unit 3 use legislation relating to the health and safety of children task 1 1 
The current legislation and guidelines relating to the health and safety of children are
The Health and Safety at Work Act 1974
It is designed to protect everyone in the workplace, the employers are responsible for everyone in the workplace and have duties to carry out to ensure this, and employees have to carry out duties to meet the requirements of this act. It’s also designed to keep employers and employees safe in the workplace. Before 1974 8 million employees and employers had no legal safety protection in the workplace. Employers, employees, suppliers and manufacturers need to obey by this law. Some of the responsibilities the employers need to carry out are they need to provide safety equipment and a safe way to work, they need to be responsible for the health and safety of others, they need to provide regular risk assessments of the workplace in great depth, they’ll need to provide the correct training for the new employees, they also need to instruct the employees clearly and supervise them while they work. Some of the responsibilities the employees need to carry out are: they have to make sure they look after their own health and safety as well as everybody else’s and they also need to communicate and co-operate with their employer/s. The enforcement of The Health and Safety Legislation is that an inspector can examine the workplace; they also have the right to ask certain questions and ask to see documentation. They can also arrive with no warning.
Food Safety Regulations (General Food Hygiene)
Everyone who prepares the food must have a food safety and preparation certificate, the environment they prepare food in must be clean, any allergies the children have must be made clear to everyone preparing food and they must prepare food in a separate area. Also, religious beliefs must be brought into account whilst preparing food e.g. Muslims who only eat halal meat. The Food Safety Act 1990 covers the entire food chain from farmer to food factories.
The Health and Safety at Work Act 1974
It is designed to protect everyone in the workplace, the employers are responsible for everyone in the workplace and have duties to carry out to ensure this, and employees have to carry out duties to meet the requirements of this act. It’s also designed to keep employers and employees safe in the workplace. Before 1974 8 million employees and employers had no legal safety protection in the workplace. Employers, employees, suppliers and manufacturers need to obey by this law. Some of the responsibilities the employers need to carry out are they need to provide safety equipment and a safe way to work, they need to be responsible for the health and safety of others, they need to provide regular risk assessments of the workplace in great depth, they’ll need to provide the correct training for the new employees, they also need to instruct the employees clearly and supervise them while they work. Some of the responsibilities the employees need to carry out are: they have to make sure they look after their own health and safety as well as everybody else’s and they also need to communicate and co-operate with their employer/s. The enforcement of The Health and Safety Legislation is that an inspector can examine the workplace; they also have the right to ask certain questions and ask to see documentation. They can also arrive with no warning.
Food Safety Regulations (General Food Hygiene)
Everyone who prepares the food must have a food safety and preparation certificate, the environment they prepare food in must be clean, any allergies the children have must be made clear to everyone preparing food and they must prepare food in a separate area. Also, religious beliefs must be brought into account whilst preparing food e.g. Muslims who only eat halal meat. The Food Safety Act 1990 covers the entire food chain from farmer to food factories.