Ecor Water Achievements

1.2 Identify the lines of responsibility and reporting for health and safety in the work setting

Explain how current health and safety legislation, policies and procedures are implemented in your own work setting or service

What are your responsibilities under current health and safety legislation, standards and guidance, eg the Health & Safety at Work Act (and any other relevant legislation).

Task 4Ensuring health and safety is an important responsibility not only for the Managers but all associated with the premises. Evaluate your organisation’s health and safety policy and procedures in line with legislative requirements and propose recommendations on how health and safety should be managed

Outcome 1 Understand own responsibilities, and the responsibilities of others, relating to health and safety

Understand own responsibilities, and responsibilities of others, relting to health and safety in the work setting.

Explain the roles and responsibilities for Health and Safety of key personnel in a selected workplace (P3)

Describe how current health and safety legislation, policies and procedures are implemented in the setting.

Outcome 1 – Understand own responsibilities, and the responsibilities of others, relating to health and safety in the work setting

Health & safety executive – is the national independent watchdog for work-related health, safety and illness.

Physical Hazards: can result when performing various activities around the workplace. They can occur from the equipment that we use, such as the pumps trucks, electric pump trucks or from the trash compactor. Employees need to be trained on how to properly use the different equipment to ensure that they have sufficient knowledge on how to operate them safely. The training allows for individuals to understand what to do when there is a malfunction with the equipment and how they need to be properly reported and documented, as well as locked away so that others do not use the broken equipment.

Discuss and analyse the health and safety priorities appropriate to a work setting. Provide an organogram of the Health and Safety positions in an organisation and explain the responsibilities associated with these roles. Use your organogram to assess the importance of the roles.

making sure employees are aware of the health and safety aspects of their work (e.g. posting information on notice boards, keeping an information file such as COSHH, training, and providing

doing everything to meet the health and safety standards and train others how to so

The Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA), often referred to as the "OSH Act," was enacted in 1970 by President Richard M. Nixon. Its purpose is to assure safe and healthful working conditions for men and women (EPA, 2006). The Act is administered and enforced at the national level by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, a division of the US Department of Labor. The application of the OSH Act in the current employment climate will be discussed as it applies to a variety of industries; considerations that are most applicable to the specific type of industry will be discussed initially, and those that are equally important regardless of the type of business will complete the section. Finally, this paper will discuss how the