Health and Safety Policy

 

HEALTH AND SAFETY POLICY

Solihull Photographic Society (SPS) wishes to ensure that its members enjoy Society activities in a safe manner.

To this end it has developed this Health and Safety Policy and associated Risk Assessments in consultation with our insurance company, which will be communicated to all its members at regular intervals.

Responsibility and Review
Overall responsibility for this Policy rests with the General Committee led by the Chair. Day to day responsibility rests with the person leading each meeting or activity supported by any other SPS officer as necessary. The Policy and accompanying Risk Assessments will be reviewed annually or in the event of an accident, or identification of any new risk.

Policy Awareness
A copy of the policy will be provided to all members of the Society and located on our website. For each meeting or activity, the Society will ensure that all attendees are aware of the relevant risk mitigation measures that need to be taken and that that they also have personal responsibility to manage any identified risks.

An accident book shall be maintained by the Secretary to record any incidents that occur during Society meetings or activities.

Risk Assessment
Our approach to managing health and safety for Society meetings and activities is based on a risk assessment and risk mitigation for each potential hazard identified.  Such risk assessment has been made for meetings and workshops held in the Methodist Hall where we meet, as well as any relevant external activities.

Copies of the risk assessments will be available at Society meetings, located on our website and, where appropriate e.g. for external activities, circulated to our members.