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Health and Safety Factors in Workplace : Report

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Health and Safety Factors in Workplace : Report

   Added on 2020-07-23

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MAINTAIN WORKHEALTH AND SAFETY
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Table of ContentsINTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1TASK 1............................................................................................................................................1TASK 2............................................................................................................................................3REFERENCES................................................................................................................................5
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INTRODUCTIONHealth and safety are important factors at work places in order to make employees carryout all their operation's in safe working environment (Aust and et. al., 2013). This helps inreducing changes of risk and workers can safely carry out all their working operations. Australiabusiness owner are responsible regarding health and safety at work place they want to meet withWHS requirements. This report is based on agencies of Australia who are work to solve theproblem of emergency planing its focus on asbestos issues which go beyond workplace safety tocover environment and public health issues. TASK 12 Importance of Hazard ReportsIn any workplace, reporting of any hazards and incidents are an important part ofensuring safety. These incidents include unplanned and undesired event which sometimes causesinjury, property damage and even can cause death too, and things like electricity, chemicals andlifting etc. are included to be part of hazards (Droppa and Lee, 2014). So depending on theseserious injuries, it must required to be reported to Safe work and it is requirement by law to takecare of workers.3 Health and Safety issues raised through consultationAccording to Health and Safety Act 1974, employers of any organisation must protect thehealth, safety and welfare of all their employees, clients, visitors and the general public(Gunnarsdóttir, 2014) These regulations set out the standards that need to meet for specifichazards and risks such as manual handling and machinery work. WHS act are responsible for regulating and enforcing the laws in their jurisdictions ineach sate and territory and has been implemented in New South Wales, Australian CapitalTerritory, Northern Territory, Queensland and the Commonwealth. In 2011, Safe Work(SA)Australia a single set of this law to be implemented across Australia. The main objective of thisact is to provide a framework for securing health and safety for workers and their workplace by:Providing for fair and effective representationProtecting workers from hazards and injuries by requiring duty holders to minimise theriskProviding a framework for continuous improvement1
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