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Involving your workforce in health and safety: Good practice for all workplaces HSG263
HSE Books 2008 ISBN 978 0 7176 6227 2
Consulting your workforce on health and safety. Safety Representatives and Safety Committees Regulations 1977 (as amended) and Health and Safety (Consultation with Employees) Regulations 1996 (as amended). Approved Code of Practice and guidance L146
HSE Books ISBN 978 0 7176 6311 8
Consulting employees on health and safety: A brief guide to the law INDG232(rev1) [PDF 432KB]
Also available from HSE Books 2008. ISBN 978 0 7176 6312 5
Involving your workers in health and safety: A guide for small businesses [PDF 16KB]
'HSE's Guidance for inspectors on worker consultation and involvement' - July 2007 [PDF 264KB]
A guide to the Offshore Installations (Safety Representatives and Safety Committees) Regulations 1989. Guidance on Regulations L110
(Second edition)
ISBN 978 0 7176 1549 0
Play your part! How offshore workers can improve health and safety [PDF 264KB]
Booklet INDG421, also available from HSE Books 2008 (single copy free or priced packs of 10 ISBN 978 0 7176 6286 9
Management of health and safety at work. Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999. Approved Code of Practice and guidance L21
(Second edition)
HSE Books 2000 ISBN 978 0 7176 2488 1
Leading health and safety at work: Leadership actions for directors and board members Leaflet INDG417 [PDF 445KB]
also available from HSE Books 2007 (single copy free or priced packs of 5 ISBN 978 0 7176 6267 8)
Employee Communications and Consultation
- Acas Advisory booklet
Resources
Consulting employees on health and safety:
A brief guide to the law INDG232(rev1)
Involving your workforce in health and safety:
Good practice for workplaces HSG263
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Health and safety representative
Prepare
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Facts and figures
What the law says
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1977 regulations
1996 regulations
Both regulations
Employment protection
Gain commitment
Encourage employees
Union-appointed reps
Represent
Attend training courses
Contact with inspectors
Workforce-elected reps
Elections for representatives
How many representatives?
How often will elections take place?
Encourage and involve employees
Fair and open election
Prepare - good practice tips
Consult your workforce
Joint involvement
Don't decide for your employees
Reflect diversity
Train your reps
Give it time
Shared perspective
Plan
Factors to consider
What to consult about
A competent person
Risk assessments
When to consult
Training
Training Providers
Planning checklist
Plan - good practice tips
Scope of consultation
Consult employees
Provide feedback
Address health issues
Involve employees
Consult
What your duties are
Allow paid time off
Provide facilities and assistance
Provide information
How to involve your employees
Consulting directly with employees
Consulting indirectly with employees
Where English is not the first language
Consulting with representatives
Investigating accidents, hazards and complaints
Inspections of the workplace
Set up a H&S Committee
How to set up your H&S committee
How your H&S committee will work
Membership of your H&S committee
More about membership
Frequency of meetings
What your H&S committee will do
Decision making
What resources will be needed
Consult - good practice tips
Recognise the role
Different work patterns
Preferences
Involve the representative
Plan a programme of inspections
Agree the number of representatives
Inspect together
Consult specialists
Break down tasks
Involve a variety of people
Think about minor incidents
Plan meetings in advance
Communicate
Keep the date
Address strategic issues
Agreements
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Improve
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Review checklist
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