Health and Safety Management in Public Services: A Case Study of Mitie

PUBLIC SERVICES HEALTH AND SAFETY
MANAGEMENT ONLY TASK 2
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Table of Contents
1.0 Introduction................................................................................................................................3
2.0 The importance of the legislation..............................................................................................3
3.0 Management of Health & Safety...............................................................................................5
4.0 Conclusion.................................................................................................................................8
Reference list...................................................................................................................................9
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1.0 Introduction
The chosen organization in this assignment is Mitie a construction based company of UK. The
purpose of this assignment is to highlight the risks that are related while working in an
organization and to take preventive measures to reduce the chances of hazardous incidents. The
legislations acts have been implemented in order to ensure the health and safety of the public in
the organization. The role of HASAWA 1974, RIDDOR, PPE and ACOP has been discussed.
Detailed discussions about all these legal obligations and the prevention they must take in order
to maintain business sustainability have been done.
2.0 The importance of the legislation
1. HASAWA 1974
The legislation act 1974 The Health and Safety at Public Service also known as the HSW Act,
HSWA, HASAWA or the 1974 Act. HASAWA 1974 is the foremost section of legislation
coating the occupational and employment of health and safety in Great Britain of United
Kingdom. The Health and Safety administrative of Great Britain, alongside the local jurisdiction
and rest of the other enforcing jurisdiction is mainly accountable for obligating the Act and a
amount of several other Acts and commandment mechanism applicable to the working
circumstances (Hse.gov.uk, 2018).
Commandment mechanisms are sections of subordinate legislation developed under particular
Acts of Parliament. Commandment mechanisms covers up a wide range of courses, consisting
control of asbestos at diving, work, escape and rescue from dangerous and harmful situations.
The HASAWA 1974 act is important for the sector of Health and Safety at Public services
because safety and health of a worker is the biggest responsibility for the organization. The
organization must not compromise with the health and safety of the worker no matter what
happens. The HASAWA 1974 act regulates with the health and safety of the workers in the work
premises and it implements terms and conditions to the organization regarding the health and the
safety of the employee. The organization must be concerned with the health and safety of the
employees within the organization as well as the environment surrounding the organization.
According to the HASAWA 1974 act if the organization compensates with the health and safety
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