HEALTHANDSAFETYLABORATORYAnagencyoftheHealthandSafetyExecutiveBroadLane,Sheffield,S37HQTelephone:+44(0)1142892000Facsimilie:+44(0)1142892500EmployeeInvolvementinHealthandSafety:SomeExamplesofGoodPracticeProjectLeader:JulieBellCeriPhelps,MphilHumanFactorsGroupWPS/00/03HEALTHANDSAFETYLABORATORYAnagencyoftheHealthandSafetyExecutive©Crowncopyright2001HSEAuthorisingOfficerNormanTByromHSLReportApprovalPhoebeSmithDateofIssue:July2001JobNumber:JS20020252RegistryFile:WP/RE/05/2000DocumentFilename:Z/ceri/employeeinvolvement/newreport/finalversionDistributionHSLOperationsDirectorHSELISNormanByrom,HSEOUAlisonMcKenzie-Folan,HSEOUCeriPhelps,HSLJulieBell,HSLPhoebeSmith,HSLJohnHolland,SASDJohnPrice,SASDJohnWorth,FODAvailabletothepublic.HEALTHANDSAFETYLABORATORYAnagencyoftheHealthandSafetyExecutiveCONTENTS1.INTRODUCTION………………………………………………………12.SUMMARYOFKEYELEMENTSOFHEALTHANDSAFETYMANGEMENTANDTYPESOFEXAMPLESBEINGSOUGHT………………………………………..33POLICY………………………………………………………………….43.1AnExampleofEmployeeInvolvementinTheDevelopmentofaHealthandSafetyPolicy...……………………………………..…………………………….43.2AnExampleofEmployeeInvolvementintheDevelopmentofaSafetyCharter…………..……………………………44ORGANISING…………………………………………………………....64.1Control………………………………………………………………..….64.2Communication………………………………………………………….74.3Competence…………………………………………………………….114.4Co-operatiion………………………………...……………………...…145.PLANNING…………………………………………………………….165.1Health&SafetyPlans………………………….………………………165.2RiskAssessment…………………………………..……………………185.3DesignofWorkProcesses…………………………...………………...195.4Procurement…………………………………………...……………….205.5DesignofSystemsofWork………………………………..…………..215.6ProblemSolving………………………………………………………..225.7OperationofRiskControlSystems…………………………………...236.MEASUREMENT………..…………………………………………....246.1ActiveMonitoring…………………………………………………...…246.2ReactiveMonitoring:Accident/NearMissInvestigation………………………………………………….…..256.3ReactiveMonitoring:HazardSpotting……………………………….25HEALTHANDSAFETYLABORATORYAnagencyoftheHealthandSafetyExecutive7.AUDIT&REVIEW……………………………………………………277.1AnExampleofEmployeeInvolvementInAuditingtheHealthandSafetySystem………………………...…27APPENDICESAppendix1:Listoforganisationswhocontributedtoreport28Appendix2:PressRelease29HEALTHANDSAFETYLABORATORYAnagencyoftheHealthandSafetyExecutive11.INTRODUCTIONTheaimofthisstudywastoobtainexamplesofhoworganisationshaveactivelyinvolvedtheiremployeesinhealthandsafety.Theexamplessoughtneededto:•representthesixmainelementsofhealthandsafetymanagementasde-scribedintheHealthandSafetyExecutive(HSE)publicationHSG-65‘Successfulhealthandsafetymanagement’1and•representdifferenttypesofindustryandworkingpractices.Thereportprovidessomeexamplesofhowtoinvolveemployeesinhealthandsafety.Theyarenottheonlywaytoachieveeffectiveemployeeinvolvementbutprovideinformationwhichmaybeusefultootherorganisationsseekingtopromoteemployeeinvolvement.BackgroundThepublicationHSG-65‘Suc...