Report of the Executive Director

The Director of Leisure and Environment presented a report submitted by the Executive Director on the Health & Safety Annual Report which provided an update on the Council’s improvements in health and safety management during 2016/17.

The Committee asked a number of questions which were responded to at the meeting and where further information was requested it was agreed that the Committee would be provided with this information separately.

The Committee suggested that it may be useful to have a specific priority within the Health and Safety Plan regarding security and it was agreed that this would be taken back to the Health and Safety Group for consideration.

THE DECISION:

That the Health and Safety Annual Report 2016/17 and the Corporate Health and Safety Plan for 2017/18 be noted.

Report of the Executive Director

The Executive Director submitted the Health & Safety Annual Report which provided an update on the Council’s improvements in health and safety management during 2015/16.

The Committee raised concerns over the lack of progress on some of the actions for 2013 which were still outstanding and requested an update report be presented to the next meeting of the Committee.

THE DECISION:

That:-

(1)        the Health and Safety Annual Report 2015/16 be noted; and

(2)        an update report on the outstanding actions from 2013 be submitted to the next meeting of the Committee.