Issue - meetings

(i)       to note the response provided to questions from members; and

(ii)      to otherwise endorse the recommendations for improvement and agreed by the relevant function.

The Committee had before it a report by the Interim Chief Internal Auditor which presented an audit in relation to Operation Health and Safety Arrangements which was undertaken to provide assurance that appropriate processes were being employed in managing health and safety within the Cluster. 

The report recommended:

that the Committee review, discuss and comment on the issues raised within this report and the attached appendix.

In response to a question relating to the frequency of inspections of lifebelts, the Environmental Manager advised that during the summer months, the lifebelts at the beach were inspected daily and then twice weekly at other times.

In response to a question relating to whether Aberdeen could have a similar system as the Moray Coast, where the lifebelts were fitted with alarms, the Environmental Manager advised that the team were looking at an automatic system whereby notification would be given to staff if a lifebelt had been damaged or used.

The Committee resolved:-

to endorse the recommendations for improvement and agreed by the relevant function.