Risk Awareness Week Resources

Resources for all the main Risk Awareness Week sessions are available below.  All resources are in pdf format.  If you would like the information in another format, please contact the Risk Management team on risk.management@bedscc.gov.uk| or 01234 228676 (internal x 42676).

Avoiding corporate manslaughter

  Presentation slides| (pdf opens in new window)
  Presentation notes  |(pdf opens in new window)

The full content of John Ross QC's talk on Corporate Manslaughter is available in the Presentation notes. However, he left attendees with some poignant guidance essential to any large organisation:

• Determine who can be considered a senior manager
• Assess the competency of your senior managers
• Assign ownership of the Heath & Safety and Risk Management programmes for your organisation
• Ensure that your Health & Safety and Risk Management programmes are compliant with all regulations, and implemented
• Ensure that trainers are competent in the subject that they train in
• Training should focus on avoiding undue risk to the activity
• Contractors should be vetted robustly, ensuring that they are competent and aware of their duties
• Implement a monitoring review and audit of the process
• Ensure that responsibility at all levels is established
• Consider how to promote a staff safety culture, which could include things like training, Health & Safety monitoring KPIs, etc.
• For individuals, know whether your Job Description includes Health & Safety responsibilities. If you are not sure, get an answer in writing. If it does, you must ensure that the Risk Management and Risk Assessment processes and have been carried out and records are in tact – for your own protection.

And above all, ensure that you have clear evidence of the steps you have taken. If something serious happens, you will need a clear audit trail to support your case in court.

Further information

1 Chancery Lane (the chambers of John Ross QC) produces fortnightly e-bulletins and newsletters addressing a variety of topics from personal injury to professional negligence.  If you are interested in receiving these bulletins please contact the Business Manager at 1 Chancery Lane| (new window)at ghardy@1chancerylane.com|.

Inspiring risk and opportunity decision-making (the art of being brilliant)

  Presentation slides| (pdf opens in new window)
  Presentation notes| (pdf opens in new window)

Risk assessments: help or hindrance?

  Presentation slides| (pdf opens in new window)

The journey from CPA to CAA

  Presentation slides| (pdf opens in new window)

Everything you ever wanted to know about Beds on Sunday but were afraid to ask

  Presentation slides| (pdf opens in new window)

Lone working – how to stay safe

  Presentation notes| (pdf opens in new window)

Body maps: what does your body say?

Sue Guess facilitated Body maps and A moment's meditation.  She is a Level 3 aura-soma practitioner (colour therapy) and is also certified in a wide range of disciplines, including reflexology, aromatherapy and flower therapy.  If you would like to learn more or arrange a consultation with Sue, she can be contacted at:

Tel: (01234) 211076
Tel: 07709 694774
Email: seraphim_sg@hotmail.com|

A moment’s meditation

  Poems from the session| (pdf opens in new window)

Chill out! Stress management workshop

  Presentation slides| (pdf opens in new window)

What do your eyes say?

  Information on iridology| (pdf opens in new window)

Effective projects

Presentation slides and notes are available in hard copy upon request (electronic versions are not available).

Fraud – the thin blue line

  Presentation slides| (pdf opens in new window)

Mediation service

  Corporate guidelines on the mediation service  |(pdf opens in new window)

Effective presenting

  Presentation notes  |(pdf opens in new window)

Pathway to success -- partnerships

  Presentation slides| (pdf opens in new window)

Defensive driving techniques

  Presentation slides| (pdf opens in new window) 

Road Safety Driving Assessments

If you would like to learn how well you drive, or improve your driving techniques, the Road Safety Team can provide driving assessments. A typical driving assessment consists of a minimum of 10 minutes pre-start checks, 60 minutes of driving and advice and a 20-minute debrief for £35 based on starting out from County Hall, Bedford. Assessments from remote locations can be done on negotiation of price. Each person receives a checklist covering approximately 100 possible driving faults and their ability at each of these skill levels. For failures, you will also receive a full written failure report. Each person also receives a road safety pack of useful information and a road safety book. Should a person fail a full driver assessment day be required, the Road Safety team can supply a quote for this service.

For further details or to sign up for a Driving Assessment, contact Bill Brady from the Road Safety Team at bill.brady@bedscc.gov.uk| or 01234 228627.

Untie the knots! Yoga

  Information on yoga and technique instructions  |(pdf opens in new window)

Improving partnership working for efficiency and customer care

  Presentation slides| (pdf opens in new window)