Health Safety and Risk Management Assessment

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Health Safety and Risk Management Assessment
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Health Safety and Risk Management Assessment.
Contents
Executive summary.................................................................................................... 2
Introduction................................................................................................................ 3
The Health and safety act.......................................................................................... 3
Safety Policy and Safe Systems of Work....................................................................5
The Safe Systems of Work....................................................................................... 5
Organization’s Safety Policy.................................................................................... 6
Industrial code of practice....................................................................................... 6
Safety Audit............................................................................................................. 7
Health and Safety Audit Checklist.............................................................................. 7
A Safety Audit Checklist at Attra IT. Solutions in Melbourne city.............................8
The Health and Safety Legislation;...........................................................................10
CONCLUSION............................................................................................................ 11
References............................................................................................................... 12
Executive summary.
In this Health and Safety Assessment report, we shall focus on risk management as duty of
employers and employees to minimize chances of hazards at the workplace. Employer is obliged
by Health and Safety Executive (HSE) to ensure employees make adequate policies and act upon
them. Other international acts like HASAWA (1974) and ACOPS ensures that workers enjoy the
fundamental rights at all cost. Industrial Code of Practices and Health and Safety Legislations are
the key factors in the service delivery where they propose regular audits at all workplaces.
Introduction.

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Health safety and risk management refers to a process that is strategically applied to identify
hazards at work places and therefore take effective measures to curb them (Maceachen et, al
2016). The main objective of risk and safety management is to do assessment of risks associated
to identified accidents at all levels of production and implement effective and appropriate
mitigations.
According to Health and Safety Executive (HSE), risk assessment is all about identifying
sensible ways to control all preventable hazards at the workplace, (Bandri et, al 218). It has
regulations that clearly states that both the workers and the employer ought to join hands
together to make sure that the working environment is safe every time.
When conducting risk assessment in any organization, the following five steps are considered.
These steps are;
 Identification of a risk that may bring about any hazard.
 Assess how workers might get injuries when at workplace.
 Decide on efficient measures to avoid the hazards.
 Make policies and enact them according to the risks identified.
 Reviewing the assessment procedure.
The Health and safety act.
The Health and safety work act 1974(HASAWA), recommends risk assessment in daily work
situations where the employers are encouraged to care for the welfare and safety of employees,
clients and visitors into the premises as well as the general public.
HASAWA details on instruction issuance to workers to enhance safety while the Approved Code
of Practices (ACOPS) oblige employers to audit safety at workplace. According to this act, the

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employer is responsible for workplace safety. (Badri et, al 218). It also provides powers for
enforcement of penalties and employer duties by HSE to employers who break the law by
denying fundamental rights of their employees (Zimolong, & Elke, 2006). Therefore, the
employers are required by the law to constantly do thorough risk assessments and improve the
workplace environment at all cost.
It is a crucial activity to always assess and manage risks that may cause hazards because by
maintaining health and safety for workers, the production level will rise automatically (Ayim
Gyekye, 2005). I did a research in town where I visited a paint manufacturing company and was
able to confirm application of several regulations. The employer in that company was bound to
perform the following duties;
 Assessing the company’s taskforce health and safety and managing risks in order to
prevent hazards (Eakin, Champoux, & MacEachen, 2010).
 Appointment of qualified personnel to investigate any possible risks.
 Provision of reliable instruction and training on workplace safety.
 Provision of proper lighting, ventilation, heating and enough working space that is
clean and secure (Moyce, & Schenker, 2018).
 Providing with work facilities such as clean sanitation and refreshment points.
 Maintaining safe passageways and staircases to prevent hazards like tripping and
slipping.
 Display Screen Equipment, that is DSE users are provided with adjustable furniture
for working on, given adequate breaks and regular diagnosis of eyesight (Lèf sted,
2011)