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== Health and Safety ==
 
== Health and Safety ==
  
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All members of the Leicester Hackspace will have gone through the [[Induction|induction]] process, and should have a copy of the Induction document, so should be familiar with the basic [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Health_and_safety Health and Safety] issues associated with being a member of the Hackspace.  Note the cross-over with [[Safeguarding]].
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Since November 2025, our Health and Safety documentation has moved to https://rules.leicesterhackspace.org.uk/heath-safety/
  
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Even with the best will in the world and a good focus on safety issues, things will go wrong. Even if you were OK please report all accidents, incidents and near misses, because the hazard may be less kind to the next person, and, if something is broken we need to fix or replace it.
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=== Legal Requirements ===
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As of 2025 our insurers are asking to see Health and Safety Documentation, risk assessments, lone working policies etc. They have refused to insure injuries whilst using a circular saw unless we can prove all members have been trained in its use. For this reason as of February 2025 the circular saw has been taken out of use.
  
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''Please'' use a numbered copy of the Accident Reporting form, which are kept available in the Hackspace, with the First Aid box in the Workshop, Room 1.01.  The completed form should be given to the Safety Team, and if you don't know how to do that ask a longer-standing member of the Hackspace for help.
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It is our belief that the following holds
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[[The Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 (HSW Act) and the regulations made under it apply if any organisation (including a voluntary organisation) has at least one employee.]]
  
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This is the reference copy of the Hackspace document on Accident Reporting:
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As the Hackspace does not have any employee it does not apply.
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* [https://drive.google.com/open?id=0Bw-bueUPne4sOWQxM3BpN0lGLXM LHS Accident Reporting Form]
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However the following link [[https://www.hackspace.org.uk/resources/health-and-safety/README.md hackspace Foundation]] states that although a health and safety policy is a legal requirement for companies with more than 5 employees, it is good practice to have one even if you are not an employer.
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''Please'' do not just print out a copy of this and use it, because the numbering is an important part of our safety procedures.  If forced to do this please do a double-sided print, and write the date and time of the incident next to the Form Number, on the first page, preferably in pencil, leaving the Form Number blank.
 
  
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In the coming months we intend to create our own policy based on their example and use their Template Risk Assessments.
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* [https://drive.google.com/file/d/143jEj62oqay3KrjCW338un63h1KYy24S/view?usp=sharing Health and Safety Policy]
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* [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1cjM8Dxr4vSgqKzHylHsqmwwf3wKzYVyp/view?usp=sharing Lone Working Policy]
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''As of march 2025 the above policies are work in progress and all members are asked to review. Any comments should be emailed to directors@leicesterhackspace.org.uk or mentioned at a GM. They can only be improved on and made to work with members assistance.''
 
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Latest revision as of 21:35, 29 November 2025

Health and Safety

Since November 2025, our Health and Safety documentation has moved to https://rules.leicesterhackspace.org.uk/heath-safety/

Legal Requirements

As of 2025 our insurers are asking to see Health and Safety Documentation, risk assessments, lone working policies etc. They have refused to insure injuries whilst using a circular saw unless we can prove all members have been trained in its use. For this reason as of February 2025 the circular saw has been taken out of use.

It is our belief that the following holds The Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 (HSW Act) and the regulations made under it apply if any organisation (including a voluntary organisation) has at least one employee.

As the Hackspace does not have any employee it does not apply. However the following link [hackspace Foundation] states that although a health and safety policy is a legal requirement for companies with more than 5 employees, it is good practice to have one even if you are not an employer.

In the coming months we intend to create our own policy based on their example and use their Template Risk Assessments.

As of march 2025 the above policies are work in progress and all members are asked to review. Any comments should be emailed to directors@leicesterhackspace.org.uk or mentioned at a GM. They can only be improved on and made to work with members assistance.

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