Health Healthand andSafety Safety Executive Executive
HSE Working with Food and Drink Industry BFFF H&S Seminar - Priorities &Targets
Alison Crank HM Inspector of Health and Safety HSE Manufacturing Sector 1st July 2015
[email protected]
HSE working with Food and Drink Industry
• Strategies & Plans • Industry Engagement • Common Strategy for Food & Drink • Health Focus 2015-16 • Research • Further Info & Questions
Strategies & Plans Be part of the solution http://www.hse.gov.uk/strategy/document.htm
FOD Business Plan 15-16 http://www.hse.gov.uk/aboutus/strategiesandplans/businessplans/plan1516.pdf
Manufacturing Sector Strategy http://www.hse.gov.uk/aboutus/strategiesandplans/sector-strategies/manufacturing.htm
National Local Authority (LA) Enforcement Code http://www.hse.gov.uk/lau/la-enforcement-code.htm
Industry engagement & Sector
Industry Engagement
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Food & Drink Manufacture Forum 2/yr current members include; – BFFF – – – – –
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FoB Dairy UK BMPA BSDA NABIM
Liaison via individual TA’s meetings Focus on delivery at FDMF & TA level
HSE Strategy RIDDOR injury rates 2013-14p
Sector Strategies- M/f Industry Industry & Risk based group
Common Strategy for Food & Drink Progress since 1990’s • • •
Common Strategy
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Occupational ill health comparison – 2850 cases/100,000 2013/14 in F&D – 3240 cases/100,000 2013/14 m/f average – Cancer Regn - Lowest of all m/f sectors – Occ Asthma cases - flour dust 2nd main cause
Recipe for Safety Initiative 60% drop in Injury rate – 2805/100,000 in 1991 – 1135/100,000 in 2014
Common Strategy for Food & Drink Future Plans for Success New Common Strategy 2015-2020 Food and Drink Manufacture Forum
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10% Annual Injury / ill health rate reduction MSD injury reduction action plan S&T injury reduction action plan OH development/improvement action plan
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Leadership, leadership, leadership
Link to BFFF Pledge
Other Industry Strategies & Plans
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Dairy UK (FDMF member) – TA action plan made 3yrs ago – Delivered MH trolley guidance in 2014 http://www.dairyuk.org/files/201502_Guidelines_Milk_Trolleys.pdf
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Paper industry - PABIAC Strategy & Plans http://www.paper.org.uk/services/health_safety/pabiac.html
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Cement, ceramics, glass -CHARGE strategy http://www.hse.gov.uk/manufacturing/charge.pdf
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Foundries – SHIFT initiative http://www.shiftinitiative.org.uk/ (injury reduction target)
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Find out more at next HSE F&D Forum
Focus on Health Occupational disease 2013-14
Focus on Health- Key targets Key part of FOD workplan is to improve impact on serious occupational heath issues: • • • • •
Respirable crystalline silica Asthmagens http://www.hse.gov.uk/foi/internalops/og/og-00067.htm Carcinogens http://www.hse.gov.uk/foi/internalops/og/og-00067.htm MSDs http://www.hse.gov.uk/foi/internalops/og/og-00066.htm Asbestos
In specific industries where the risks need improved control… MSD & Flour dust/ enzymes in F&D
Focus on Health FOD Inspections 2015/16 • Inspector guidance http://www.hse.gov.uk/foi/internalops/og/
• All inspections • SME focus • Control • Serious health effect
Research Sector & Industry working together…
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Practical control of Flour dust in SME bakeries – Outcomes under review
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Control of fish/ shellfish allergens in the Fish processing industry – Participant info to be sent soon…
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Tackling MSD’s : H&S culture – Industry workshops in autumn
HSE Food & Drink Industry Useful Links- Keep up to date • HSE Food and Drink Website http://www.hse.gov.uk/food/industries.htm
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Food and Drink e-bulletin
Health Healthand andSafety Safety Executive Executive
HSE working with Food and Drink Industry BFFF Members -Thank you for listening! Any Questions?
Alison Crank HM Inspector of Health and Safety HSE Manufacturing Sector
[email protected]