Stepping into Management Knowledge

H&S Training

1.11

EXPLAIN TO THE TEAM:

Mitchells & Butlers provide each individual business with a safety manual containing information on how to safely carry out tasks. However some hazards will be particular to individual businesses because of their design or structure and these may not be fully covered in the manual. We call these hazards site specific . For site specific hazards , the manager undertakes what is known as a “Site Specific Risk Assessment” . This assessment describes the way in which we should carry out our tasks to reduce the risk of injury. The risk assessment may be as simple as taking a particular route when carrying drinks or plates of food to avoid a stepped area

Some controls rely on people reporting defects or telling the manager when certain equipment breaks

Repairs Some arise from the general wear and tear on our businesses. Many thousands of people a week visit your business and as a result things will break, become loose or insecure which could pose trip hazards and other risks. The manager regularly inspects the building as part of the Blue Sky Due Diligence Procedures however you may spot things during your shift that have just happened

You should always report these to your manager so they can be acted upon to stop accidents occurring

You all play a part in helping to keep our businesses safe by informing your supervisor or manager of any hazards / repairs you become aware of. You have a legal obligation to do this under the Health & Safety at Work etc Act. (taking care of yourself and others)

We will now do a hazard spotting exercise to make sure you recognise the potential hazards associated with your jobs.

EXERCISE:

Ask the team members to walk the areas of the building where they carry out their jobs: Bar, kitchen, cellar and include outside if relevant. Ask the group to provide feedback on:  Hazards associated with the building and layout  Hazards they have previously encountered whilst carrying out their tasks

Make a note of the team’s findings and ask them to think of alternative ways of working that would reduce the risks.

Trainer to use the output of this exercise to update the site specific risk assessment if any new risks and/or solutions are revealed.

Temporary Repairs

o Having spotted hazards we now need to do something about them. o Where a repair or hazard poses a serious risk to safety a P1 reactive maintenance call should be placed. o Even if we do this there is still a short term risk that may cause an accident before the contractor arrives to make a repair.

Safety Assurance March 2015

H & S Training 1.11