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Corporate Health and Safety
All incidents that relate to health and safety and involve a risk of or actual injury,
damage to property or reputation are reported via the internal reporting system.
This includes the reporting and investigation of “near misses” to 昀椀nd the root cause
of the failing.
The Corporate Health and Safety Team responds to signi昀椀cant incidents to prevent
further injury and collect evidence, 昀椀rst hand.
All incidents are reviewed by the Corporate Health and Safety Team who will o昀昀er
support to managers investigating the incident to determine whether the risk
controls are adequate.
Incident and insurance claim statistics are reported to the quarterly Health and
Safety Group.
Incidents that meet the criteria for formal reporting under the Reporting of Injuries,
Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 2013 are reported to HSE by the
Corporate Health and Safety Team.
Health and safety compliance is monitored as a corporate risk and is risk rated
in accordance with the Council’s risk management process by the Corporate
Leadership Team.
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East Suffolk Food and Health & Safety Service Plan 2023/24
