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Employers, managers and supervisors should all ensure that workplace practices reflect the risk assessment and safety statement. Behavior, the way in which everyone works, must reflect the safe working practices laid down in these documents. Supervisory checks and audits should be carried out to determine how well the aims set down are being achieved. Corrective action should be taken when required. Additionally, if a workplace is provided for use by others. The safety statement must also set out the safe work practices that are relevant to them. Hence, it is

Now use behavior based-goals. Which means that it is each employee’s personal responsibility to address the “human side” of safety.

|Explain how to create a safe and suitable environment for practitioners and clients | |Every organisation should have specific safety policies and plans tailored to their business and work environment, depending on| |what type of safety issues are relevant. By training all employees thoroughly in the safety policies, the organisation can | |ensure that an environment or situation is safe for all. Additionally, seeking the involvement of staff in drawing up plans or | |adding to them is an excellent way to obtain “buy in” and maintain compliance. | |When practitioners meet

Employers have an obligation to provide safe working conditions. Workplace safety and risk management specialists from the HR area manage compliance with U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration regulations through maintaining accurate work logs and records, and developing programs that reduce the number of workplace injuries and fatalities. Workplace safety specialists also engage employees in promoting awareness and safe handling of dangerous equipment and hazardous chemicals.

The health, safety and management policies in our workplace were done in a precise, accurate and well-understood manner. The manager reviews it from time to time, to ensure that it

Also employers should provide up to date courses on health and safety to ensure that staff know how to keep themselves and others safe in the workplace and any outside visitors or customers that come in and to be able to co-operate with their employers. Also make sure they are following safety rules like using equipment safely, ensuring materials used are properly stored, handled, used and transported, to provide a safe working environment for employers, to provide a written safety policy/risk assessment, also staff should know what to do in case of an accident occurring at work or how to report any safety risks.

The human resources process has to accompany both the employee and employer in regard to safety issues. An employee wants the assurance of safe and healthy working conditions; anything less exposes danger to their own wellbeing. In addition employees must take heed to precautions design by the organization. However an employer wants to avoid expenditures in overhead by cutting cost or corners often putting their employees at harmful risk. In addition, organizations also have a lawful obligation in which they have to provide a safe workplace by preventing accidents, hazards, serious injuries or accident-related deaths. Negligence on either behalf can result in determination, fines, citations, work-related

Employers must always make sure that everyone’s health & safety is maintained at all times but they should also make sure that there organisation is up to relevant standards as everyone has the right to work in a safe secure work environment.

Health and Safety policies are aimed at protecting staff and the public whilst at work and all staff are required to make themselves

Risk: A risk is the chance, high or low, that any hazard will actually cause somebody harm. (the likelihood of it happening).

The introduction of company policies and procedures has reduced the overall costs to the businesses. The introduction of safety procedures reduced injuries to staff making it so they had less time off increasing production. Enforcing a maintenance procedure meant the equipment breaks down less also reducing risks of injuries to staff and increasing production. Having set procedures also takes the thinking out of the hands of the staff everyone is treated the same and everyone knows what is required of them, and who to seek out when there is an issue. Companies have the primary duty of care to ensure staff are working in a workplace that doesn’t pose a risk to the health and safety of staff. A WHS management plan informs the relevant individuals

Planning – This is carried out at directors’ office level & encompasses the HMRC Purpose Vision & Way. Director Office then provides instruction to the

Ax An explanation of how you could access additional support and information relating to health and safety.

Policy - This sets the organisations commitment to comply with relevant laws and seek continual improvement in safety(Standards Australia, 2001). The policy sets what the organisations upper management wish to achieve and what their goals for safety within the organisation are. This benefits the organisation by providing a message from upper management to all staff and the community on how the organisation will manage safety. A good policy as seen later, will assist an organisations reputation, and can help develop a good safety culture within the organisation, ensuring worker participation

§     Comply with and health and safety regulations and co-operate with your employer in his or her attempts to provide a safe working environment