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Election of Chair and Vice Chair Minutes: RESOLVED that Councillor Cunningham be elected Chair and Councillor Best be elected Vice Chair of the Health and Safety Committee for the remainder of the municipal year 2022/23. |
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Additional documents: Minutes: RESOLVED that the minutes of the meeting of the Health and Safety Committee held on 4 October 2019 be confirmed and signed.
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Declarations of Interest Minutes: None. |
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Corporate Health and Safety Team Update Minutes:
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Corporate Estate Health and Safety Minutes: 5.1 The Head of Assurance presented the report. He referred to Appendix A in the report which detailed all the corporate estate assets that were part of a routine inspection programme. He wanted to make clear that none of the actions were severe. They were being monitored because they were minor and the objective was to encourage staff to complete the tasks.
5.2 Councillor Best referred to Appendix A and said that Campion Hall was in Sydenham ward and agreed to email officers with regard to the correct ward for Kirkdale Centre.
5.3 A question was asked about how officers could assure members that there was health and safety compliance response in all council owned buildings. Concern was expressed about recording incidents in swimming pools, the use of school facilities by the community, facilities in parks and whether Lewisham homes would be coming into the corporate estate. The Head of Assurance said that the answer to these questions was in development. In a trial run exercise, a sample of 20 properties were looked at last Autumn and all were found to be compliant. However, officers still needed to consider the compliance for another 280 properties. The Head of Assurance said that he was looking into how information could be gathered in a way that gave assurance. Officers had information about contracts and leaseholders but needed to develop ways of finding out the activity that takes place in these council buildings.
5.4 The Head of Assurance said that Lewisham Homes had their own Corporate Health and Safety team. He had met them recently and he would continue to work with them.
5.5 It was noted that when Lewisham Homes was brought in house, all of the assets and buildings would become the responsibility of Lewisham Council. This Committee would oversee all of those assets, including staff, once they were transferred back.
5.6 There was discussion about risk assessment and members were advised that a professional external risk assessor was engaged to undertake risk assessment in Lewisham. Risk assessments, shown as high medium and low, reflect the true use of a building to ensure that the remedial actions in place were proportionate. A library, for example, had a medium risk because of the nature of its use.
5.7 The Head of Assurance said that Deptford Lounge was not included in the list of Corporate Estates premises in the appendix to the report because Health and Safety requirements were overseen by a trust that occupied this building. He believed that the Albany oversee the health and safety for Deptford Lounge but he said that he would check this information and advise members accordingly.
5.8 The Albany was one of Lewisham’s library hubs. Catford library had moved to Catford Mews. Members were aware of changes to the hubs and agreed to email the Head of Assurance with any information they received. Downham Health and Leisure Centre was part of a shared building the library part included Lewisham staff. Members were mindful of where staff ... view the full minutes text for item 5. |