Agenda item

The Committee will receive a report providing an update on priorities identified in the Health and Safety Report 2017/18 together with interim health and safety statistics for 2018/19.

The Committee received a report, presented by Mr S Dobby (Head of Corporate Health, Safety and Emergency Resilience) providing an update on priorities identified in the Health and Safety Report 2017/18 together with interim health and safety statistics for 2018/19.

It was noted that full year data would be available in the 2018/19 health and Safety Report which would be considered by the Senior Management Team and Cabinet in Summer 2019.

Mr Dobby reported that the priorities from last year would continue to be taken forward and that plans were in place to address issues arising.  The number of incidents had increased slightly and whilst there had also been one or 2 notable incidents none of these was deemed to be significant in terms of being a major issue.  The nature of Health and Safety meant that the number of incidents could fluctuate but there were no underlying trends there had been a general upward trend in the number of days lost.

RESOLVED that the report be received and that Mr Dobby be thanked for attending the meeting and for answering Members questions.