A new online health & safety system that will make it easier to report workplace incidents is expected to go live before autumn.
Once available, the SHE Assure system will shred the need for our current paper-based forms, making it easier for employees to report incidents and access health & safety documents at the touch of a button.
Michael Durrington, Senior Health, Safety & Wellbeing Advisor, said: "The system brings to life many of the elements of our Digital Strategy. Not only will it modernise our approach to health & safety reporting by moving an important element of what we do online, it will help reduce risk, track actions, improve data quality and, at the same time, empower our workforce.”
Reporting anytime, anywhere
As the system is web-based, devices won’t need to be connected to the Council network which means employees can use either a council or personal device to report an incident - removing some of the barriers currently faced.
"When the system goes live all employees will be able to report incidents immediately wherever they are and managers will be able to complete incident investigations on the system, rather than handle paper HR14 forms.
“Where access to devices and the internet is problematic, we’ll work to find a solution and HR14 forms will be operational for those teams affected until a solution is found.”
How it all works
To give everyone a better understanding of how the reporting and investigation process will work, short training videos have been produced.
Further information on how employees will be able to access the system - and support for license users who will also have access - will be published once the system is live.