Main health and safety issues

Asbestos

Asbestos risk assessment | An information document (from Ecclesiastical)

Electrical records

Electrical Installation Condition Report 2024

This report is available on request - please contact the Fabric Officer

First Aid

"If someone is taken ill or is injured at your premises, it's important that immediate first-aid assistance is provided. 

At St Mary Magdalene we have

• completed a first-aid needs assessment to decide what is needed

• a person in charge of first-aid arrangements

• a number of stocked first-aid boxes

• a system to ensure that people know the precise location of first-aid equipment and identities of nominated persons or first-aiders

Slips and trips

In order to prevent slips and trips, the following precautions are advised:

·         using handrails where provided;

·         dealing quickly with spills;

·         ensuring that effective cleaning procedures are in place;

·         ensuring that access to and from the building is safe when surfaces are icy, wet or snowy;

·         preventing water, mud and leaves from coming into the building when the doors are open;

·         providing adequate lighting;

·         reporting and sorting defects quickly;

We work to prevent such hazards arising in the first place planning in advance, having a system of checks and inspections in place to monitor the premises is essential, and training where necessary. Particular attention is given to access routes.

Slips and Trips risk assessment (password: SMMslips)

Working alone

"Those who work or volunteer for the church are often required to complete various tasks on their own. This could be in the church itself and the surrounding churchyard, or while visiting others.  Working alone can present a number of additional hazards; for example, using access equipment (such as a portable ladder) or lifting heavy objects could be too much for one person on their own. Here, it is important to check that the tasks can be done safely. 

Another important consideration for churches is the risk of violence and/or aggression where people are completing tasks on their own. While incidents of assault are thankfully rare, physical or verbal attacks can have serious and traumatic effects for those involved where they do occur. "

Working alone risk assessment (password: SMMalone)

Work equipment

Work equipment checklist (password: SMMequipment)

Work equipment risk assessments (password: SMMequipment)