Workplace Health and Safety Regulations
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Understanding Health & Safety in theBusiness Workplace
Table of ContentsINTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3TASK 1............................................................................................................................................3P1.................................................................................................................................................3TASK 2 ...........................................................................................................................................5P2.................................................................................................................................................5TASK 3 ...........................................................................................................................................7M1...............................................................................................................................................7TASK 4............................................................................................................................................8P3.................................................................................................................................................8TASK 5............................................................................................................................................9M2...............................................................................................................................................9CONCLUSION..............................................................................................................................10REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................11
INTRODUCTIONIt is important at working place that the organisation must be comply with the allprocedures and legals requirements. The consequences of non-compliances of health and safetycan be take serious implications on employees and employers health. In organisation theemployers must take reasonable care to protect their employees from the diseases,injury (Bondand et. al., 2010). If there is a safe working condition in organisation then welfare of employeescan contribute in the success of enterprises. The organisation have to take important steps toprevent the accidents at work place. In present report Hertfort Regional college which offers adifferent courses such as BTEC, diplomas, access course and many more. Further the keyfeatures of legislations and regulation on health and safety has been explained. Along with thishow to train the new staff is also been discussed. Apart from this the acts on health and safety isexplained so the college can maintain the safe working conditions at workplace.TASK 1P1In Hertfort regional college the managers should know about the key features of healthand safety regulations. The employers have to protect their employees in terms of accidents,injuries (Cekada, 2010). As it is the duty of organisation to protect their employers andemployees while providing the safe conditions at work place. The main piece of legislation andregulation of health and safety is that as it the duty of all employers to ensure about the health,safety and welfare at work place of all employees. Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations, 1999 - This act should befollowed by Hertfort regional college which protect the employees, even it also protect thepeople who are not working in organisation. For example, if one person is not working in thiscollege and accident take place then this educational institution can provide the policy regardingto their health. In this if employees are more than 5 than it requires written health and safetypolicy. For example if the number of employees are exceed from the limit then college have toprovide the health and safety policy so that they will ensure about their jobs or health issues atthe work place (Cherniack and Lahiri, 2010). The organisation chart should show that who isresponsible for health and safety and should contain all the procedures which are compliance
with the risk assessment. For example, the college have to set the proper procedures which canbe used in emergency situation and will provide the information to employees.Health and Safety Act 1974 - The aim of this legislation in educational institution atwork place such as in Hertfort regional college is that it provides a overall framework whichensures about the health and safety of students, visitors as well as staff. For example, the staffmust be ensure about that which are playing by the students should not exposed to their healthrisk. If any one is responsible for the work place then they have to ensure about the machinerywill not damaged to the users (Davenport and Beck, 2013). For example it must be supervised bythe top management which will not damage the health of employees. The staff of this collegeshould not interfere in the provisions of health and safety. Workplace [Health, Safety and Welfare] Regulations 1992 – This regulation dealswith to provide the physical and safe working environment at the work place. For example, inHertfort Regional college, it set the standards for the employers which are meeting the range ofmatters. At the work place, there should be proper maintenance of equipments and building bethere. For example it includes the toilets facilities should be separate for the female, male andstudents. There should be proper drinking facilities for staff and students. If the working place isgood then staff will be retain there for a long period of time. The facilities regarding the first aidprovision should be there if any students or staff has suffer from the injury then first aid box canbe utilized. Reporting of Injuries, Disease and Dangerous Occurrence Regulations 1995 – In thisregulation the employers are required to report to Health and Safety Executive with a wide rangeof work related accidents, diseases, injuries (Fabius and et. al., 2013). For example if any personis expire than they have to report to the nearest local authority environmental health department.On other side, the staff have to record an accident book which includes all the details about theaccident. In Hertfort Regional college the staff members are recording all the details about theperson in regard to their accident takes place.The staff of this college have to follow the proper procedure which are related with thehealth, safety and welfare legislation. If any one is suffering from the injury or any diseases thanthey have to report to the Health and Safety Executive which will provide them a propertreatment.
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