Issue - meetings

This report seeks the formal adoption of the Council’s Health and Safety Policy (2022-2024).

The Committee:

·         Agreed the that the corporate Health and Safety Policy be adopted.

·         Authorised the Chief Executive to agree minor variations to the adopted health and safety policy, and requested that reference be made to links with partner organisations when events were held in public open spaces.

The committee heard that health and safety policies tended to conform to a relatively standard template, with inclusions relevant to the organisation made where appropriate.  More detailed procedures supplemented this policy.  The hierarchy of responsibilities within the document was highlighted and typical activities carried out under the ”active monitoring” heading were described.

The proposed policy, which was to be shared with Knowle Green Estates and Spelthorne Direct Services, was due to be discussed by their boards in the coming days.

The Committee:

·         Agreed the that the corporate Health and Safety Policy be adopted.

·         Authorised the Chief Executive to agree minor variations to the adopted health and safety policy, and requested that reference be made to links with partner organisations when events were held in public open spaces.