesstoinformation/guidance• TheNationalLocalAuthorityEnforcementCode,application,relevanceand

implementationatalocallevel• EnforcementAllocation• UseofInspectorspowers• Interventions,inspectionsandcomplaints• Outlineofhealthandsafetyregulatoryframeworkandkeylegislation• MakingdecisionsandtheusingtheEMM• Serviceofnotices• Accidentinvestigationrefresher LikeallofBespokeSafetytraining,thiswillbeaveryinteractivedayrequiringparticipationfromalldelegates.Delegatespackwillbeprovidedwithasetofpresentationslides.Thisisgenuinelowcosttraining.Daylongsessionscanberunforaslowas£60/delegatePleasecontactmetodiscussthisoranyotherhealthandsafetytrainingneeds.AndyLucasMScCMCIEHCMIOSH

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AndyLucasIqualifiedasanEHOin1989andworkedforSandwell,MalvernHillsandDudleycouncilsbeforejoiningBirminghamCityCouncil.IleftBirminghamwhereIhadbeenOperationsManager(HealthandSafety)for6yearstotakeupaSeniorLecturerspostattheUniversityofWolverhampton.IamnowHeadofSafetyServicesattheUniversityofWorcester.Ihavealsospent2yearsworkingforHSE’sSafetyUnit.Forover20yearsIhavespecialisedinhealthandsafetyregulationandenforcementandallofmytrainingdrawsonmypersonalexperiences.Ihaveinvestigatedcomplexandfatalincidents,setstrategicdirection,draftedpolicyandguidancedocuments,managedandadvisedinvestigationstoprosecutionandpresentedevidenceincourtandincoronersinquests.Ihavementoredcolleaguesinalloftheserolesoverseeingtheirworkandprovidingtrainingtocolleaguesaswellasdevelopingandorganisingtrainingeventsforstudents,localauthorityofficersandHSEInspectors.Inowrunmyownconsultancyprovidingtrainingandalsoadvisingotherlocalauthoritiesontheircomplexandfatalaccidentinvestigations.Ihavepeerreviewedinvestigationreportsandprosecutionfiles,advisedonaccidentinvestigationsandactedasasecondofficerduringinterviewsundercaution.IhavebeenaregularcontributortoEHNandhaveexperienceofspeakingatvariousconferencesincludingCIEHBestoftheBest,WestminsterPolicyForumandCIEHRegionalConferences.Igenuinelybelieveinsupportingtheprofessionandprovidinglowcosttraining.Mostofmyhalfdaysessionscostonly£40/delegateanddaysessions£60/delegatedependingonnumbersandthatincludesallsupportingmaterial.

OTHERTRAININGSESSIONSPracticalGuidetoSuccessfulInterviewsUnderCautionPACE—1daycourseforthosewishingtoimprovetheirskillsorthosenewtothisworkFatalAccidentInvestigation—1daycoursecoveringtheWRDP,workingwiththepoliceandthecoronersinquestFromInitialVisittoProsecution(andeverythinginbetween)–brandnewcoursedeliveredjointlywithanexLALawyer

GenuinelowcosttrainingforLAswithover700officersfromover200LAstrainedsince2009.Anexcellentandpracticalbitoftraining,veryusefuleventoofficerswithexperienceFabulouscourse—enjoyabledeliveryVerypracticalbasedcoursenoteswhichweredeliveredwell.