To receive the Report and Accounts for the Jersey Council for Safety and Health at Work
1. SUMMARY
The Minister is asked to consider and approve the Jersey Council for Safety and Health at Work report and accounts for the period covering the 1st January to the 31st December 2008 and agree to their presentation to the States.
- BACKGROUND
The Jersey Council for Safety and Health at Work was established by the States in 1973 as an independent body to promote health and safety at work.
The Council consists of a Chairman and four members all of whom have been recognised as having an interest in health and safety at work. The Council is assisted by a part-time secretary, the only paid employee of the Council, the Chairman and members serving in an honorary capacity. The Director of Health and Safety sits on the Council as an ex-officio member.
The Council is required to present an annual report to the States, through the Minister, which details its activities throughout the year together with an annual set of audited accounts.
The report and accounts are included as Appendix A to this report.
- RECOMMENDATION
The Minister is asked to agree to the reports and accounts being presented to the States.
Colin Myers
Director of Health and Safety
3rd July 2009
JSC ANNUAL REPORT 2008
THE JERSEY SAFETY COUNCIL
ANNUAL REPORT 2008
Council expresses its thanks to the Minister for Social Security for his decision to continue his active support of health and safety by supporting funding of the work of Council.
COUNCIL COMMITTEE
2008 has seen considerable changes in the Council, including a name change. The Jersey Council for Safety & Health at Work was shortened to The Jersey Safety Council and a new logo was developed. It was felt that this was important to tie in with the Council’s business plan document “The Next Step”.
To ensure that the Council progressed with its aims each Council member took on a role that they felt they could effectively deliver with the assistance of the Council Secretary. This gave each member their own goals within Council and an opportunity for the work of Council to reach more people.
MEDIA
A media strategy was developed by Council members to ensure that the work of the Council was transmitted through the media allowing its activities and work to be more effectively transmitted to a wider audience. Part of the strategy was to be more vocal on local health & safety stories in the press.
The Council also found it necessary to write directly to individuals in relation to particular health and safety matters. A letter was sent to the Minister of Transport supporting the introduction of mandatory seatbelts in the rear of vehicles.
WEBSITE
Another key focus this year has been on the development of a user friendly and informative website. Various website providers were approached and after vetting different proposals and examples of their products Webreality, a local company, was chosen due to their professional approach and the ease of use of software proposed.
After initial consultations a webpage layout and design was agreed upon and the site went live in July. The site has been developed to be user friendly and allows browsers to register as users and receive e-newsletters which dramatically reduces costs associated with traditional newsletters and postage.
The website can be found on www.jerseysafetycouncil.co.uk and the site is constantly updated with any relevant articles, information on Approved Codes of Practice (ACoP), guidance on policy and law, useful facts and contact details of trainers etc.
The Passport to Safety Scheme along with the Jersey Occupational Safety & Health Association (JOSHA) now runs through this website via links allowing easy access for browsers.
JERSEY OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY & HEALTH ASSOCIATION
Please see report from the JOSHA Chairman, Dave Ward under Appendix A.
FINANCE
Every Council member has selected a subject they wish to pursue in 2009 and the budget has been debated at Council meetings and represents what we believe to be best value for money along with the greatest impact on health and safety within the community.
The 2009 proposed budget is attached under Appendix B.
VIDEO / DVD LIBRARY
Council has not reviewed this provision in any great depth this year although a Council member has undertaken to review this and report back on any innovations or new DVD’s that can be added to our current library during the early part of 2009.
Training
Fire Training run through the States of Jersey Fire & Rescue Service dipped in the last quarter of 2008, with fewer people requesting a place. It is expected that with some awareness raising this area will become busy again during 2009.
Having decided to utilise local training providers wherever possible, Council delivered two Display Screen courses, a one day Risk Assessment Course and a Manual Handling, Train the Trainer Course.
Part I of the NEBOSH general certificate took place in September Part II being undertaken during 2009.
A CAT (Cable Avoidance Tool) & Genny Course produced poor turnout this year, and will be put on hold until enough candidates become available for training. Due to the nature of this training an off Island provider was utilised with the costs associated with bringing this trainer to the Island being halved with Jersey Water, who did several in house training sessions.
A full list of courses delivered and attendees can be found under Appendix C.
OTHER MATTERS
ASBESTOS CAMPAIGN
Colin Myers brought to Council’s attention the ongoing concerns of the Health & Safety Inspectorate on the level of asbestos awareness within the Island. Council agreed to set up a sub-Committee to look into this subject to access where assistance could be given. Paddy Guyomard was invited to this group as both a Health and Safety Professional and as an individual who has considerable experience with asbestos matters.
Council agreed to support an awareness campaign, delivered in segments, targeting sectors of the working community; this was launched at a Breakfast meeting held in October. We are grateful to Steve Shutler, of Burton Environmental, UK, Mike Liston and Colin Myers for all giving their time freely to talk on the subject from different aspects of industry to a group of individuals involved with property ownership, construction and development. Over 60 delegates attended and received welcome packs including the ACoP guidance notes on asbestos along with a “Tigers Eye” key ring. The key ring was given for two primary reasons, firstly to act as a reminder regarding the asbestos talk given and secondly the “Tigers Eye” is a quartz replacement of crocidolite, a type of asbestos.
Following on from the breakfast meeting two sets of adverts were run over a period of a month on Channel 103. These adverts were aimed at the construction industry and those specifically working on construction sites, where we believed most have radios tuned into this station.
The awareness campaign will continue into 2009 with the subcommittee meeting every six months to review and consider if further work is required.
OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH IN CONSTRUCTION
Council was also made aware of the issues surrounding occupational health, particularly within the construction industry. A subcommittee has been formed and consists of interested parties and Council members and has met to consider the best way to move this subject forward. The subcommittee awaits feedback from a questionnaire, aimed at gauging awareness to this complicated subject, circulated to the site agents employed by the Major Contractors Group.
The Jersey Safety Council believes it provides better value in raising awareness via campaigns and information rather than competing with local training providers.
We will, however, continue to encourage the community to seek training and provide details via our website on how to find training providers.
Council may, from time to time, run courses of a more specialised type to ensure that the Island has suitable provision.
GRANTS
Following concerns over the lack of adequate provision in apprentice and advance woodworking training which has resulted in several accidents over recent years, Council agreed to support the setting up of a woodwork training scheme, Woodwise, which supplies training in the use of woodworking machinery. This scheme will be run by Highlands College who have achieved accreditation as an assessment centre. All apprentices and mature students studying wood working qualifications will now have to undergo this training to receive accreditation in woodworking.
We believe this to be an investment for the future which will serve the woodworking industry with a means of providing accredited training for operatives resulting in a better skill base which will minimise costly accidents.
JOSHA did not seek a grant from Council due to sufficient revenue being raised from events delivered to local industry.
THANKS
Thank you to the Jersey Fire & Rescue team and Mark Embrey for delivering the Fire Awareness and Manual Handling Courses.
Thank you to local training providers Dave Ward, Richard Tremellen Frost and Jonathan Coyde.
Thank you to those who provided us the use of facilities at the Royal Jersey Agricultural & Horticultural Society, the TA Centre and St Paul’s Centre.
Council also extends its thanks to Colin Myers for his attendance and guidance at our monthly meetings and his support of our work.
The Council’s Secretary would personally like to thank The Health and Safety Inspectorate team for their continued guidance and general support when required.
APPENDIX A
JERSEY OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ASSOCIATION
REPORT FOR 2008 BY THE CHAIRMAN OF THE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE
JOSHA has now achieved five years presenting a variety of speakers at our evening events that continue to deliver information, practical experience and continuing professional development for our members.
The fifth annual general meeting was held on Friday 8th February at the Radissons Hotel and welcomed over 50 members and a few non members. Guest speaker was David Dite, the Group Health & Safety Manager for Pinewood Studio Group. A difficult role in an industry that creates fire, flood and explosions on a daily basis. David entertained the meeting with stories from the film industry and his work converting people to the benefits of health and safety. Pinewood Group kindly provided keyrings to JOSHA members and presented the Chairman with a book to celebrate 25 years of Pinewood which is available on loan to any member on contacting the Secretary. He also offered an open invite to anyone wishing to attend the Pinewood health and safety day in October.
With no-one coming forward for election to Committee the current team agreed to continue for a further year and remained in their previous positions. With one spare seat, Richard Tremellen Frost volunteered to take the post if members approved. This motion was approved. The Committee are: Dave Ward, Paddy Guyomard, Martin Holmes, Andy Holmes, Bill Dark, Jane Fox and Richard Tremellen Frost. Annie Le Voguer was retained as a Secretary.
JOSHA next met on Thursday 15th May at Les Ormes Golf & Leisure Club for a talk on asbestos. The venue provided a buffet style meal with wine, which was subsidised for members. Tammy Fage from the Health and Safety Inspectorate ran through the local ACoP and discussed a number of cases that resulted in prosecution. Robin Smith from Normandie Health & Safety covered what asbestos was, reasons why it had been used and the issues arising from it. A short DVD was also played from the Asbestos Victims Support Group. One of our members asked to speak and moved the meeting with the story of his friend who, despite having no obvious connection with asbestos, had contracted mesothelioma. His personal account hit home and we all offer our thoughts to his friend.
With a summer recess, JOSHA didn’t meet again until Wednesday 10th September, returning to Les Ormes for a presentation given by Emma Kurton, Health & Safety Adviser for South Devon Healthcare Trust, covering ‘behavioural safety’ and its promotion at work. Bill Dark then provided a case study from his own Department at TTS and was brave enough to provide us with the results of an inhouse survey and their implications.
We ended the year with a meeting on Wednesday 26 November at La Petite Pomme where Clive Russell, of the Jersey Fire & Rescue Service, provided a highly entertaining talk on Integrated Fire Risk Management. Once again we were delighted to offer members a subsidised rate for the evening.
Paddy Guyomard has continued to offer newsletters that provide information on JOSHA and other topics in the news, plus useful links to websites.
Martin Holmes has provided us with monthly financial statements and kept an eye on our finances which, I understand, are in good shape.
Andy Holmes and Bill Dark are constantly on the look out for good quality speakers and are always happy to receive information if anyone has ideas. They have been in negotiations with a couple of UK speakers and hope to bring them over in 2009.
With the new Jersey Safety Council website launched in June, JOSHA now has a dedicated section within this site and offers links to many of the presentations over the last two years. We are constantly looking at information to add to the section and any news from members is always welcome.
Andy Holmes took time to look at our logo and created a selection of new ones that the Committee reviewed and deliberated over before finally all agreeing. The new logo can be altered to create an element of fun as was shown at the November meeting with the Christmas hat replacing the hard hat that makes the dot of J. We are keen to show that health and safety can have a sense of humour and are not the ‘jobsworth army’ so often portrayed in the UK media. I am grateful for the time and dedication Andy gave us in working on this project.
We were sad to lose Jane Fox half way through 2008. Jane is involved in many organisations and felt she needed to step down from a few to give the others more of her time. We are grateful to her for the input she has provided and wish her well.
The continued development of JOSHA through 2008 owes much to the kind support and encouragement that we receive from the Jersey Safety Council and I am grateful to its chairman, Bob Staddon, for his advice and interest in our activities. Colin Myers and the Health and Safety Inspectorate continue to make very valuable and important contributions to our meetings and provide us with advice and information whenever required.
We now look forward to 2009 when we shall be looking at providing more information on our website, more evening events and some possible site visits. We are also intending to work more closely with GOSHA, our Guernsey counterparts, to provide continuing development of our association.
Dave Ward
Chairman, JOSHA.
January 2009.
JERSEY OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH & SAFETY ASSOCIATION |
8 February | David Dite, H&S Mgr, Pinewood Studios | Evening | 53 |
15 May | Tammy Fage, Robin Smith – Asbestos | Evening | 38 |
10 September | Emma Kirton/Bill Dark – Behavioural safety | Evening | 43 |
26 November | Clive Russell, Integrated Fire Risk Mgt | Evening | 41 |
APPENDIX B
Budget 2009 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Total of Rows | Total Col E | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | June | July | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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S sec grant | 31,200.00 | 31,200.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
Course income | 30,576.00 | 0.00 | 1,872.00 | 6,672.00 | 1,872.00 | 5,372.00 | 2,872.00 | 0.00 | 3,672.00 | 250.00 | 3,872.00 | 450.00 | 3,672.00 |
Interest | 720.00 | 60.00 | 60.00 | 60.00 | 60.00 | 60.00 | 60.00 | 60.00 | 60.00 | 60.00 | 60.00 | 60.00 | 60.00 |
Sundry in | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 62,496.00 | 31,260.00 | 1,932.00 | 6,732.00 | 1,932.00 | 5,432.00 | 2,932.00 | 60.00 | 3,732.00 | 310.00 | 3,932.00 | 510.00 | 3,732.00 |
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Course exps | -23,977.00 | 0.00 | -1,240.00 | -7,840.00 | -1,240.00 | -3,740.00 | -1,240.00 | 0.00 | -2,709.00 | -250.00 | -2,859.00 | -150.00 | -2,709.00 |
Wages (admin) | -24,482.00 | -2,433.00 | -1,770.00 | -1,770.00 | -2,433.00 | -1,770.00 | -1,858.00 | -2,508.00 | -1,858.00 | -1,858.00 | -1,858.00 | -2,508.00 | -1,858.00 |
Transport (admin) | -1,173.00 | -96.00 | -96.00 | -96.00 | -96.00 | -96.00 | -99.00 | -99.00 | -99.00 | -99.00 | -99.00 | -99.00 | -99.00 |
Equip | -300.00 | -25.00 | -25.00 | -25.00 | -25.00 | -25.00 | -25.00 | -25.00 | -25.00 | -25.00 | -25.00 | -25.00 | -25.00 |
Educ Mat | -2,250.00 | 0.00 | -500.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -750.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -1,000.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
Adverts | -2,000.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -500.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -500.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -500.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -500.00 |
Stationery | -540.00 | -45.00 | -45.00 | -45.00 | -45.00 | -45.00 | -45.00 | -45.00 | -45.00 | -45.00 | -45.00 | -45.00 | -45.00 |
Grants | -16,850.00 | -3,600.00 | -1,500.00 | 0.00 | -1,000.00 | 0.00 | -2,500.00 | -5,000.00 | -3,000.00 | 0.00 | -250.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
Misc | -1,370.00 | -100.00 | -750.00 | -30.00 | -30.00 | -30.00 | -30.00 | -30.00 | -30.00 | -30.00 | -30.00 | -30.00 | -250.00 |
Tel/Post | -2,580.00 | -215.00 | -215.00 | -215.00 | -215.00 | -215.00 | -215.00 | -215.00 | -215.00 | -215.00 | -215.00 | -215.00 | -215.00 |
JOSHA | -1,000.00 | -1,000.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
Insurance | -1,100.00 | -1,100.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| -77,622.00 | -8,614.00 | -6,141.00 | -10,521.00 | -5,084.00 | -5,921.00 | -7,262.00 | -7,922.00 | -7,981.00 | -3,022.00 | -6,381.00 | -3,072.00 | -5,701.00 |
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| -15,126.00 | 22,646.00 | -4,209.00 | -3,789.00 | -3,152.00 | -489.00 | -4,330.00 | -7,862.00 | -4,249.00 | -2,712.00 | -2,449.00 | -2,562.00 | -1,969.00 |
| | 87,146.00 | 82,937.00 | 79,148.00 | 75,996.00 | 75,507.00 | 71,177.00 | 63,315.00 | 59,066.00 | 56,354.00 | 53,905.00 | 51,343.00 | 49,374.00 |
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Start of year | 64,500.00 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
End of year | 49,374.00 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Mininum amount | 32,155.00 | Additional | funds | 17,219.00 | | | | | | | | | |
APPENDIX C
Courses organised by Council between 1 January & 31 December 2008
Date | Course | Duration | Delegates ** |
2005 |
17 January | Fire Safety Awareness | 2 x ½ day | 29 |
21 February | Fire Safety Awareness | 2 x ½ day | 33 |
20 March | Fire Safety Awareness | 2 x ½ day | 37 |
15 May | Fire Safety Awareness | 2 x ½ day | 30 |
12 June | Fire Safety Awareness | 2 x ½ day | 33 |
17 July | Fire Safety Awareness | 2 x ½ day | 24 |
21 August | Fire Safety Awareness | 2 x ½ day | 32 |
18 September | Fire Safety Awareness | 2 x ½ day | 32 |
16 October | Fire Safety Awareness | 2 x ½ day | 25 |
18 December | Fire Safety Awareness | 2 x ½ day | 27 |
23 April | Risk Assessment | 1 day | 9 |
30May-1June | Manual Handling Instructor | 3 day | 9 |
7-8 June | Display Screen Equipment | 2 day | 9 |
September | NEBOSH Part I | 1week | 6 |
24-25 October | CAT & Genny | 4x½ day | 45 |
13-145 November | Display Screen Equipment | 2 day | 5 |
20 November | Risk Assessment | 1 day | 6 |
| Total delegates trained | | 467 |
APPENDIX D
THE JERSEY SAFETY COUNCIL MEMBERS
Council Mr R Staddon (Chairman)
Mr A Allchurch (non voting)
Mr M Baudains
Mr C Myers (ex Officio)
Mr C Russell
Mr P Richardson
Mr M Osborne
Ms S Ashford (non voting)
Secretary/Treasurer Mrs A Le Voguer
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