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Safety in the
Salvation Army
Aaron Smith
Regional Safe Mission Advisor
This talk will…
• Tell you about what we do in The SA
• Tell you about how health and safety is managed
in The SA
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My background:
• Trained at ELDC
• Food, Health and Safety EHO at RMBC
• Contract work for Osbourne Richardson
• Joined the SA in 2011 – North Region
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SA Potted History
•Formed in 1865 by William Booth
•Quasi military structure
•Now operates in over 125 countries
•Church and charity
•Large provider of social care in UK 4
SA in the UK• Over 5,000 employees, 25,000 volunteers
• 700 Corps (Churches/Community Centres)
• 100 Hostels
• 20 Old Persons Residential Homes
And much more…
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What else we do…• Relaying victims of human trafficking
• Employment training centres
• We serve 3,000,000 meals every year at community and residential centres
• Our Family Tracing Service reunites more than
3,000 people each year
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SA H and S - Pre 1900• William Booths Match factory – 1891
• Health and wellbeing of homeless and street
workers
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SA H and S - Pre 2011
• 1 advisor covering the whole of the UK and ROI
• Based in London
• Limited support, other than reactive
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SA H and S Post 2011
• Team of 5 Regional Advisors
• Administrative support
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Role of an Advisor
• 2 Year advisory visit cycle
• Creating guidance
• Serious accident investigations
• Analysing and presenting statistics
• Attending area and national safety meetings
• Creating/reviewing policies
• Running accredited and unaccredited training
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Top 6 Risks
• Fire
• Occupational Driving Risks
• Working at Height
• Violence at Work
• ‘Sudden Deaths’ in Social Services Premises
• Asbestos
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Accident Statistics
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Other Departments• Property and Facilities
• Legal Department
• Board of Trustees
• Internal Audit Department
• Other Business Administration Teams14
Primary Authority Partnership
• Signed in late 2012 –
Chelmsford City Council
• Coordinate and
assist with health and safety
• Scope to take on other areas at a later stage
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CHAS Accredited
• First Approval in November
2012
• Currently being reapproved
• Reduced burden on Tendering Dept
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Resources Available• Suite of risk assessment forms and accompanying
guidance
• Comprehensive library of relevant guidelines
• In house developed fire safety management system
• Simple permit to work system17
Training Available
• Since 2011 – Over 70 Courses and 800 People
• CIEH Level 2 H and S in the workplace
• IOSH Managing Safely, IHASCO Fire Warden
• Other Non Accredited Courses
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Barriers
• Time and resources
• Culture
• Perception
• Regulation – food safety more externally regulated
• Communication, command and control 19
…but we don’t
always get it right…
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Swindon Gorse Hill Corps
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Fatality
• Rough sleeper allowed to sleep in back of a lorry
at a premises
• Faulty boiler nearby
• Died of carbon monoxide poisoning
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Simple Caution
• Failure to prevent exposure to asbestos
• Damage to boiler room door
• Survey report available
but not referred to
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The Future…• More areas covered by Primary Authority
• More training courses available
• End of second 2 year visit cycle 2015
• Harm reduction and asbestos strategies
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Thanks for Listening…
Any Questions?
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