The Health, Safety and Wellbeing (HS&W) of our customers and colleagues is at the forefront of everything we do. Our governance structures maintain comprehensive oversight of our health, safety and wellbeing performance to ensure that we are meeting the statutory obligations that the group has and are driving a best practice approach to addressing the risks associated with our operations.
We're maintaining comprehensive oversight of our health, safety and wellbeing performance
A monthly Health and Safety Performance report covering Landlord, Customer and Occupational Safety, supported by a detailed Key Performance Indicator (KPI) scorecard, is provided to the Executive Board for their review. This has been supplemented by an additional report focused on Fire Safety Assurance to ensure that all key topics are reviewed in detail. Quarterly Health, Safety and Wellbeing performance reports including accident data are prepared and presented to the Audit and Risk Committee (ARC) and where appropriate content is provided to Group Combined Board.
And we're taking additional action when needed
We have identified any additional actions we need to take to address the requirements of the Social Housing White Paper and we’re adding these to the full programme of actions that have been defined to support and implement our Health and Safety Strategy. This programme of actions has been developed to ensure continuous improvement. This will enhance our existing compliance with the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974, the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999, the Constructions Design and Management Regulations 2015, the Landlord and Tenant Act 1985 (as amended) and the Regulatory Standards set out by the Regulator of Social Housing.
We've introduced a Health and Wellbeing Strategy
The past 12 months have seen a dramatic change to our personal and professional lives. In response to this, we have introduced a Health and Wellbeing Strategy and action plan. Our aim is to recognise what we do already encourages and maintains good health and wellbeing and addresses those areas where we can do better. Our objective is to make a real difference in the way we view, talk and act on health and wellbeing.
Our Health and Wellbeing Strategy, and the associated action plan to deliver the strategy, addresses our obligations under the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974, and other relevant statutory provisions, including The Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999 and the Equality Act 2010.
Our Wellbeing Strategy and action plan is also complementary to our equality, diversity and inclusion strategy and action plan and will be reviewed and updated annually to ensure any issues colleagues are experiencing are addressed.
The strategy is focused on four key areas relating to our working environment, leadership, responsive management and what we can all do to protect our own wellbeing and that of our colleagues.
Our vision is to create a positive culture where everyone recognises and supports the importance of health, safety and wellbeing for everyone, and where we can all thrive and are empowered to do our best.
