HEALTH AND SAFETY LEGISLATIONS Occupational health and safety legislations are enforced to regulate the standards of workplace health and safety with the main aim of preventing workplace accidents‚ injuries and diseases. They also outline consequences for breaches of such standards. They provide‚ in detail‚ the responsibilities of employers‚ supervisors‚ and of employees. Generally‚ the legislations require the employer to do everything they can rationally do to protect the health and safety of their
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Occupational Safety & Health: Course Outline and Lecture Notes | | | | | | Prepared by: COLLIN TURNER‚ LECTURER Table of Contents COURSE OUTLINE 19 COURSE DESCRIPTION AND OVERVIEW 19 COURSE ACTIVITIES 20 BIBLIOGRAPHY 25 Learning Resources 25 Required Texts 25 Recommended Texts 25 END OF MODULE EXAM PROCEDURE 26 SUPPLEMENTAL EXAM PROCEDURE 26 FEES CANNOT BE PAID ON THE MORNING OF THE EXAM! 26 LECTURE 1: EMPLOYEE HEALTH AND SAFETY - ITS IMPORTANCE
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Management of Health and Safety Element 2 Setting Health & Safety Policy 1. (a) Outline the general content of the THREE sections of a health and safety policy. (6) (b) Explain why the health and safety policy should be signed by the most senior person in an organization‚ such as a Managing Director or Chief Executive· Officer. (2) Answer (a) The three sections of a policy are the ’statement of intent’‚ which both demonstrates management’s commitment to health and safety and sets goals
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Health and Safe Legislation and Regulation You are required to research two different engineering environments that you have come knowledge of. It may be best if one is an electrical environment and one a mechanical environment. For each of these environments: • Identify a minimum of four different sets of regulations that would be relevant • Describe a minimum of three key features of each of the sets of regulations you have chosen. Mechanical Provisional and Use of
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Task A 1. A description of four different exemples of accidents and/or sudden illness that might occur: severe bleeding‚ cardiac arrest‚choking and difficulty of breathing‚ fractures andd suspected fractures 2. An outline of the procedure to follow if an accident or sudden illness should occur. Severe bleeding:you will need to apply pressure‚ if possible‚ use a sterile dressing. You will need to apply direct pressure over the wound for 10 minutes. If there is any object in the wound‚
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Health and safety legislation Two of the most important pieces of health and safety legislation affecting educational establishments across the UK are the Health and Safety at Work‚ etc Act 1974 and the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999. These set the standards that must be met to ensure the health and safety of all employees and others who may be affected by any work activity. Other regulations also exist to cover work activities that carry specific risks‚ for example lifting
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Health and Safety Law Health and Safety at work act 1974 The Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 also referred to as HASAW or HSW is the primary piece of legislation covering occupational health and safety in the United Kingdom. This Act provides a framework for ensuring the health and safety of all employees in any work activity. It also provides for the health and safety of anyone who may be affected by work activities e.g. Visitors. Section 2 places a duty on employers to ensure the health‚ safety
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investigate the health and safety issues and examine the role of risk assessment and other important policies that should exist in the workplace. “It is estimated that 1.6 million accidents occur each year in the workplace with a cost to the industry of around £700m” (Ref.1). This is why it is hugely necessary to take the rights steps in trying to prevent people from being injured at work. This process is called Health and Safety. Every business has its legal responsibility to work in within Health and Safety
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Most employees lack a culture of caring. Where health and safety regulations are concerned‚ most of them think of the repercussions of these laws rather than looking at it from a different perspective. This has affected many people in the organisation mentally and emotionally and a negative culture can undermine the viability of the best projects‚ strategies and services proposed to improve the workforce. They are affected mentally because they spend most of their time worrying how much they are
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071 679 6503 or (012) 355-1665 Fax: 086 211 7661Email: amecronje@gmail.com | The following questions relate to critical points covered in the material‚ content scope of practical activities covered by this Unit Standard:Unit Standard: “Apply safety‚ health and environmental principles and procedures in a workplace.” | | INSTRUCTIONS TO LEARNERS: 1. Complete all the course details and your personal details in the space provided above (page 2 of this document). 2. Enter your name and
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