Issue - meetings

The report of the Executive Manager – Neighbourhoods is attached.

The Health and Safety Advisor presented the report of the Executive Manager – Neighbourhoods which provided a summary of the Council’s occupational health and safety performance during the period of 1 April 2019 to 31 March 2020.

The report summarised the Council’s health and safety policies, and procedures, as well as activities which had taken place over the last year. It also set out training programmes delivered, provided numerical and statistical data and the proposed health and safety objectives for the year.

The Health and Safety Advisor delivered a presentation to the Group which covered:

·         Progress to achieving goals

·         Policy Reviews

·         Training

·         Number of accident forms completed

·         Accident forms by type

·         Number of days absent due to accidents

·         Accidents to members of the public

·         New objectives for 2020/21.

The Chairman thanked the Health and Safety Advisor for summarising the report and delivering the presentation to the Group.

It was RESOLVED that:

a)    The report of the Executive Manager – Neighbourhoods be noted

b)    The significant progress made against the health and safety goals and objectives be noted

c)    The health and safety objectives for 2020/21 as set out in the report be endorsed.