Health and Safety in the Workplace

This presentation discusses the legislation, policies, and responsibilities for maintaining a safe work culture in the healthcare industry. It covers the review system, policies, and procedures for communication, as well as the responsibilities of employers and the analysis of health and safety. The importance of maintaining a safe work culture and the regulations involved are emphasized.

HEALTH AND SAFETY TASK 1

Introduction:
duction:
 The legislation in UK is providing
the health and safety of an
employee in the workplace and
the legislation follows safety and
welfare act of 2005.This act sets
out the regulations and thoughts
about employees in the
workplace. According to the UK
working culture, it is the
responsibility of the team
manager and the team member to
maintain safe working culture in
the organisation and rectify the
problems and obligations of the
employees as well. Under section
8, this is the responsibility of an
employer to take care of
employees’ safety..

Contd…
Therefore in this
presentation review
system, policies and
communication
procedure to maintain
a safe work culture has
been discussed.
In the next part
responsibilities of
employer in a
workplace and Analysis
of health and safety has
been discussed.

Review system, policies and procedures
for communication
There are various existing
policies for communication
process in health and
safety at workplace. The
act of data protection is
most popular among them.
This act defines the rights
of an employee in the
workplace, rights on
privacy, religious beliefs
and ethnicity (Yorio, 2016).
Health and social care
workplace is maintaining
this policy in order to
maintain the better
workplace culture.

Contd…
However according to
the general rule the
general rule the
original proof ID and
proper documentation
are being asked by the
higher authority of an
organisation nad
under the act if data
protection 1998 they
ensure the identity of
the worker.

Responsibilities in a workplace
Health care
service is required
to carry out the
responsibilities
. According to the
act of safety 1974,
the employee
should think twice
in order to do
their respective
work (Sinelnikov,
2015).

Contd…
It is also the
responsibility of an
employee to ensure the
fact that there is no
misuse if information
and breaching of
data .
Healthy and
professional work
culture is maintained
throughout the
working time (Reese,
2015).

Analysis of health and safety:
In this case it is
the responsibility
if the higher
authority or the
director of the
workplace to keep
the working place
as safe as possible
in order to reduce
the hazardous
effects.

Contd…
In order to do that
the director of the
healthcare carries
out all possibilities
in their working
process and
maintain the safe
work culture as
well (Loeppke et
al. 2015).

Conclusion:
 According to the UK
working culture, it is
the responsibility of
the team manager
and the team member
to maintain safe
working culture in
the organisation and
rectify the problems
and obligations of the
employees as well.

Contd…
. Health and safety is the
essential part of
workplace. Therefore it is
important to maintain
the regulation and acts
which is involved in the
working culture.
Therefore in this
presentation review
system, policies and
communication
procedure to maintain a
safe work culture has
been discussed.

Reference list
Reference list:
Journals:
Loeppke, R.R., Hohn, T., Baase, C., Bunn, W.B., Burton, W.N., Eisenberg,
B.S., Ennis, T., Fabius, R., Hawkins, R.J., Hudson, T.W. and Hymel, P.A.,
2015. Integrating health and safety in the workplace: how closely aligning
health and safety strategies can yield measurable benefits. Journal of
occupational and environmental medicine, 57(5), pp.585-597.
Sinelnikov, S., Inouye, J. and Kerper, S., 2015. Using leading indicators to
measure occupational health and safety performance. Safety science, 72,
pp.240-248.
Yorio, P.L., Willmer, D.R. and Moore, S.M., 2015. Health and safety
management systems through a multilevel and strategic management
perspective: Theoretical and empirical considerations. Safety science, 72,
pp.221-228.
Book:
Reese, C.D., 2015. Occupational health and safety management: a practical
approach. CRC press.