Agenda item

The Committee considered a report of the Corporate Health and Safety Manager which provided an update on the Council’s Health, Safety and Wellbeing (HSW) performance for Quarter two 2022/23 (for copy see file of minutes).

The Corporate Health and Safety Manager highlighted the key areas of the report including:

Quarter 2 incidents in numbers;

Health, Safety and Wellbeing Strategy 2022-2025;

Audits and Inspections;

Fire Incidents and Inspections;

Employee Health and Wellbeing;

Open Water Safety;

Occupational Health Service;

Potentially Violent Persons Register;

Corporate Risks that may impact on Health and Safety.

Responding to a query from Councillor M McGaun regarding the violent persons register process, the Corporate Health and Safety Manager advised of the ways individuals were added to the register which included incidents reported by members and employees and local intelligence from the police and multi-agency organisations regarding risks relating to individuals or addresses within the County.

Resolved:

That the report be agreed.