Health and Safety
The Health and Safety programme aims to develop good practice in charity retailing, particularly focusing on: H&S safety management, risk assessment, accident reporting and investigation, manual handling and vulnerable workers.
>> Induction Guides for Shop Teams
>> Workbooks and Risk Assessments
>> Online training for Members
>> Posters
>> Health and Safety Interest Group
Induction Guides for Shop Teams
The Association, with the support of Oxfam, has produced an induction guide for charity shop teams on health and safety issues. This 20 page A5 booklet is written in plain English with colour illustrations throughout. It is intended as a valuable resource for all shop floor volunteers and employees; including new and junior recruits.
The booklet costs £1.25 per copy plus postage and packaging, and there are discounts for large orders. For further information on prices and to order contact Isabelle on 020 7255 4470.
Workbooks and Risk Assessments - FREE DOWNLOADS
The Association has produced 2 health and safety training resources for shops, one for operations managers and one for shop
H&S Pack for Operation Managers
H&S Workbook for Shop Managers
Also available to download are risk assessments for shops and for stock collectors.
Generic Risk Assessment for Charity Shops
Generic Risk Assessment for Stock Collection
Learning Zone
Members of the Association can access our free Learning Zone, which hosts an elearning course on Health & Safety. This online training means that users have access to our workshop material without access being restricted by geography or budget. The continuation of the Health & Safety course is of particular importance, as it covers charity shops’ legal responsibilities and our course is unique in the world of e-learning in that it is pitched directly at charity retailers.
There are five modules including: Health & Safety Law; Risk Assessment; Accident Reporting And Investigation; Specific Control Measures; Health & Safety Management. Although it was created with senior managers in mind as a target audience, the workshop is suitable for all levels of staff.
The course is intended to complement and reinforce existing learning. Neither will lead to a formal qualification. However, upon completion of each elearning course, the user can download a certificate.
If you have any queries or need your Learning Zone user name and password, please get in touch with the Association on 020 7255 4470.
Posters - FREE DOWNLOADS
The following full colour posters are available here to download. Hard copy posters are available free to members:
Poster 1 - Safe Lifting
Poster 2 - Your Safety Matters
Poster 3 - Safe Sorting
If you are a member and would like the posters in hard copy, please contact Isabelle on 020 7255 4477.
Health and Safety Interest Group
The Association launched this new interest group at the end of 2006. Meetings take place every 6 months See further information.