OHS Hazard identification and risk assessment policies and procedures

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

Candidates are required to outline the main employee and employer’s responsibilities under the following health and safety legislation:

| Describe how the health and safety control equipment relevant to the work should be used in accordance with the given instructions.

Section 2 – Understand the purpose of health, safety and security procedures in a business environment

Section 2 – Understand the purpose of health, safety and security procedures in a business environment

5.2 Avoiding hazardous manual handling , conducting a full risk assessment, reporting immediately any difficulties adhering to agreed working practices and using equipment correctly.

Activity 3: Regularly provide and clearly explain to the work team, information about identified hazards and the outcomes of risk assessment and control

|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

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

I ensure staff are kept safe within their day to day work by ensuring that they work to Health and Safety Law and Legislation and that this is kept up to date. I ensure risk assessments are in place and reviewed regularly for any changes or updates. I ensure staff are all treated equally and are given the same choices.

| State how the health and safety control equipment relevant to the work should be used in accordance with the given instructions.

2.3 Explain the actions to take when health, safety and risk procedures and practises are not being complied with.

* Take responsibility to ensure the staffs are given appropriate information, instruction, training and supervision in order to comply with Health and Safety rules and procedures.

In the salon it is important that all health and safety policies are up to date and are delivered to staff accurately and professionally to avoid misunderstandings and to create a safe working environment for everyone. This can be done by holding staff meetings and verbally telling employees of the changes, emailing all employees or use of notice boards in the salon which can notify clients too or in the staff room. All staff should have information and training on:

policies and procedures. Staff to have the relevant training to be able to fill their role