The 'ZAP' health and safety initiative

 

The Zero Accident Potential (ZAP) health and safety initiative was launched at the ECA's 2001 National Conference. The initiative contains challenging ECA targets for the reduction of work-related accidents and incidents, in response to the government’s 'Revitalising Health and Safety' programme.

The ECA targets are:

• zero fatal accidents
• a 40% reduction in major lost time accidents
• a 30% reduction in reportable lost time accidents (of three days or more).

ZAP: driving improvement

The ZAP initiative helps drive improvements in all areas of health and safety performance, offering support in a variety of ways such as the new health and safety website. Additionally, ZAP emphasises two specific areas for risk reduction: exposure to asbestos and falls from heights. The ECA offers training support in these areas to help members with their improvement plans*.  Let us know if you have ‘signed up’ to ZAP!

All members are invited to ‘sign up’ to the initiative, and the ZAP brochure contains a certificate for prominent display in member’s premises, illustrating to clients and others that health and safety is a prime consideration.

• To find out about the success of Phase 1 of ZAP (2001–2005) click here.
• * For more information on ECA health and safety courses that support ZAP, please contact the ECA's Education and Training Department at:
  
  ECA
  Education and Training
  ESCA House
  34 Palace Court
  W2 4HY
  Tel: 0207 313 4800
  Email: EandT@eca.co.uk

Asbestos awareness training

If you have a need to train your employees in asbestos awareness, then ECA Education and Training Services offer a half-day awareness course that can be run in-house or regionally. For more details contact ECA’s Education and Training Services unit on Tel: 0207 313 4800

Other Asbestos stories

Those who have accidentally encountered even low levels of asbestos fibres can be very anxious about the possibility of contracting an asbestos-related disease.

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) and the Local Authorities Enforcement Liaison Committee have produced the Health Effects of Inadvertent Exposure to Asbestos: Guidance for HSE Staff When Responding to Enquiries, and the information is likely to be of interest to anyone whose activities involve the risk of asbestos exposure.

The guidance comprises two information papers – Inadvertent Exposure to Asbestos: Guidance for Employers and Inadvertent Exposure to Asbestos: Guidance for Employees. These can be found on the HSE website at http://www.hse.gov.uk/lau/lacs/5-19.htm.

Working at height

THe HSE offers specific web pages on falls from height. View them at www.hse.gov.uk/falls/index.htm