Qcf641 Conforming to General Health, Safety and Welfare in the Workplace

Health and safety at work act 1974 and 1992: This act is put into place for all places of employments. All employees have a duty of care to provide for the staff, ensuring that all equipment is safe and it does not have any risk. Employee, staff and volunteers have to take care of themselves and others around them.

It is my responsibility to take care of myself and other people affected by my work. To be responsible for correct use of products and equipment. In accordance with Health & Safety at work Act 1974.

State how changing circumstances within the workplace could cause hazards & the methods used for reporting changed circumstances, hazards and incidents.

* It is important to have knowledge of the health & safety at work act 1974, because this outlines your responsibilities as an employee, some

6.1 To understand individuals needs and preferences and to meet them, to apply agreed working practices, to move the individual safely and correctly and to minimise injury to individual or myself or others.

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

Under this act, employers are responsible for reporting certain types of incidents, accidents or illnesses to the Health and Safety Exectutive, or the local authority.

* 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.

Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations – this is to ensure that the conditions of the workplace are safe to work in. For example, cleanliness. The workplace must be kept clean with no waste. (Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations).

• Provide and maintain a safe working environment by the use of safe systems of work

| Protect the environment in accordance with safe working practices as appropriate to the work.

1.2 The main points of the policies and procedures are to ensure everyone follows the same guidelines, is safe and to minimise the chance of accidents.

All employers and workers need to be aware of the law and regulations stated by the government in relations to the wok health and safety to prevent themselves from breaching the laws and getting sued.

Employee’s should also meet agreed objectives, attend work regularly and punctually, follow the sickness procedure if they are unwell, not smoke on the premises, attend allocated training, and follow the dress code.

- In the Report II of the ILO Asian Regional conference, it has been stated that worker's welfare may be understood to mean "such services, facilities and amenities, which may be established outside or in the vicinity of undertakings, to enable the persons employed therein to perform their work in healthy and congenial surroundings and to provide them with the amenities conducive to good health and high morale."