Health & Safety

The committee recognises and accepts its responsibility to ensure so far as is reasonably practicable, the health & safety of all its employees, members, visitors, and those members of the public who may be affected by the Clubs activities.

Health & Safety Policy Statement

The committee recognises and accepts its responsibility to ensure so far as is reasonably practicable, the health & safety of all its employees, members, visitors, and those members of the public who may be affected by the Clubs activities. It is the Clubs aim to promote, set and maintain the highest standards for health, safety and welfare matters. This will be achieved by:

 

  • Providing; adequate control of the health andsafety risks arising from Club activities.
  • Consulting with employees and members on matters affecting health and safety
  • Providing and maintaining safe equipment.
  • Ensuring; safe handling of substances.
  • Providing; information, instruction and supervision for employees and members.
  • Ensuring; that all employees are competent to do their tasks.
  • Preventing accidents and cases of work related ill health.
  • Maintaining safe and healthy working conditions
  • Reviewing and revising this policy as necessary at regular intervals.

 

The Club will endeavour to eliminate any hazards which may result in personal injury, illness, fire, security losses, property damages or harm to the environment.

Ray Unsworth

Club Secretary

Date 24/04/18 Review date 24/04/20

 

Organisation and responsibilities

The responsibility for health and safety rests with everyone, from the committee, employees to each individual member of the Club. This section sets out the responsibilities under this policy.

Overall and final responsibility for health and safety within the Club is that of the residing Secretary with support from the committee

To ensure health and safety standards are maintained / improved, the following people are responsible for ensuring that all activities under their control are carried out in accordance with the Club’s health and safety policy, standards and safe working procedures, and in compliance with statutory provisions.

 

Leigh Bowling Club:Health & SafetyPolicy Statement.

Name Samantha Newsham

Title Club Steward

Area of Responsibility:

All areas inside of the Club and within its grounds

Employees and members have legal duties under the health and safety at works etc., act 1974. In particular they must cooperate with management on health and safety matters.

Take reasonable care for their own health and safety and that of others who may be affected by their acts or omissions.

Cooperate, so far as is necessary, to enable any duty or requirement imposed on the Club by or under any of the relevant statutory provisions, to be performed or complied with.

Not intentionally or recklessly interfere with or misuse anything provided in the interests of health, safety or welfare in pursuance of any of the relevant statutory provisions.

 Failure to comply withthese requirements may lead to both disciplinary action being taken by the Club and prosecution by the Health & Safety Executive (HSE) / Local Authority