It is the legal responsibility of a worker to maintain the health and safety practices in place and work in a way to ensure that they do not endanger theirs or other’s health, safety and welfare.…
Employer and employee responsibilities All employers and employees have a legal duty to ensure that their working environment is safe and secure. The Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 is most important piece of legislation on health and safety. It states that employers have a legal duty to ensure that their working environment is safe and secure for employees and anyone else affected by the work they do. Some legislation may be specific to a particular job role, for example: • • UK Display Screen Equipment (DSE) Regulations apply to the use of computer monitors in IT Working Time Directive and Working Time Regulations cover the maximum weekly working hours.…
Brief for Assignment 1: unit 008 (level 4): Roles, responsibilities and relationships in lifelong learning…
| Employers’ responsibilities arise from: -Legal responsibilities -Organisational responsibilities -Personal/moral responsibilitiesEmployers’ are responsible for: -Assessing risks -Putting procedures in place -Ensuring procedures are followed - Ensuring employees are appropriately trained in relation to infection control -Making sure employees are aware of the health and safety aspects of their work : -Posting information on notice boards -Keeping an information file such as Control of Substances Hazardous -to Health (COSHH) -Providing supervision -Keeping records -Ensuring that the relevant standards, policies and guidelines are available within the workplace…
2. Describe different types of accidents and sudden illness that may occur in own work setting…
The Employer also has responsibilities to support the health and safety within the work place. The employer(s) have a responsibility to:…
Employers have a duty to make sure that the workplace is as safe as they can make it and also display a Health and Safety Law poster or supply employees with a leaflet with the same information. This is available from the health and safety executive. As an employee you will have a duty to work safely. You may be given some guidance about how to use the equipment you will need to follow them so that you are not putting others in danger or at risk.…
* Making sure employees are aware of the health and safety aspects of their work.…
6. Explain procedures to be followed if an accident or sudden illness should occur (3.2)…
The law states that generally, the Employer has the main responsibility for Health and Safety although some tasks may also be delegated to staff. School staff also, have responsibility for…
|HSC027 |1 |1.2 |Describe the main points of your organisation’s health and safety policies and |…
The main health and safety responsibilities of:- Self-my main health and safety responsibilities as a health care support worker are to attend all mandatory training, ensuring all activities that I carry out are done safely this also includes when I am using equipment to avoid any injury to myself or others and to report any accidents or injuries and record it on our safeguarding database. The employer or manager- the health and safety responsibilities of my manager are to ensure that all training is available to staff all necessary equipment to carry out moving and handling to minimise risk of injury, and to ensure all staff are aware of their health and safety responsibilities. Others- all other staff such as domestics, doctors and all other health care professionals must also follow all health and safety policies and procedures and any visitors including relatives etc. must follow all health and safety protocols and report any concerns or incidents they may have relating to the health and safety of the hospital.…
Outcome 1 Understand own responsibilities, and the responsibilities of others, relating to health and safety…
1.2 describe the main points of the health and safety policies and procedures agreed with the employer…
The principal aim of following health, safety and security procedures is to prevent harm from occurring not only to employees while they at work but also to the business itself and its customers. Additionally, there are legal reasons why these procedures must be followed. According to one of the key legislation which is generic legislation Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 both employers and employees are responsible for ensuring safe and secure work environment.…