Sho - Safety Health Officer

Safety measures have been taken worldwide in the work area; this is to prevent employees from encountering dangerous hazards. OSHA’s 10 hour course is an online training course that provides safety material and advice to stay help workers safe on the job. This course allows employees to have a voice in their work area by teaching them how to speak up if they see something that can be hazardous.

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

Before I start work, I ensure that the environment is spacious to avoid any accidents. By ensuring that the floor is dry and clear of any obstruction or material that could result to risk of an accident to both the service user and member of staff in line with Health and Safety first Aids Regulations 1987. I carry out checks on the residential areas and on the surroundings, fire checks and parked the wheelchairs and Zimmer frames in their appropriate places to avoid any accidents. I check to see that all doors and windows were locked and secured and areas are hazard

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

Criteria 1.4: State why and when health and safety control equipment, identified by the principles of protection, should be used relating to types, purpose and limitations of each type, the work situation, occupational use and the general work environment, in relation to:

| Explain why and when health and safety control equipment, identified by the principles of protection, should be used, relating to moving, handling and/or storing resources, and the types, purpose and limitations of each type, the work situation, occupational use and the general work environment, in relation to:

M1: Describe how health and safety legislation, policies and procedures promote the safety of individuals in a health or social care setting.

Due to the high rate of illnesses, accidents and injuries in the industry, the organization further developed a hazard recognition program. This was greatly supported by the directives and the standards the organization drafted. The organization also set a safety and health program. This mainly depended on the credibility of management’s involvement in the program. This program provided for the inclusion of the employees in the program. The program also provided for the inclusion of the employees in the different decision making processes such as the safety and health decisions. The employees were also to be included in the decisions that involved change in the work site practices and conditions. The program addressed hazards despite failure by the government standard to regulate it (Brain Mass, 2010).

There has not been safety professional at Podunk University for a year and half, leaving the prestigious university to fend for itself in the world of safety. Since no one was actively filling this position, the subsequent safety professional will have a lot of catching up to do. The primary focus of the safety professional will be the hazardous material and hazardous waste issues on the campus. While conducting the preliminary tour of the campus, it is noticed that there is a lot of issues that are effecting safety around the campus. The biology department and the chemistry department will need to have all chemicals inventoried to include hazardous waste. The physics department’s use of high voltage and the use of lasers in their department. The automotive technology department has more than a few issues that will need to be addressed while developing the safety program. The last major issue that was identified was the Massive Arena, the building is one of the oldest buildings on campus and is currently under renovation. The problems with many older buildings is the presents of asbestos insulations and the dangers that it presents even while being removed.

Is a bimonthly official government publication containing all the government announcements and includes the proclamation of new laws and amendments to existing laws. It is the most current available. It is recommended to stay current in Occupational Health and safety legislation the use of this resource is a must

It is most important risk factor in every body’s workplace, occupational health and safety regulation requires that all foreseeable hazards are identified and the risk arising from these are hazards are controlled. The hazards are also include object in the workplace, such as machinery chemicals. Sometimes in the workplace the customers or employer are injured so they compliance breach and customer charge and reputation is

Researcher reviewed that adoption of health and safety measures is important to implement in any workplace as it promotes well-being and disease free environment. As per Health and Safety Act 1974, workers can be assigned for individual responsibility and it can be applied to both employers and employees. This act also ensures that any safety tool or measures cannot be hampered as it is for general interest of staffs, clients and visitors (Zanko and Dawson, 2012).

The OSH training policy of Computers R’Us is designed to provide employees with the skills and knowledge to perform their work in a safe and healthful manner; provide sufficient information for managers and supervisors to recognize and perform their responsibilities; and provide the capabilities for personnel with OSH responsibilities to perform their duties effectively. Employees of Computers R’Us must have ongoing training to safely, efficiently and effectively perform their jobs. Also safety training is required whenever new equipment or processes are introduced or when procedures are revised or updated. Training can range from formal classroom training to simple one-on-one instruction between a worker and a supervisor.

“Our Duty to People demands a safe and healthy work environment (Zukunft)” Duty to People is one of the Commandants three guiding principles that addresses work place safety as a top priority. In District Seven, Unit Safety Coordinator’s (USC) are not properly trained in eliminating work place hazards. Unit Safety Coordinators are ill-equipped to perform their duties because of the limited seats available for the Unit Safety Coordinator course, no in-depth training for their responsibilities and the lack of training on how to use the Health, Safety & Work-Life Service Center to enter critical unit information. The importance for USC’s to attend the Unit Safety Coordinator Course cannot be overstated.

It is important it have a written work Health and Safety Policy for the organizations and businesses which have management systems. The Work Health and Safety Regulation 2011 addresses Major Hazard Facilities in Regulation 558 and Schedule 17(1.2) and requires that the Safety Management System includes a Safety Policy, including the operator’s broad aims in relation to the safe operation of the major hazard facility, and that the safety policy must include and express commitment to ongoing improvement of all aspects of the safety management system. A Work Health and Safety Policy is an explicit statement of business commitment to work health and safety. It will include a statement outlining the importance which is placed on work health and safety and how it is to be implemented.