Health & Safety
Health, Safety and Wellbeing Policies and Procedures
To access policies and procedures within this alphabet range simply click on the relevant heading below
- Aberdeenshire Council’s Health and Safety Policy
- Accident/Incident Reporting
- Adverse Weather
- Animals
- An Introduction to Health and Safety
- Asbestos
- Biological Hazards including Discarded Needles and Syringes
- Bomb Threat
- Building Security & Visitor
- Confined Space
- Consulation with Employees
- Contractors Working in your Premises
- Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH)
- Corporate Homicide
- Corporate Services Health and Safety
Aberdeenshire Council’s Health and Safety Policy
Aberdeenshire Council – General HS Policy Statement 2022
Appendix B – Management of Risk Hierarchy of Responsibilities – 2022
Aberdeenshire Council’s Health, Safety and Well-being Strategy
Aberdeenshire Council’s Health, Safety and Well-being Strategy
Biological Hazards including discarded needles and syringes
Contractors Working On Council Premises
Contractors Working on Council Premises Management and Control Policy
Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH)
Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Management and Control Policy
Resource Pack:
COSHH Assessment (CLP) Blank Form (2)
COSHH Assessment – Crystalline Silica
COSHH Assessment – Domestos Bleach
Material Safety Data Sheet 1 – bleach
Material Safety Data Sheet 2 – crystalline silica
Disposal of Chemicals and Substances
Training Videos:
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Corporate Homicide
Resource pack:
Corporate Homicide – Directors’ Responsibilities
Guide to the Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act 2007
Display Screen Equipment
Display Screen Equipment Management and Control Policy
Display Screen Equipment Guidance Appendix
Resource Pack:
Eye Examinations and Eyesight Testing
Training Videos:
Health and safety for homeworkers for employers
Health and safety for homeworkers for employees
To access this material you will need a username and password for ALDO. These are different from those used for other work-related sites. For new accounts please contact training.courses@aberdeenshire.gov.uk (01224 665700) giving your payroll number, full name and email address.
Training Courses associated with Display Screen Equipment:
Display Screen Equipment (Workstation) Self Assessment Course
If you don’t have an ALDO account please email training.courses@aberdeenshire.gov.uk with a note of your name, service, payroll number and email address and they will help you get set up. To report any problems with ALDO, please contact ALDOSupport@aberdeenshire.gov.uk.
Driving at Work
The Management Of Council Owned Vehicles And Work Related Road Safety Procedure
The Use of a Privately Owned Vehicle at Work
Resource Pack:
Health Surveillance LGV + PCV + Mobile Library Drivers
Use of Mobile Phones and 2-Way Radios
Checking of non UK Driving Licences
Model Driving at Work Risk Assessment
Useful Links:
https://www.gov.uk/child-car-seats-the-rules
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/new-child-car-seat-rules-no-change-for-existing-booster-seats
http://www.childcarseats.org.uk/choosing-using/
There are a number of Health & Safety training videos related to ‘Driving at Work’ on ALDO – Aberdeenshire Council’s online training platform
Electrical Equipment
Resource Pack:
Recommended Test Periods for Portable Equipment
Training Videos:
To access this material you will need a username and password for ALDO. These are different from those used for other work-related sites. For new accounts please contact training.courses@aberdeenshire.gov.uk (01224 665700) giving your payroll number, full name and email address.
Emergency Evacuation
Emergency evacuation procedures
Training Videos:
To access this material you will need a username and password for ALDO. these are different from those used for other work-related sites. For new accounts please contact training.courses@aberdeenshire.gov.uk (01224 665700) giving your payroll number, full name and email address.
Training Courses:
Training courses associated with emergency evacuation and the use of evacuation chairs.
Fire
Fire Management and Control Policy
Fire Safety Resource Pack:
FRA & Fire Training Guidance 2014
Fire Checklist 5th. draft
Fire Hydrant Inspection Guidance
Fireworks
Firework Display & Bonfire Guidance
LPG
Training Videos:
Fire Safety in Catering Kitchens
Managing Risk Workshop Feedback
Fire Safety in the Home – Spoken Version
Fire Safety in the Home – Subtitled Version
Fire Safety in the Home – Signed Version
Safety First – Fire and Home Safety
Safe @ Home – Independent Living
The Fire at Valley Parade, Bradford
Fire : Safeguarding your business
Fire and Security on Construction Sites
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Training courses:
Training courses associated with fire. (Links to Arcadia page – requires access to the corporate network.)
Fire Emergency Evacuation
Emergency Evacuation Management and Control Policy
Emergency Evacuation Resource Pack:
Guidance on Personal Emergency Evacuation Plan (PEEP)
Emergency Evacuation Questionnaire for Disabled Persons
Personal Emergency Evacuation Plan (PEEP)
Training Videos:
To access this material you will need a username and password for ALDO. these are different from those used for other work-related sites. For new accounts please contact training.courses@aberdeenshire.gov.uk (01224 665700) giving your payroll number, full name and email address
Training Courses:
Training courses associated with emergency evacuation and the use of evacuation chairs.
Fire Warden
Fire Warden’s Evacuation Procedure
Fire Warden Resource Pack:
Fire Warden’s Monthly Checklist
Fire Evacuation Information
Fire Warden Refesher on Arcadia (Please note you must be connected to the corporate network)
Fire Evacuation Assembly Points – Woodhill House
List of Fire Wardens – Woodhill House
Training Videos:
To access this material you will need a username and password for Aldo. These are different from those used for other work-related sites. For new accounts please contact training.courses@aberdeenshire.gov.uk (01224 665700) with your payroll number, full name and email address.
Training Courses:
Training courses associated with fire warden. (Links to Arcadia pages – requires access to the corporate network).
First Aid
First Aid Management and Control Policy
Resource pack:
Assessment of first aid needs for schools
BS 8599-1 First Aid Box Contents
Checklist for Assessment of First Aid Needs
Suggested Numbers of First Aid Personnel Chart
Training Courses:
Food Technology
Food Handling Guidance – E & R
Training Videos:
To access this material you will need a username and password for ALDO. These are different from those used for other work-related sites. For new accounts please contact training.courses@aberdeenshire.gov.uk (01224 665700) giving your payroll number, full name and email address
Hand Arm Vibration Syndrome (HAVS)
Hand and Arm Vibration Management and Control Policy
Resource Pack:
HAV Tagging System Toolbox Talk
Whole Body Vibration Toolbox Talk
Occupational Health Resource Pack:
HAVS – At Offer of Employment Flowchart
HAVS In Employment Tier 2 Flowchart
HAVS In Employment Tier 3 Flowchart
Lone Working
Lone Working Management and Control Policy
Resource Pack
Suggested Safe Working Procedures to be Implemented by the Service
Model Lone Working Risk Assessments
Lone Working Risk Assessment Form(Building Inspectors)
Lone Working Risk Assessment Form(Countryside Ranger)
Lone Working Risk Assessment Form(Dog Wardens)
Lone Working Risk Assessment Form(Grass cutting)
Lone Working Risk Assessment Form(Gully Clearing)
Lone Working Risk Assessment Form(Home tuition teachers)
Lone Working Risk Assessment Form(Home visits)
Lone Working Risk AssessmentForm(Hot Desking)
Lone Working Risk Assessment Form(Housing Officer)
Lone Working Risk Assessment Form(Janitor)
Lone Working Risk Assessment Form(Key Holders)
Lone Working Risk Assessment Form(Mobile Library)
Lone Working Risk Assessment Form(Museum Staff)
Lone Working Risk Assessment Form(Office out of hrs)
Lone Working Risk Assessment Form(Office)
Lone Working Risk Assessment Form(Planners)
Lone Working Risk Assessment Form(Recreation Straff)
Manual Handling
Manual Handling Management and Control Policy
Person moving & handling risk assessment checklist
Object handling summary checklist
Training Videos:
Watch your back – introduction
The lifters – reach for safety
The lifters – stand and deliver
The lifters – straight and narrow
The Lifters – the common denominator
The lifters – the flexible revolution
Manual handling – new edition – interview with strongest man
Manual handling – new edition – when you are not the strongest man
Manual handling – new edition – back to basics
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Training Courses:
Noise
Training Videos:
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Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Guidance
Resource Pack:
Respiratory Protective Equipment – Face Fit Testing
Training Videos:
PPE – Personal Protective Equipment
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Risk Assessment
Behavioural Risk Assessment Guidance
Resource Pack:
Formal Risk Assessment Example
Bench Saw Risk Assessment Example
Pupil behaviour risk assessment – Joe Bloggs (1)
Pupil behaviour risk assessment – Joe Bloggs (2)
Pregnant women in the workplace risk assessment example
Training Videos:
Risk Assessment – don’t monkey
To access this material you will need a username and password for ALDO. These are different from those used for other work-related sites. For new accounts please contact training.courses@aberdeenshire.gov.uk (01224 665700) giving your payroll number, full name and email address
Smoking
Smoking Policy Guidance – Tobacco Cigarettes
Stress
Access the Stress and Mental Wellbeing Policy and Guidance on the HR&OD Policy page.
Work at Height
Resource Pack:
Risk Assessment – replacing a defective fluorescent tube
Safe use of Ladders and Stepladders
Ladder Inspection Guidance Notes
Training Videos:
Working at heights – the facts
Preventing falls in scaffolding and falsework
To access this material you will need a username and password for ALDO. These are different from those used for other work-related sites. For new accounts please contact training.courses@aberdeenshire.gov.uk (01224 665700) giving them your payroll number, full name and email address
Training Courses:
Work Equipment
Resource Pack:
Work Equipment Inspection Register
Simple Work Equipment Checklist
Examples of Inspection Process for Fixed Equipment and Machinery
Workplace Requirements
Workplace Requirements Guidance
Resource Pack:
Safe Water and Surface Temperatures
Workplace Health & Safety Inspection Checklist
Training Videos:
Health and Safety – we are all responsible
Watch your step – avoiding slips and trips
To access this material you will need a username and password for ALDO. These are different from those used for other work-related sites. For new accounts please contact training.courses@aberdeenshire.gov.uk (01224 665700) giving your payroll number, full name and email address.
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- Health, Safety and Wellbeing Policies and Procedures
- Aberdeenshire Council's Health and Safety Policy
- Aberdeenshire Council's Health, Safety and Well-being Strategy
- Accident/Incident Reporting
- Adverse Weather
- Animals
- An Introduction to Health and Safety
- Asbestos
- Biological Hazards including discarded needles and syringes
- Building Security & Visitor
- Confined Spaces
- Consultation with Employees
- Contractors Working On Council Premises
- Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH)
- Corporate Homicide
- Corporate Services Health and Safety
- Display Screen Equipment
- Diving in Council Waters
- Driving at Work
- Electrical Equipment