health-and-safety-policy-2026-artifacted.pdf — PaddleOCR-VL (Baidu)

An external consultant is appointed to act as the Group's competent person for health and safety. The duties of the consultant are to:

Work proactively with managers to establish and maintain a system that promotes a culture of safe working practices across the Group.
To provide health and safety advice as and when required.
Ensure annual inspections are completed for all offices and recommendations are made for improvements as required.
Review health and safety training provided on a triennial basis or when requested.
Lead on investigations for serious incidents or accidents as instructed by the Housing Director to prevent further occurrences.
Undertake reviews of activity based risk assessments and assist managers in their completion when there are complex health or other issues that require wider expertise.

In addition to their duties as a Line Manager and as an employee the following specific duties will be required:

Ensure any contractors used on maintenance projects and major works are competent and have provided the necessary health and safety documentation for the work to be undertaken.
Lead, manage and supervise contractors activities and stop work where deemed unsafe, this can be delegated as appropriate to other team members.
Ensure contractors are provided with the necessary health and safety information from the Group in order to perform the tasks required i.e. information on any asbestos containing materials, other works taking place, fire safety hazards within the property, tenants who may need to be visited in pairs etc.
Be knowledgeable in the requirements of the CDM regulations and how to apply the regulations to contracted works and major works. Ensure the Groups legal duties are met.
Ensure properties are maintained to the requirements of The Housing Health and Safety Rating System (HHSRS) and The Defective Premises