Health & Safety Rep Training: Introduction

Welcome to our podcast on Health & Safety (H&S) Reps and health and safety in the workplace.

This first episode is for new H&S Reps to listen to prior to the Union provided Stages 1 2 & 3 health and safety training. This episode gives an overall, basic introduction to the role of an H&S Rep.

Documents mentioned:

• Consulting employees on health and safety – a brief guide to the law (Brown Book)
• 5 Steps to Risk Assessment
• Guidance on exposure to noise ‘Sound Advice’

An Introduction to Health and Safety

With Morris Stemp, Orchestras Official and Roger Sutton, Health and Safety Specialist for the Musicians’ Union

• Introduction to some of the problems that face us
• Union duties when appointing H&S Reps
• Hierarchies of H&S Reps: what abilities and protections does an H&S Rep have in the workplace, and what actions an employer should take to deal with hazards and problems
• Covid and the Workplace
• Controlling Noise in the Workplace
• Risk and Risk Assessments
• Support for H&S Reps and first steps

To send us suggestions for our next H&S Podcast or if you are interested in becoming a H&S Rep please email orchestral@themu.org.

For more information on health and safety in your workplace please visit the MU website.

For individual health and wellbeing advice contact the British Association for Performing Arts Medicine (BAPAM).

Soundtrack Forever Happy by Paul Leonard Morgan.