Millom Town Council
Millom Town Council was formed in 1974 when the parish boundaries changed from Cumberland.
All staff have a responsibility for the health and safety of work colleagues. The key responsibilities are as follows:
In order to ensure your personal safety, it is important that you share any details of any aspects of your health that could lead to increased risk with your manager or specific councillors. This includes pregnancy. You can then jointly plan to mitigate any potential risks caused by your circumstances. This information will be treated on a strict ‘need to know’ basis with your confidentiality of the utmost importance.
Managers must complete (or ensure the completion of) a Lone Working Risk Assessment prior to every lone working activity and updated as appropriate. The risk assessment should be reviewed by the lone worker before undertaking the work and communicated to all relevant staff or councillors. People who work alone will of course face the same risks in their work as those doing similar roles/tasks. However, they may additionally encounter hazards such as:
Every lone working environment and situation is different, and therefore it is not possible to implement a ‘one size fits all’ approach. Where there is regular or anticipated lone working, the council will devise and implement a lone working plan that meets the needs and risks of their particular circumstances. The plan should be proportionate to any risks that are identified from the risk assessment. The plan for a groundsman lone working with machinery will be more detailed than an administrator working late in the office. This should be written down and communicated to all relevant staff and where appropriate, councillors.
Below are some example strategies that could be implemented (on their own or combined):
The following information should be written down and kept by the lone worker and their buddy, next of kin and manager (see the Lone Working Buddy Form):-
Note: All these details must be kept securely in line with data protection legislation. If you change your contact details, you must let your buddy and manager know.
In circumstances where a buddy system is appropriate as a way of reducing the risks identified in the risk assessment, the buddy must have relevant details about your lone working, that may include:
Your buddy must know what to do if you do not return or make contact at the anticipated/agreed time.
Any incidents or perceived risks encountered while lone working should be recorded in the Millom Town Council Accident Book located in the Office, by the lone worker and if incapacitated, by the line manager, reviewed by the Staffing Committee who will make recommendation to the Full Council to be acted upon.
The report should include:
If you feel unsafe, unwell, or become injured call the emergency services if you need immediate assistance. If possible, call your manager, buddy or councillor or colleague to let them know (or ask someone to do so on your behalf). Call your manager if your plans change because you feel unwell or if you have a domestic emergency when working alone. This is a key procedure which will be reviewed from annually.
October 2021
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