Health and Safety Performance 2009 to 2010
A total of 703 accidents/incidents at work were reported by employees in the period April 2009 to March 2010.
A full breakdown of the types of accidents/incidents reported is shown below:
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Accident / Incident type
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Numbers
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*Violence incidents: Physical
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132
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*Violence incidents: Verbal
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73
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Slip, trip and fall on same level
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129
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Moving and handling an object or person
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79
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Cut by an object
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82
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Struck by a moving, flying or falling object
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50
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Other categories
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154
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Total
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703
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* Please note that these figures include situations involving service users who have mental health impairments or children who have learning or behavioural difficulties and who attend special schools.
Falkirk Council is responsible for ensuring that all health, safety and care related requirements within its workplaces and public offices are adhered to. The Council continually strives to improve Health & Safety performance.
During 2009 to 2010 Falkirk Council promoted a joint campaign on Risk Assessments led by the HSE and European Agency for Safety and Healthy Workplaces. Each year this partnership focuses raising awareness in the workplace.
The campaign was aimed at a wide range of stakeholders including employees and safety representatives and promoted the legislative requirements to carry out Risk Assessments.
In support of the campaign audits were undertaken across the Council on Management arrangements for Risk Management by Risk Assessment at both management and local level and on the implementation of corporate procedures for effective Premises Management.
Audits were undertaken to determine if the Council was complying with Health & Safety legislation and to highlight areas for improvement. Services are now working towards completion of action plans. Many examples of good practice were found during the audit process and these have been shared with other Service Divisions as appropriate.
Falkirk Council is a Healthy Working Lives employer and was successfully re-assessed for continued compliance with the Gold Award criteria. In addition the Council was also awarded the Healthy Working Lives, Mental Health Commendation Award for having policies and procedures in place to provide support and assistance to employees to enable them to maintain good mental health.
Further information on safety at work issues can be obtained from hse.gov.uk|.
For information on health at work issues refer to the Healthy Working Lives website|.
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