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Critical Assessment of Appropriate Health and Safety Policy

   

Added on  2020-05-16

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Running head: HEALTH AND SAFETY AND WELFAREHealth and Safety and welfareUniversity NameStudent NameAuthors’ Note

2HEALTH AND SAFETY AND WELFARETable of ContentsStatistical breakdown and evaluation of conclusions of the prevalent hazards and risksapplicable to the work activity operations of the construction firm...........................................3Analysis of situation in UK........................................................................................................4Prevalent hazards as well as risks applicable to the work activity.........................................5Explanation of the proposed risk assessments and control methodologies you wouldrecommend to prevent occurrence of the injuries and ill health potentially..............................6Hazard Assessment and control methodologies.....................................................................7Adherence to regulations:......................................................................................................8Following different control measures....................................................................................9Critical assessment of appropriate health and safety policy content relevant to the aboveworkplace.................................................................................................................................11References................................................................................................................................13

3HEALTH AND SAFETY AND WELFARETables of FiguresFigure 1: Non-fatal injuries .........................................................................5Figure 2: Self reported workplace non fatal injury ...............................................6Figure 3: Key Client Responsibilities .............................................................10Figure 4: Key Client Responsibilities for Projects ..................................................11

4HEALTH AND SAFETY AND WELFARETask 2Statistical breakdown and evaluation of conclusions of the prevalent hazards and risksapplicable to the work activity operations of the construction firmThe current study takes into consideration prevalent hazards as well as risks applicable towork with special reference to the operations of the construction firm. Analysis of the healthhazards at workplace can help in assessment of the situation. Analysis of the labour forcesurvey (LFS) reflects the fact that the most common approximations of various non-fatalinjuries to employees at workplace. Data provided in the report by various employers ofspecific workplace injuries particularly under Reporting of Injuries, Diseases as well asDangerous Occurrence Regulations (RIDDOR). Essentially LFS data has diverse benefitsover particularly the RIDDOR as they are subject to considerable under-reporting thatinfluences the legislation transformation, and data is available for different workplaceinjuries, regardless of the time off work (Jennings et al. 2016). However, RIDDORessentially include injuries leading to over and above 7 days of absence from work or injuriescounted in a defined list of specific injuries.

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