Agenda and minutes

Cllr Penson

To confirm the minutes of the meeting held on 6 June 2016 as a correct record.

RESOLVED:

That the minutes of the meeting held on 6 June 2016 be signed by the Chairman as a correct record.

To note any declarations of interest made by members in connection with an agenda item.  The nature of the interest must also be specified.

Members are asked to discuss any possible interests with Democratic Services prior to the meeting.

No declarations of interest were made by members in connection with an agenda item.

To note any issues raised during the public participation period.

No issues were raised during the public participation period.

Members welcomed Joanne McClay, Environment and Regulation Service Manager to her first meeting of the Committee.

To approve the Health and Safety Intervention Plan.

The Committee considered the proposed Health and Safety Intervention Plan for the coming year. The plan reviewed the work of the service for the previous year and proposed a full range of work for the year ahead.

Members made a number of comments for consideration when taking the Plan forward, including the following: -

·        Table 2 – National Priorities/Planned Interventions – members requested that guidance information be sent to local sports clubs, outside of their sporting season, to advise on the benefits of maintaining shower heads in order to prevent the spread of legionella infection. Officers agreed to action this request and would also circulate information to local Town and Parish Council’s.

·        Table 3 - Local Priorities – swimming pools in hotels, members requested that this be widened to include holiday parks. The New Forest had a number of holiday parks and private leisure facilities with pools which should be included in the inspection process, given the large public throughput during the summer months. Officers agreed to take this forward.

In noting that the number of staff within the Environmental Health Commercial team had reduced since the last report, members queried whether the team were adequately resourced to manage workloads. The Environment and Regulation Service Manager replied that a review of the service would shortly be undertaken to examine in more detail work streams and resources needed in the context of making efficiency savings whilst maintaining an efficient and robust service. Members would be kept up to date with the progress of the review which would ensure that resources were focused in the appropriate areas.

Members were advised that should they wish to shadow Environmental Health Officers as part of a learning experience that they should first contact Democratic Services but should not be a routine arrangement. 

RESOLVED:

That the Health and Safety Intervention Plan for 2016/17 as set out in Appendix 1 to the report be approved subject to the comments set out above.

The Committee is requested to fix its meeting dates for 2017/2018. The following dates are suggested (all Fridays at 9.30 a.m.):-

9 June 2017

8 September 2017

10 November 2017

12 January 2018

9 March 2018

RESOLVED:

That the Committee meets on the following dates in 2017/18 (all Fridays at

9.30 a.m.):-

9 June 2017

8 September 2017

10 November 2017

12 January 2018

9 March 2018