Council Solution
Quick Issues Check
“It’s not my fault – I didn’t even know there was a risk!”
A common reaction… but also a clear sign that communication, training, or oversight has failed.
Yes, most Councils have their HIGH and MEDIUM risks clearly understood and documented, with procedures in place to manage them effectively.
However, in many cases, the risks that actually lead to accidents are minor hazards that can suddenly appear for a variety of reasons – such as faulty floor coverings, overheated cables, or cracked windows.
A simple periodic check by Managers can easily identify these issues and help eliminate them before they escalate.
It is the Managers responsibility to ensure all their staff and the Public are safe.
In reality, it's not feasible to monitor everything continuously through expensive, detailed audits.
A simple check for Managers to identify any Issues
Health & Safety Is a Shared Responsibility
Your Health & Safety department has limited resources – so it’s unrealistic to expect them to identify every risk across the Council.
They don’t have their feet on the ground in every office, refuse area, library, depot, or community centre. That’s why local managers play a critical role.
A simple 5-minute check by each manager – with findings reported directly to the H&S team – can make a huge difference.
No, this won’t eliminate the risk.
But it does identify potential risks early, allowing the H&S department to assess and act on them promptly.
Even conducting this check quarterly or six monthly can provide invaluable insight to a stretched H&S team – helping prevent incidents before they happen.
Your Health & Safety team can’t do everything – but they can ensure that managers and employees are more aware, more engaged, and more involved.
Health and safety is everyone’s responsibility. The role of the H&S team is to enable, educate, and empower – not to carry the burden alone.
Encourage Managers or Supervisors to undertake a 5-minute Monthly check in their Area
If a manager has a smart phone, reporting issues while walking around their area is now easier than ever.
Instead of making a phone call or sending an email, they can simply log in to the system and report an issue directly, assigning a priority level.
This automatically:
- Sends an email alert to the Health & Safety department
- Updates the Risk Management system with the report date and details of the issue
This streamlined process helps ensure that risks are identified and addressed quickly, with minimal effort.
IT REALLY IS THAT SIMPLE
Periodically Gather Vital Issue Data from Every Council Site – in Minutes.
Our SIMPLE ISSUE CHECK comes with preset questions – but you can easily customise them to fit your specific needs.
It’s YOUR solution to identify YOUR issues.
Take just 5 minutes of a manager’s time each month or quarter and see the benefits it brings to your team and your Council.
Addressing Councils’ Under sourced Health & Safety Teams
Empowering Managers to Be More Risk-Aware
By engaging managers directly, councils can broaden their frontline risk awareness and foster a proactive safety culture.
Enhanced Protection for Employees
Early identification and mitigation of risks help safeguard staff wellbeing and reduce workplace injuries.
Improved Protection for the Public
A safer environment not only protects employees but also builds public trust by minimising hazards in council-run facilities and services.
Potential Reduction in Accidents
Regular risk checks and prompt reporting enable quicker interventions, leading to fewer incidents.
Potential Decrease in Litigation
Proactively managing risks reduces the likelihood of legal claims, protecting the council from costly lawsuits and reputational damage.
Don’t underestimate the ‘minor’ issues – they often cause the biggest accidents
It is normally the “small Issues” which cause accidents where not attention is paid to them, e.g. torn carpet. Getting the manager/supervisor walking around their area periodically and uploading the results means you are not only expanding your Health & Safety Tema you are also making the manager more aware of their surroundings.
Understand all the minor issues across the Council and undertake two major actions. Firstly, correct the minor issue and then understand why the minor issue happened – wrong type of carpet in an area or wet slippery floor with no signage.
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