Last updated: April 2026
Review date: April 2027
Paint Pots recognises and accepts its responsibilities as an employer for providing a safe and healthy workplace and working environment for all staff and those who may be affected by our activities. We also accept that the legislation and regulations are the minimum standard to which we should aim.
Our policy is to provide and maintain safe and healthy working conditions, equipment and systems of work for all our employees, and to provide such information, training and supervision as they need for this purpose. The allocation of duties for safety matters and the particular arrangements which we will make to implement the policy are set out in this policy and sufficient resources will be made available to honour our commitment.
The policy will be kept up to date, particularly as the business changes in nature and size. To ensure this, the policy and the way in which it has operated will be reviewed annually.
Paint Pots is committed to informing and consulting staff that training and monitoring systems are in place.
Executive Director - Nick Ralph
Business Manager and Health & Safety Officer – Joseph Wright
Managers - Managers will ensure that required risk assessments are carried out and action to reduce or eliminate identified hazards will be implemented. RA’s will be reviewed as and when required and used as working documents and shared with all staff.
Deputy Managers - To ensure that procedures are being carried out correctly, to check equipment regularly and to work in close collaboration with the nursery manager.
All Senior Staff - To ensure that all staff are aware of Health & Safety procedures and that the correct procedures are being adhered to for the safety of visitors, parents, staff and children. To make sure that equipment is in good working order and is checked on a regular basis and any hazards/risks/breakages are removed and reported.
All Staff – members have a responsibility to ensure their own safety, the safety of colleagues, the children and parents. All staff have a duty to follow all safety instructions and PP’s policies and procedures and should refer to the H&S poster displayed in all settings for further information. All staff undertake mandatory training, check equipment as part of daily risk assessment checks, adhere to the correct procedures and know and understand all risk assessments in place.
The aim of this policy statement is to ensure that all reasonably practical steps are taken to ensure the health, safety and welfare of all persons using the premises. To achieve this we will actively work towards the following objectives: