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StrategyMetals Industry Health & Safety Passport
for production operators and shop floor workers
A Health & Safety Passport scheme designed to:
- demonstrate employees have achieved the recognised
industry standard of competence
in health and safety - improve individuals’ capability to reduce the risk of accidents and related costs.
Introduction
| Health and safety in the workplace is becoming increasingly complex. Legislative requirements are demanding with high penalties imposed for failure, and rising insurance premiums and lost-time accident costs are placing additional burden on employers in the metals industry. | In addition to providing basic health and safety training, companies are under pressure to demonstrate that employees can apply what they have learned in the workplace. Everyone in the company, not just health and safety representatives, needs to be competent in health and safety and have an understanding of key environmental issues. Safe behaviour saves lives and is becoming increasingly essential to reduce costs and protect employers under the law. The Passport is designed to be suitable for all employees in shop floor, operator or teamworker roles, irrespective of their existing skills and learning capabilities. An advanced Passport PLUS scheme is also available for supervisors, teamleaders and managers. The Health & Safety Passport is supported by the Health & Safety Executive. |
Business Benefits
The Health & Safety Passport scheme gives your business:
- a standard of employee practice recognised by the metals
industry as a minimum level of good health and safety and environmental
practice
- assurance that your employees properly understand health
and safety and are capable of reducing the risk of accidents
- development and assessment that is directly relevant
to each individual employee and their place of work
- individual certification recognising employee achievement of the industry standard, that can be used in negotiating preferential insurance premiums with a growing number of brokers.
The Passport may be the first qualification that employees achieve, and can provide a stepping-stone to further development and learning.
Attaining the Passport
The Passport can be obtained via one of three equally matched routes:
Route 1
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2 day training course
covering the essential elements of health and safety law and safe working practice, and delivered by a registered metals industry training provider.
Course modules include:- The need for safe working
- Accident causes and prevention
- Health and safety legislation
- Organisation
- Assessing and controlling hazards
and risks
- safe systems of work and work permits
- The environment
- Safety standards
- Personal protective equipment
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Knowledge test
administered and monitored by Metals Industry Skills & Performance. - Workplace assessment
with two assessment visits and support from a qualified assessor over a 3 month period to verify that the knowledge learnt is being applied in the workplace, and leading to the NVQ level 2 unit.
Route 2
- Evidence of health
and safety knowledge and understanding
gained through other learning routes or experience.
- Knowledge test
administered and monitored by Metals Industry Skills & Performance.
- Workplace assessment
with two assessment visits and support from a qualified assessor over a 3 month period to verify that the knowledge learnt is being applied in the workplace, and leading to the NVQ level 2 unit.
Route 3
- Achievement of the full or core units in the following
NVQs at level 2 or 3:
- Metal Processing and Allied Operations
- Fabricating Constructional Steelwork
- Combined Working Practices
Other NVQs incorporating an equivalent health and safety standard may also be permissible. The NVQ award must have been achieved no more than two years prior to the submission of a Passport application. Guidance is available on request.
Each candidate receives a comprehensive workbook containing the necessary background and supporting information to achieve the Passport and providing a useful source of reference for the future.
In addition to the support offered by the trainers and assessors under Routes 1 and 2, it is strongly recommended that companies nominate a suitable mentor for the candidate(s) to assist the learning and workplace implementation process.
Retaining the Passport
The Passport certificate is valid for three years. All Passport holders will be entered on a central database held by Metals Industry Skills & Performance, and will be notified when renewal is due. Re-assessment is a simple process that re-confirms both knowledge and skills.
Views from users across the metals industry …
The Metals Industry Health & Safety Passport schemes have an established track record within the metals industry, and employers report significant bottom line gains, including:
an endorsement of competence … “The Health & Safety Passport is an endorsement that gives us assurance that each of our operators are capable of working consistently to the demanding safety standards of the metals industry.” Terry McMahon, Operations
Manager
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Other companies using the Passport include:
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relevance to individuals … “Each of the topics covered within the Passport course are completed within your workplace, which means the course ends up tailor made for the individual.” Paul Ballinger, Shop Floor
Worker |
For more details contact:
MetSkill
5 & 6 Meadowcourt
Amos Road
Sheffield S9 1BX
Tel: 0114 244 6833
Fax: 0114 256 2855
Email: enquiries@metskill.co.uk