Issue - meetings

To consider and note the Council’s arrangements in place for monitoring and controlling the risks associated with health and safety and business continuity matters.

The committee considered the report in the agenda (copy attached to the official minutes).

Mr Townsend presented the report.

The committee made the following comments and received answers to questions as follows:

·         This data covers roughly 600 members of staff and casuals.

·         Relatively few accidents are caused by slips and trips on highways, pavements, potholes etc. taking into account the work by the CCS operatives.

·         Request to declare the cost of any litigation against us to show the link with the investment we are making. The authority declares to its insurer certain measures to aid risk management or where the business is changing e.g. CCTV on refuse lorries, the Safetywatch Scheme etc. in order that lower insurance costs could  be negotiated where risks are being better controlled.

·         Asbestos awareness training is delivered to certain officers as there may be a risk to them in the roles they undertake.

·         As part of business continuity arrangements an email continuity system has been developed to allow staff and members to access their emails in the event of a break of service.

RESOLVED

That the Council’s arrangements in place for monitoring and controlling the risks associated with health and safety and business continuity matters be noted.