Adult Services departmental procedures

Health and safety

• 25/07 Asbestos precautions

• 28/07 Safe and effective use of bedrails

• 04/10 Cleaning Manual

• 31/06 Community-based activities facilitated by in-house services

• 23/07 Contractors working in occupied premises

• 23/06 Control of substances hazardous to health (COSHH)

• 20/09 Display screen equipment

• 16/10 Driving at work

• 34/07 Electrical safety

• 13/06 Emergency evacuation of buildings (other than for fire)

• 09/08 Prevention of falls from height

• 19/11 Fire safety management (Part1 - Residential/Nursing units)

• 40/03 First aid and emergency aid

• 29/06 Hazard reporting

• 42/09 Health & safety auditing & inspection

• 15/88 Hepatitis B ·(Withdrawn -·This procedure is not currently on-line but will be replaced shortly with a new 'Blood Borne Viruses' Procedure. The advice on the old procedure is out of date.)  

• 41/03 Hot surfaces

• Incident management procedures including:

  • 16/11 Critical Incident Reporting and Investigation

  • 17/11 Incident Reporting and Investigation

  • 18/11 Guidelines for staff writing witness statements or giving evidence in court following a critical incident

• 07/12 Infection Control in Provider Services

• 08/07 Laundry manual (non-standard)

• 23/04 Lifting operations and lifting equipment

• 26/11 Lone working

• 35/09 The management of health and safety

• 06/09 Medication management policy

• 22/06 Moving and handling of people and objects

• 22/01 Personal protective equipment

• 21/06 Risk assessment

• 24/06 Stress management

• 33/07 Health & safety aspects of student placements (for students undertaking professional training programmes)

• 02/08 Managing violence and aggression at work

• 26/08 Water systems management

• 29/01 Work equipment

• 34/00 Work experience students