Health and Safety at Work
Date: 24/07/2013
M3.23 Health and Safety at Work
1.1-The two pieces of legislation that apply to my workplace are Health and Safety at Work, etc Act 1974 and the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations. The HASAW Act provides a guideline of rules to ensure the health and safety of all employees or anyone that may be affected by any work activity. The main requirement of the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations is that employers must carry out risk assessments to eliminate or reduce risks. Employers with five or more employees need to record the significant findings of a risk assessment and in my workplace as we are more than five members of staff risk assessment is conducted and displayed for all to see.
1.2- Two duties of stature law imposed on both myself and my workmates are Risk Assessment and Fire training. Risk assessment is done by the manager due of been a small number of employees and small company and reviewed by each employees also they are consulted to contribute to any individual risk that they are exposed in their own roles within the company. Fire training is conducted through a company coming on site to train the employees as to use the tools provided to deal with fire and this training is done routinely in-house.
1.3-As a part of management team and due to be work in higher level alone I am responsible for all health and safety issue that may arise from lobby upwards .I am responsible for my own health and safety but also all visitors, contractors, cleaners, guests and residents. Daily I have to inspect the floors looking for any health and safety issues as per example: raised carpet, lights, blocked fire exits, etc. A full report will be given to Maintenance manager in any case of emergency and brief given to either Assistant Manager to General Manager.
1.4 A competent person is the right person for the job. So the person has to have right qualifications and right level of training for the job that she will be
M3.23 Health and Safety at Work
1.1-The two pieces of legislation that apply to my workplace are Health and Safety at Work, etc Act 1974 and the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations. The HASAW Act provides a guideline of rules to ensure the health and safety of all employees or anyone that may be affected by any work activity. The main requirement of the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations is that employers must carry out risk assessments to eliminate or reduce risks. Employers with five or more employees need to record the significant findings of a risk assessment and in my workplace as we are more than five members of staff risk assessment is conducted and displayed for all to see.
1.2- Two duties of stature law imposed on both myself and my workmates are Risk Assessment and Fire training. Risk assessment is done by the manager due of been a small number of employees and small company and reviewed by each employees also they are consulted to contribute to any individual risk that they are exposed in their own roles within the company. Fire training is conducted through a company coming on site to train the employees as to use the tools provided to deal with fire and this training is done routinely in-house.
1.3-As a part of management team and due to be work in higher level alone I am responsible for all health and safety issue that may arise from lobby upwards .I am responsible for my own health and safety but also all visitors, contractors, cleaners, guests and residents. Daily I have to inspect the floors looking for any health and safety issues as per example: raised carpet, lights, blocked fire exits, etc. A full report will be given to Maintenance manager in any case of emergency and brief given to either Assistant Manager to General Manager.
1.4 A competent person is the right person for the job. So the person has to have right qualifications and right level of training for the job that she will be