Importance of Health and Safety in the Workplace

HEALTH AND SAFETY

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
1.1 Review of systems, policies and procedures for communicating information on health and
safety in the case setting .............................................................................................................1
1.2 Assessment of responsibilities for the management of health and safety at each level
within the North Staffordshire combined NHS Trust................................................................2
1.3 Analysis of health and safety priorities appropriate for North Staffordshire combined NHS
Trust............................................................................................................................................3
TASK 2............................................................................................................................................4
2.2 Analysis of implication of manual planning practices to individual in relation to health and
safety policies..............................................................................................................................5
2.3 Dilemmas encountered in relation to implementing systems and policies of health, safety
and security.................................................................................................................................6
2.4 Analysis of effects of non-compliance with health and safety legislation in South
Birmingham Primary Care Trust workplace...............................................................................6
TASK 3 ...........................................................................................................................................7
3.1 Methods of monitoring and reviewing health and safety practices at South Birmingham
Primary Care Trust......................................................................................................................7
3.2 Analysis of effectiveness of health and safety policies and practices in South Birmingham
Primary Care Trust in promoting a positive health and safety culture ......................................8
3.3 Evaluation of own contribution in placing health and safety needs of individual ...............9
CONCLUSIONS............................................................................................................................10
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................11

INTRODUCTION
In every business organisation, there is some kind of possibility of uncertain accidents,
hazard and risk which may directly affect the health of the employer and employees. In order to
minimise such kind of accidents, uncertain harm and risk, corporation management requires
adopting effective practices, policies, legislation and code of conduct (Acton, 2013).
Furthermore, higher authority of the organisation requires managing business activities in such
manner so as uncertain hazards can decrease from the workplace. For this manner, UK
government has developed various legislation and regulation so as every individual can safe their
health from hazards and risk in the business enterprise. The following project discussed the
various system, policies, procedure for communicating information. Moreover, sort of risk
assessment components by which company can protect their employees has been also addressed
in this report. In addition to this, analysis of the effects of non compliance with health and safety
legislation has also studied in this project. The entire project is bifurcated in to the two case study
and all legislation regarding health and safety has implemented into North Staffordshire
combined health care NHS Trust.
TASK 1
1.1 Review of systems, policies and procedures for communicating information on health and
safety in the case setting
North Staffordshire combined NHS Trust observed that its employer and employees did not
comply with health and safety at work act 1974.Beside this, many employees faced the issue
regarding high rates of accidents, incidence, death and injuries. As per this mismanagement in
the health care organisation, higher authority requires to adopt various health related policies,
system and procedure so as it can able to minimise it (Alakeson, 2013). There are various code
of conducts and regulation related to employees health and safety which should follow by the
cited health care organisation. These are as follows- Health and safety at work act 1974- According to this cat, in every business organisation
employees, employers and contractor have general duty or responsibility to maintain all

process and system of working in such manner so as uncertain accident and risk can
minimise. In the context of North Staffordshire combined NHS Trust, its management
requires to adopt this legislation which has developed by UK government in order to
protect the health of employees in the organisation (Askham, 2005) With assistance of
this legislation, cited organisation can control the unlawful acquisition, possession and
use of dangerous substance and also can control certain emission into the atmosphere.
This system of health and safety also assist to the organisation in terms of employment
medical advisory services. Health and safety regulation 1981-This act requires employers to provide adequate and
appropriate equipment, facilities and personnels to ensure their employees receives
immediate attention if they are injured or taken ill at workplace. North Staffordshire
combined NHS Trust can effectively protect their employees from the hazard and make
their appropriate treatment by this act (Baker and Baker, 2009). This legislation system
is related to the first aid facility through which workers or employees can easily take the
treatment or medical facility if they are injured or face any physical accident at the
workplace. For example, if in the hospital, care workers and staff member has injured
during handling high equipment and providing treatment to patients. In such case,
hospital have responsibility to render initial treatment and medical facilities to them.
 Reporting of injuries, diseases and dangerous occurrences regulations 1955-
According to the RIDDOR act, its major responsibilities for employer, self employed or
those in control work premises to report certain work related accidents, certain injuries,
diseases and dangerous occurrences to the relevant enforcing authority, either the local
authority environmental health debt or the health and safety executive (Alakeson, 2013).
1.2 Assessment of responsibilities for the management of health and safety at each level within
the North Staffordshire combined NHS Trust
As per the above discussion it has been ascertained that there are various system, policies and
legislation for protecting the health and safety of employer, employees in the organisation.
Furthermore, in order to implement these mentioned system and legislation, entire organisation is
responsible. In the context of North Staffordshire combined NHS Trust, employer and employees
are equally responsible for managing the health and safety at the workplace. Their
responsibilities are as follows-