Daylight Studio’s
Health and Safety Policy 

It is the general policy of Daylight Studio to provide adequate control of the health and safety risks arising from our activities:

  • We will provide, maintain and oversee safe and healthy working conditions, equipment and systems of work for all young people and volunteers.

  • We will provide such information, training and supervision as is needed for this purpose.

  • We will ensure that all volunteers are competent to do their tasks and give them adequate training.

  • The welfare of young and vulnerable people is central to all our work.

  • Our policies and procedures in relation to safeguarding are outlined in our Safeguarding Policy.

This policy will be reviewed and revised as necessary.

Responsibilities

Day to day responsibility for ensuring this policy is put into practice is delegated to the Lead Volunteer, facilitator or Trustee present at any given event. 

All volunteers, Trustees, employees and facilitators have a duty to:

  • co-operate with Trustees on health and safety matters

  • not interfere with anything provided to safeguard their health and safety

  • take reasonable care of their own and others’ health and safety

  • use equipment correctly in accordance with training and instructions

  • report all health and safety concerns to an appropriate person.

Risk assessment

Many of our activities take place online, but we will organise or run events and sessions in person. Risk assessments will be carried out periodically in relation to premises in which we carry out any activities as appropriate. Responsibility for observing the decisions made in the risk assessment lies with all volunteers.

Accidents

All accidents are to be reported immediately to the Trustees who will record it in the accidents log.

Reasonable level of risk

We will take steps to avoid unnecessary risk and very high levels of risk. However, some activities inherently involve some risk. We therefore aim to protect volunteers and services users from unnecessary and high risk, and provide guidance and support to help them manage some risk for themselves.

  • s seriously, actively involving them in planning activities wherever possible

  • respect a young person’s right to personal privacy as far as possible.

    • if you need to break confidentiality in order to follow child protection procedures, it is important to explain this to the child or young person at the earliest opportunity.

This policy was last updated in July 2025