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This Precedent Emergency homeworking assessment for staff will help organisations undertake a form of remote risk assessment of individual arrangements when working from home is implemented at short notice, and without the opportunity to conduct an on-site assessment, eg in response to a business continuity event. It is intended to be completed by individual members of staff and covers health and safety, equipment and technology and information security. Information from the completed checklist can then be evaluated and fed into the organisation’s ongoing health and safety, resourcing and information security planning processes.

This Precedent Emergency homeworking risk evaluation can be used in conjunction with Precedent: Emergency homeworking questionnaire for staff to record your organisation’s evaluation of risks identified as arising from emergency homeworking arrangements that have had to be put in place. It includes sections to document the steps you may need to put in place to mitigate the risks.

This Precedent First aid box or kit contents inventory provides suggestions on what you may wish to include in a first aid box. It can be used as an aid to a periodic check of the contents of your box or kit to ensure necessary replacement items can identified and replaced, and can be used as your contents list if you keep a copy in the box/kit itself. You are not required to maintain a first aid box or kit, but it is generally considered good practice that this would be the minimum step that every organisation should put in place. Depending on the size and purpose of your kit (ie for use in the office or for travel), you may require more than one of the components listed in this inventory.

This precedent record may be completed by your first aider(s) to record information about any incidents that necessitate the provision of first aid to employees or other individuals in your workplaces.

This Precedent First aid needs assessment can be used to record your assessment of your organisation’s first aid needs. This will help ensure you are meeting regulatory requirements and can properly provide first aid when required.

This first aid procedure flowchart is an example of the type of flowchart you can use to demonstrate your procedures for dealing with accidents where injuries have been sustained.

This workflow explains the steps you can take to ensure your first aid provision is managed appropriately.

This Precedent will help you to conduct an annual review of your first aid provision.

This Precedent First aid provision—schedule of testing can be used to record the results of your first aid testing. You should check or test your first aid arrangements on a regular basis to ensure they are effective and document those checks or tests, including the results and any actions taken, if applicable.

This precedent role profile is suitable for a first aider.

This Precedent Health and safety key contacts list is intended to be used for recording the names and contact details of all personnel and other contacts who play a key role in delivering and maintaining the organisation’s health and safety arrangements.

This Precedent role profile is suitable for a health and safety (H&S) manager and combines the elements of a job description and job specification. The role involves overseeing the organisation’s day-to-day compliance with our health and safety policies and procedures. It also involves assisting with the organisation’s health and safety risk assessment and planning and overseeing the implementation of the measures for controlling those risks.

This Precedent Workstation health and safety checklist will help ensure an organisation is meeting regulatory requirements and is able to properly assess the risks to employees’ health and safety. The results of any checks should be analysed and fed into the organisation’s ongoing health and safety planning processes.