Impact of Health and Safety Legislation on Workplace Regulations, Codes and Standards

This article discusses the intent of health and safety legislation and its impact on workplace regulations, codes and standards. It also explains ethical responsibilities and how to access sources of information about them. The article cites relevant books and journals for further reading.

Describe the intent of health and safety
legislation and how it impacts on workplace
regulations codes and standards

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CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................1
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................2

MAIN BODY
Explain how you would identify the scope and nature of your own legal responsibilities and the
scope of your role.
It is very essential for me to have the basic understanding of the various obligations and legal
responsibilities which are basically applicable to the workplace. In addition to that it becomes
possible to set up few standards and focusing on adhering to them in a effective manner. In
addition to that it is very important for me to be very clear about the guidelines of my profession
and being highly familiar with that and also guided by all the related legislation and also the
related standards which further defines how the legislation could be applied and being well
aware of the legislation which is applied in order to be aware of the employing agency’s code of
conduct which is being reflected by the procedures and policies. It is basically linked to the client
group i am working with and also helps in depicting a commitment to the moral standard of the
professional behaviour which basically need to be uphold at various times and also allows me to
have more exposure about the ethical dilemma and various consequences or any kind of
decisions i make( McArthur and Powell, 2020).
Explain what it means to say that you have ethical responsibilities.
Ethical Responsibilities basically comprises of the ability to act upon, recognize, interpret
different values according to the various standards within a given context or field. In context to
the chain of relationships , a business owner has an ethical responsibility for the purpose to act in
honest manner. In context to Health Care, the legal responsibilities are purely based on the law
and which need to be followed. In context to healthcare workers, it is important to follow the
laws that could affect the healthcare and following a state laws.
How will you identify and access sources of information about the scope and nature of your
ethical responsibilities in a particular workplace?
In context to ethical responsibilities in a particular workplace, it basically has a wide scope and
nature and comprises of the ethical behaviours in the workplace such as accountability, effective
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communication process, trust and mutual respect for the colleagues at work and professionalism.
With the help of ethical responsibilities it helps in ensuring the maximum productivity output at
the workplace (Badri, Boudreau-Trudel and Souissi, 2018).
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REFERENCES
Books and Journals
McArthur, J.J. and Powell, C., 2020. Health and wellness in commercial buildings: Systematic
review of sustainable building rating systems and alignment with contemporary
research. Building and environment, 171, p.106635.
Badri, A., Boudreau-Trudel, B. and Souissi, A.S., 2018. Occupational health and safety in the
industry 4.0 era: A cause for major concern?. Safety science, 109, pp.403-411.
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