Purpose of the H&S SLA
Health safety and welfare is a basic requirement for workplaces and is enshrined in law through the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 and subordinate regulations. The law also requires that all High-Rise buildings under the building Safety Act 2022 is managed as far as reasonably practicable to ensure risk associated with the building from maintenance and habitation is managed.
The Building Safety Act (BSA) is a very significant piece of legislation with far-reaching implications for building owners and controllers, and of course residents too.
The BSA introduces many new rules and duties for the management of fire and building safety, and these will vary depending on the height of your building/s, with the greater number of measures in place for high-rise buildings over 18m or seven storeys.
In addition, it allows for supporting legislation to be introduced, one being the Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022. This places additional responsibilities on the Responsible Person, including checking fire doors quarterly and installing way finding signage.
The work involved in discharging those duties (but not the accountability) can be delegated to JY&D should clients wish.
This proposal is to ensure all Risk associated with Managing High Rise Buildings are identified and mitigated as far as reasonably practicable through proactive audits and inspections to prevent unwanted event from happening and if it happens reactive procedures in place to prevent minor incident escalating into major incident.
As Health and Safety Issues including fire management becoming a greater concern all over the world for residential dwellings due to major incident happening across world, even in developed countries such as UK’s Grenfell Tower fire disaster killing at least 72 people in 2017. In the US, the 2022 national estimates for residential building fires and losses show that there were:
- 374,300 fires.
- 2,720 deaths.
- 10,250 injuries.
- 10,821,300,000 in dollar loss.
It also imperative to mention the legal implication of breaching health and safety statutory requirements from failing to comply with legislation, regulations of both national and internal laws (ILO).
Health and safety legislation, ‘Management of Health and Safety Regulations 1999’ requires all organisations to ensure that they have access to competent health and safety advice.
The cost of training an in-house based competent person and ensuring their continuing competency can be high. In addition, further costs may be experienced with documentation purchases and time off to attend further update courses and seminars. The service provided by JY&D Consultancy therefore offers a cost-effective solution.
The team has considerable knowledge and experience of health and safety hazards and risks within High Rise building, enabling them to offer practical advice and support.
Their knowledge and experience span from auditing most of the remarkable building across the city of London while work for various organisations. Below are some of the buildings the team have audited.
- One Blackfriars London.
- Landmark Pinnacle London
- The Tower London
- ST George Wharf London
- Chelsea Barracks London and many more.
The JY&D Health and Safety Service Level Agreement is designed to meet this need. When you buy into the SLA you have access to competent, experienced, and professional health and safety advisors who will give advice and support whenever it is needed.
An annual “health check” of your safety management system is an integral part of the SLA. The health check, which is in the form of an audit, inspection or visit, allows for gaps in compliance to be identified and advice given on how to address the gaps. The school will receive a written action plan with clear guidance on what actions will be needed along with advice on how compliance can be achieved with a proportionate and pragmatic approach.
Services
- Health and Safety Policy
- Accident Reporting System and Investigation
- Qualified JY&D and Fire Safety Advisory Service
- JY&D Written Guidance
- Advisory Notes on regulation changes, urgent issues etc
- Radiation Officer Support function –
- Annual health check (audit/inspection/support visit)
- Access to online training courses for all staff
- Additional JY&D training courses (delivered by Competence JY&D Team)
Service Standards
The telephone support and advice service will provide:
- Assistance in developing the specific health and safety policies and procedures
- Competent and technical advice and assistance on health and safety issues or concerns
- Assistance in dealing with external organisations.
- Advice on the management of contractors
- Advice on undertaking general and specialist risk assessments
- Advice on factors to consider prior to purchasing safety equipment
- Advice on the development of a health and safety management system
- Advice on JY&D considerations for off-site activities
- Email/queries will be answered within 4 working days
- Personal visit: appointment kept within 15 minutes of appointed time
- Answer telephone queries
- Annual health check (audits, inspections, training etc) will be carried out by arrangement and at mutually agreed times in accordance with this agreement.
Key Benefits Of The Service
Safe environments for staff, Residents and visitors – peace of mind.
Compliance with legislation and policy
Follow up on accidents and incidents where needed.
Access to expert advice and support – telephone and email support immediately on hand.
Updates as regulations change or new guidance is issued.
Comprehensive guidance and templates.
Annual “health check” report providing assurance.
Organisation’s Responsibilities
The Organisation will be responsible for:
- Accidents must be reported appropriately and investigated by management with the assistance from JY&D as required.
- Managers ensure that the responsibilities and arrangements contained in the Organisations’ Health and Safety Policy are always complied with.
- The organisations employees must follow the health and safety policies and procedures.
- All projects undertaken by the organisation which have health and safety implications should be notified to the health and safety team.
- Day to day feedback from the organisations will provide ongoing monitoring.
Free Courses as part of the SLA
| Course Title | Duration | Target Audience | Costs within SLA | Costs outside of SLA |
| JY&D Management in Facilities | 1 day | Facilities Managers, Senior concierge and Maintenance team | No charge | |
| JY&D Responsibility for Premises | 1 day | Site Managers and Supervisors | No charge | |
| Contractor Management Training | 3 hours | Heads, EV Coordinators, Visit Leaders | No charge | |
| Legionella awareness Training | Half day | Facilities Managers, Senior concierge and Maintenance team |
Additional H&S Training Courses & Costs
| Course Title | Duration | Target Audience | Costs within SLA | Costs outside of SLA |
| Lone working | 3 hours | All staff | ||
| Risk Assessment | 3 hours | All staff | ||
| Incident Reporting and Investigation | 3 hours | Managers and supervisors | ||
| Personal Emergency Evacuation Plan | 3 hours | Managers and supervisors | ||
| COSHH | 3 hours | All staff |
All courses listed above will be delivered via Microsoft Teams.
Note: Please note that a non-attendance fee will be applied in full if a place is not cancelled 10 days in advance. This will ensure we are able to offer places to those who need it.
Organisations will be invoiced following the completion of each course.
What will it cost to buy into JY&D’s SLA?
When you buy in to the SLA, the Health and Safety Advisor will contact you to discuss your requirements, and to book in your annual school visit. For enquiries, please contact the JY&D Consultancy team.