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StrategyMetals Industry Health & Safety Passport PLUS
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 for all employees, employers need to ensure that
individuals in positions of responsibility – supervisors, foremen,
team leaders and managers – have the knowledge and ability to
create a positive and effective health and safety culture.
The Metals Industry Health & Safety Passport PLUS builds on the Health & Safety Passport for operatives, to ensure employees at a supervisory level have the ability to support health and safety procedures and ensure the effective implementation of health and safety practices throughout the workplace. It offers a unique combination of essential learning in both the theory and practical application of managing health and safety, together with workplace assessment. The Health & Safety Passport PLUS is supported by the Health & Safety Executive. |
Business Benefits
The Health & Safety Passport PLUS scheme gives your business:
- a standard of practice recognised by the metals industry
as a minimum level of health and
safety application for employees at supervisory level or above
- better management of health and safety to reduce the
risk of accidents and related costs
arising from lost time or litigation
- evidence of essential health and safety knowledge and
competence to show that your
key employees can plan and take action to achieve a positive health and safety workplace culture
that meets the requirements of current legislation
- individual certification recognising employee achievement of the industry standard, that can be used in negotiating preferential insurance premiums with a growing number of brokers.
Attaining the Passport PLUS
The Passport PLUS can be obtained via one of two equally
matched routes:
Route 1
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3 day training course
covering the essential elements of managing workplace health and safety and promoting a safe
working culture, and delivered by a registered metals industry training provider.
Course modules include:
- Health and safety history
- The Health and Safety at Work Act
- Health and safety legislation
- Health and safety policies
- COSHH (Control of Substances Hazardous to Health)
- Noise at work regulations
- Display screen equipment regulations
- Manual handling assessment
- Accident causes and prevention
- Health and safety monitoring
- Human behaviour in the workplace
- Communication of health and safety information
- Health and safety consultation
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Knowledge test
administered and monitored by Metals Industry Skills & Performance.
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Implementation of a company health and safety improvement plan
with on-site 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 3 “Promote a Health & Safety Culture in the Workplace” unit award. Candidates will produce a portfolio of evidence to meet the requirements of the NVQ unit.
Route 2
- Evidence of promoting a
health and safety culture
gained through other learning routes or experience.
- Knowledge test
administered and monitored by Metals Industry Skills & Performance.
- Implementation of a company
health and safety improvement plan
with on-site 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 3 “Promote a Health & Safety Culture in the Workplace” unit award. Candidates will produce a portfolio of evidence to meet the requirements of the NVQ unit.
Each candidate receives a comprehensive set of course notes containing the necessary background and supporting information to achieve the Passport PLUS and providing a useful source of reference for the future.
In addition to the support offered by the trainers and assessors under both Passport PLUS routes, 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 PLUS
The Passport PLUS certificate is valid for three years. All Passport PLUS 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 & Passport PLUS schemes have an established track record within the metals industry, and employers report significant bottom line gains, including:
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savings on insurance premiums … “We saved between £10,000 and £15,000 on our employers’ liability insurance premium by all our employees achieving the Health & Safety Passport or Passport PLUS. Without it, we would probably not have got insurance at all; the Passport scheme has literally saved our business.” Matthew Power, Managing Director |
a catalyst for culture change … “Involving our employees in health and safety creates a productive flow of ideas which means that improvement in the workplace never ends; revisions to procedures and practices take place as needed. We are now seeing the benefits from this change of culture within our company. Our employees are safer, we have built better relationships because of this and more importantly we are now managing health and safety in a correct and professional manner.” Mark Smith, Managing Director |
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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 |
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 |
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daily application of knowledge … “We see improved Health & Safety in the workplace as an ongoing process, requiring the full co-operation of everyone within the company. The greater understanding of legislation and industry standards through completing the Passport PLUS is something we utilise on a daily basis.” Michael Ward, Joint Managing
Director |
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