ISPE 107 TH O NE D AY S EMINAR PRESENTER: Colin Jenkinson DATE: 3 - PDF document

06/04/2014 ¡ ISPE ¡107 TH ¡O NE ¡D AY ¡ S EMINAR ¡ PRESENTER: Colin Jenkinson DATE: 3 rd April 2014 C OLIN ¡J ENKINSON ¡ ISPE Endorsed Training Provider MIISRM CMIOSH Member of ISPE Vice Chair ACIEH & IOSH East MCIMSPA Midlands 1 ¡

06/04/2014 ¡ H OW ¡ TO ¡L OOK ¡A FTER ¡& ¡T REAT ¡D ISPLAY ¡S PAS ¡ • Do we need to look after the spas? • Is there any legislation? • Are there any safety issues to consider? • What control measures are available? • What are the consequences of getting it wrong? W HY ¡ ¡W E ¡M AY ¡W ANT ¡ TO ¡L OOK ¡A FTER ¡S PAS ¡ • Increased sales • Maintain / Extend life of our products • Ensure safety of our staff & visitors • Comply with any relevant legislation 2 ¡

06/04/2014 ¡ C OMPLY ¡ WITH ¡ THE ¡ LEGAL ¡ REQUIREMENTS ¡ R ELEVANT ¡ LEGISLATION ¡ Health & Safety at Work Act (Section 2) It shall be the duty of every employer to ensure, so far as is reasonably practicable, the health, safety and welfare at work of all his employees Health & Safety at Work Act (Section 3) The duty of every employer to conduct his undertaking in such a way as to ensure, so far as is reasonably practicable, that persons not in his employment who may be affected thereby are not thereby exposed to risks to their health or safety. 3 ¡

06/04/2014 ¡ R ELEVANT ¡ LEGISLATION ¡ Management of Health & Safety at Work Regulations (Reg.3) • 3. (1) Every employer shall make a suitable and sufficient assessment of— • (a)the risks to the health and safety of his employees to which they are exposed whilst they are at work; and • (b)the risks to the health and safety of persons not in his employment arising out of or in connection with the conduct by him of his undertaking, O UR ¡ WE ¡ LIKELY ¡ TO ¡ GET ¡ A ¡ VISIT ? ¡ National Local Authority Enforcement Code • Code on how local authorities should enforce Health & Safety has come into force § Proactive inspections only for high risk premises or where intelligence suggests risks not being properly managed § L A’s will be required to target their interventions with a risk based proportionate approach, to be consistent, ensure transparency and to be accountable 4 ¡

06/04/2014 ¡ List of activities/sectors for proactive inspection by LAs – only these activities falling within these sectors or types of organisation should be subject to proactive inspection No � Hazards �� High � Risk � Sectors �� High � Risk � Activities � 1 � Legionella � infection �� Premises � with � cooling � Lack � of � suitable � legionella � control � towers/evaporative � condensers � measures �� 2 � Explosion � caused � by � Premises � (including � caravan � parks) � Buried � metal � LPG � pipe � work �� leaking � LPG ��� with � buried � metal � LPG � pipework �� � � (For � caravan � parks � to � 1 Legionella infection � communal/amenity � blocks � only) � 3 � e.coli/cryptosporidium �� Open � Farms/Animal � Visitor � Lack � of � suitable � micro � organism � infection � esp. � in � children � Attractions �� control � measures � 4 � Fatalities/injuries � resulting � Tyre � fitters*/ � MVR* � (as � part � of � Car � Use � of � two � post � vehicle � lifts �� – Premises with cooling towers/ from � being � struck � by � Sales) ��� � vehicles �� High � volume � Workplace � transport � evaporative condensers Warehousing/Distribution � 5 � Fatalities/injuries � resulting � Industrial � retail/wholesale �� premises � Workplace � transport/work � at � from � falls � from � height/ � e.g. � steel � stockholders, � height/cutting � machinery � /lifting � amputation � and � crushing � builders/timber � merchants � equipment � – Lack of suitable legionella control injuries � 6 � Industrial � diseases � MVR*(as � part � of � Car � Sales) ��� Use � of � Isocyanate � paints � (occupational � Industrial � retail/wholesale �� premises � � measures asthma/deafness) � e.g. � steel � stockholders, � Noise � and � dust � builders/timber � merchants � 7 � Falls � from � height � High � volume � Work � at � height � Warehousing/Distribution � 8 � Crowd � control � & � Large � scale � public � Inadequate � consideration � of � public � injuries/fatalities �� to � the � events/sports/leisure � facilities � e.g. � safety � e.g. � poor � organisation � and/or � public � motorised � leisure � pursuits � including � supervision � of � high � speed � or � off � road � off � road � vehicles � and � track � days � vehicle � movements � 9 � Carbon � monoxide � Commercial � catering � premises � using � Lack � of � suitable � ventilation � and/or � poisoning � � solid � fuel � cooking � equipment � unsafe � appliances � � 10 � Violence � at � work � Premises � with � vulnerable � working � Lack � of � suitable � security � conditions � (lone/night � working/cash � measures/procedures � handling � e.g. � betting � shops/off � licences/care � settings) � and � where � intelligence � indicates � that � risks � are � not � being � effectively � managed � *(SMEs � not � National � Chains) � S O ¡ HAVE ¡ YOU ¡ COMPLETED ¡ YOUR ¡ RISK ¡ ASSESSMENT ? ¡ www.hse.gov.uk 5 ¡

06/04/2014 ¡ W HAT ¡ HAZARDS ¡ SHOULD ¡ OUR ¡ RISK ¡ ASSESSMENT ¡ COVER ¡ Drowning Manual Legionella Handling Microbiological Chemical Risks Safety Safe Storage of Electrical Safety displays S AFE ¡D ISPLAYS ¡ 6 ¡

06/04/2014 ¡ E LECTRICAL ¡S AFETY ¡-­‑ ¡H EALTH ¡ AND ¡S AFETY ¡E XECUTIVE /L OCAL ¡A UTHORITIES ¡ E NFORCEMENT ¡L IAISON ¡C OMMITTEE ¡ ¡-­‑ ¡ ¡S AFETY ¡ IN ¡ ELECTRICAL ¡ DISPLAYS ¡ ¡ • Competence of staff • Display layout – It is strongly recommended that the electrical wiring to the display should be installed fully in accordance with BS 7671 Requirements for Electrical Installations (also known as the IEE Wiring Regulations). – In addition it is recommended that, wherever practicable, the display is additionally protected by means of a Residual Current Device (RCD) suitable for protection against electric shock. Suitable types are often known as "30mA/30mS" devices. E LECTRICAL ¡S AFETY ¡-­‑ ¡H EALTH ¡ AND ¡S AFETY ¡E XECUTIVE /L OCAL ¡A UTHORITIES ¡ E NFORCEMENT ¡L IAISON ¡C OMMITTEE ¡ ¡-­‑ ¡ ¡S AFETY ¡ IN ¡ ELECTRICAL ¡ DISPLAYS ¡ ¡ – Maintenance All display installations should be visually inspected at regular intervals to determine whether deterioration and/or damage has occurred. The periods between such inspections will depend on the use/abuse of the systems. Publication INDG236 Maintaining portable electrical equipment in low risk environments should be consulted to determine an appropriate initial frequency of visual inspection and how to determine inspection frequencies thereafter. It is recommended that the premises' electrical installation should be subject to an annual routine check and a formal inspection on a 5- yearly basis by a suitably competent person to ensure it remains in a safe condition. 7 ¡

06/04/2014 ¡ M ICROBIOLOGICAL ¡C ONDITIONS ¡ ¡ ¡ (E COLI , ¡P SEUDOMONAS , ¡ ETC ) ¡ ¡ • Should not be an issue unless you are going to permit bathers in to your spa / hot tubs. • If you are going to enter the water then have you set safe parameters for; – Free chlorine – Combined chlorine – pH – What is your frequency of your testing regime? – What training has your member of staff received to demonstrate competence? – Have you recorded the results? L EGIONELLA ¡ ¡ • What is legionella • Is there a risk with a spa / hot tub • Is there guidance for us to follow • What should we be doing 8 ¡

06/04/2014 ¡ W HAT ¡ IS ¡ LEGIONELLOSIS ¡ • Legionellosis is the collective name given to the pneumonia-like illness caused by legionella bacteria. • This includes the most serious legionnaires’ disease, as well as the similar but less serious conditions of Pontiac fever and Lochgoilhead fever. • Legionnaires’ disease is a potentially fatal form of pneumonia and everyone is susceptible to infection. However, some people are at higher risk, including: – people over 45 years of age – smokers and heavy drinkers – people suffering from chronic respiratory or kidney disease – anyone with an impaired immune system S YMPTOMS ¡ OF ¡ LEGIONELLA ¡ • The symptoms are similar to those of flu, i.e. – high temperature, – fever and chills, – cough, – muscle pains and headache. § In a severe case, there may also be pneumonia, and occasionally diarrhoea, as well as signs of mental confusion. § Legionnaires’ disease is not known to spread from person to person. 9 ¡