rob the topics that where considered during the assessment are as follows
policy statement
organisation chart
h s responsibilities
communications with employees
health and safety training
procedures/method statements
permits to work
manual handling
risk assessments
h s adviser
breaches of h s legislation
emergency procedures
welfare arrangements
work equipment - testing and maintenance
personal protective equipment
first aid acccident reporting
coshh assessments
health surveillance
accident history
implementation of the policy
control of sub-contractors
addition subjects that I hope to put in place because of building sites as follows
scaffolding before use scaffolding in use
excavation
buried services
and there is more to learn, this may not affect us directly, but if you are working in that environment the more you know the better it is when dealing with clients
safe contractor you join and they help you all the way to educate you and ,correct procedures of health and safety,
the more you know the more you give the client confidence in you
i hope this has helped you to determine if it is worth joining
thomasjames
You don't always have to go that in-depth, it depends on what work you will be doing. DON'T BE DAUNTED BY IT! If you aren't sure, ring them and they will help. OR ask on here where to get things. eg. policy statements can be downloaded from the HSE site.
regards Jon