The Health And Safety At Work Act

‘Health and Safety at Work Act or ‘HASAW’ is an act put in place by the UK parliament and is the main piece of health and safety legislation. This sets out that employers have a duty of care to all employees to protect their health, safety and welfare at work’.

Health and safety requirements, safe working practiced and procedures required for the hand fitting activities untaken include always wearing your personal protective equipment. You should only use equipment which you have had correct training on or on equipment which you being supervised using, you should always use the correct procedures when using this equipment. Before using any equipment you should know what to do in an emergency situation, and should know where they emergency stops are on all the machinery which you will be using, you should also know where and how to use the guards on these

Employers have duties under health and safety law to assess risks in the workplace. Risk assessments should be carried out that address all risks that might cause harm in the workplace. Employers must give employees information about the risks in their workplace and how they are protected, also instruct and train their employees on how to deal with the risks. Employers must consult employees on health and safety issues. Consultation must be either direct or through a safety representative that is either elected by the workforce or appointed by a trade union. It is an employees duty to take reasonable care of their own health and safety. If possible avoid wearing jewellery or loose clothing if operating machinery. If the employee has long hair or wears a headscarf, make sure it's tucked out of the way (it could get caught in machinery). To take reasonable care not to put other people such as fellow employees and members of the public at risk by what they do or don't do in the course of their work. To co-operate with the employer, making sure the employee gets proper training and the employee understands and follows the company's health and safety policies. Not to interfere with or misuse anything that's been provided for their health, safety or welfare. To report any injuries, strains or illnesses they suffer as a result of doing their job (the employer may need to change the way they work). To tell their employer if something

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).

Legislation and Guidelines for England and Wales To continue further development at Riverglade House, a small residential care home I am checking and outlining all the policies and procedures relating to health, safety and security and how they influence health and social care settings. The Health and Safety Work Act 1974 (HASAWA) is an act that secures the health, safety and welfare of people at work. This protects anyone at work from any risks to their health or safety in connection with the working environment. This act will protect employees, service users and the public from any work activities. All employers, employees, trainees, self-employed, manufactures, suppliers, designers and importers of work equipment have a duty to follow and

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:

Manual handling equipment, such as sliding sheets, hoists,mobility aids, need to be carried out by people who have had a training to do it. Employers are obliged to provide training in manual handling. Traning it is important to be up to date, for new techniques and equipment. Moving patients without proper training is dangerous for both of us. We will also need training for specific equipment, for example, arjo hoist and oxford hoist is to be used in workplace, no one will be able to operate it without training.

*ensure that machinery is safe to use, and that safe working practices are set up and followed

Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 (also referred to as HSWA, the HSW Act, the 1974 Act or HASAWA) is the primary piece of legislation covering occupational health and safety in Great Britain.

The purpose is to make sure people are not hurt or injured as a result of work or work related activities. Also, it encourages the standardise management of health and safety at work by employers to cooperate with employees to establish better systems in the workplaces. It is very important that all hazards in the workplaces are found, and eliminate if possible. If not, isolate or minimise the risk and notify the employees. The act describes the duties of employers and it covers all employees, self-employed people, and including trainees, and

These regulations are designed to reduce the risks associated with work and cover a wide range of issues, including the maintenance of the workplace and workplace equipment. They also cover workstation arrangement and design.

In 1974, the Health and Safety at Work Act, also referred to as HSWA, was put in place to make further terms for securing the health, safety and welfare of a person within a working environment, making it the prime piece of legislation to cover the occupational health and safety in Great Britain. Everybody within a workforce has the duty to obey the act in order to promote, stimulate and encourage high standards of health and safety so that themselves, their employees, their fellow peers and the members of the public feel safe. Employees must be provided with the appropriate clothing and equipment for their own safety and protection. Additionally, all machinery that is used, if needed, should be of high standards and regularly checked to make sure that it is still suitable for use.

I will now be looking at The Electricity at Work Regulations 1989 legislation helps protect employees against electrical injuries that occur in the work place, each year in the UK there an estimated number of 1000 injuries at work all from electrical shocks or burns. They have to make sure all their equipment and supplies are safe by regular tests that show they are safe. At super Group the use of electrical equipment is daily they have many large machines and now in each department they use at least four laptops and other electrical equipment. There are three points every business has to make sure they follow:

Any information, instruction, training and supervision needed to make sure that all workers are safe from injury and risks to their health

The Health, Safety and Welfare at Work Act 2005 sets out the requirements for the control of health and safety in the work place, the management of those systems to reach the goals, the responsibility of the employers, employees and