Health & Safety Policy

Intec Business Colleges regards the Health and Safety of employees, learners and others who may be affected by our activities to be of paramount importance.

Intec strives to continuously improve, provide and maintain safe and healthy working conditions, equipment and systems of work in accordance with the requirements of current Health and Safety legislation and Safeguarding Policy.

Policy

Policy Review

This policy is reviewed annually by the Intec Safety, Health, Equality, Diversity and Safeguarding (SHEDS) Group.

Policy last reviewed:      March 2024

Next review date:            March 2025

Additionally this policy will be reviewed as a result of legislative changes between dates.

1.       Responsibility & Implementation

1.1     The Managing Director is responsible for the overall management of the policy.  It is the responsibility of the Company’s Senior Management Team (SMT) to ensure the implementation of the policy. The Company’s Operations Manager’s are responsible for the day to day implementation of the policy, including the reporting and investigation of accidents, fire precautions and evacuation procedures and ensuring local compliance with current health and safety requirements.

1.2     The Senior Management Team has developed, and will continue to develop a range of systems and procedures designed to ensure the health and safety of employees, learners and others. All of these systems and procedures are set out in a number of documents and procedures, which all employees have access to via the organisations intranet.

1.3     The Company has made a number of arrangements with which all employees must be familiar, including arrangements in the event of a fire, an accident or a dangerous occurrence.

1.4     All employees have the responsibility to co-operate with the management team to achieve a safe workplace and to take reasonable care of themselves and others.

1.5     Intec have a responsibility to provide a safe learning environment. We must also satisfy ourselves that employers provide a safe working environment for learners meeting their legal obligations. Where safety concerns are identified in an employer’s environment or in the practices of an Apprentice these are to be reported to the Intec’s lead Health and Safety Representative. Action will include working with the employer to understand the measures they will take in relation to the concerns or help with the development of an Action Plan formulated in line with documents and process in Appendix 5a and 5b. As part of programme induction and ongoing progress reviews Tutors will ensure learners understand how to raise Health and Safety concerns. The reporting of serious learner incidents (Accidents and Ill health) are detailed in Appendix of Intec's Health and Safety Policy.

2.       Training & Understanding

2.1     Training will be made available to ensure that all employees understand their roles and responsibilities and possess the appropriate skills and knowledge to work safely in accordance with both Company policy and current legislation. Specifically, Intec will ensure all employees receive instruction and guidance in health and safety on joining the Company. This is signed off and documented within an employee’s induction manual.

2.2     The Company appoints Health & Safety representatives in all its business units to assist the company’s managers and to provide information, advice and guidance.

2.3     Annual refresher training is to be administered meeting Intec’s obligations to learner safety. This is in the use and application of the Employer/location Health and Safety Assessment Form/Process (Appendix 5a of the Health and Safety Manual) and the reporting of safety concerns and incidents (Appendix 4 of the Health and Safety Manual) Training is developed by the appointed Health and Safety lead and overseen by the organisation’s Safety, Health, Equality, Diversity and Safeguarding (SHEDS) Group.

3.       Reviews and Evaluation

3.1     The Company will review the effectiveness of its Health and Safety procedures and systems on a regular basis via routine monitoring and inspections carried out either by the Company or other external organisations.

3.2     Information obtained through the various company monitoring systems will be discussed by the SHEDS and management team taking into account the views and opinions of the Company’s employees.

3.3     The Company will review its Health and Safety policy annually or in the event of a change or incident and will reflect any changes in current legislation or in the organisation and management of Intec which impact upon health and safety issue

3.4     The Company’s Safety, Health, Equality, Diversity & Safeguarding  working group (SHEDS), comprises of:

• The Employment Services Operations Manager
• The Health & Safety Co-ordinator
• The Equality & Diversity Representative
• The Central Administration Manager
• The Personnel Administrator
• The Safeguarding Representative

          This group will be responsible for Annual Audits of company practices and reviews of Company Policy and make recommendations and report on any changes deemed necessary.