Health and Safety in the Workplace Bradley Whitaker Mid Continent University Human Resource Management DL17/M14 Professor J. Gordon February 13‚ 2013 Health and Safety in the Workplace Health and Safety play a very important role in the workplace today. Many organizations take the responsibility of their employees’ safety and health seriously due to the various affects that could stem from a lack of providing a safe work environment. During the 20th century our nation has become a world
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under the framework of the “Work Health and Safety Act” (2011). This Act outlines how to protect and balance the health‚ safety and welfare of all workers at the resort or workplace. The WHS Act also provides protection for the community so that their health and safety is not placed at any risk by work undertakings. At this resort as an employer‚ our responsibility is to make a risk assessment and to put in place the measures that are necessary for the health and safety for all employees and others
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The health and safety representative is responsible for addressing workplace health and safety issues. The employees of the workplace who do not exercise managerial functions select‚ from among those employees‚ the person to be appointed health and safety representative. If the employees are represented by a trade union‚ then the union selects the person to be appointed after consulting any employees who are not in the union. The health and safety representative’s duties include: * to consider
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yet on these events the staff is evenly split for children’s safety and care. Task 1.3 The sources of current guidance for planning healthy and safe environment and services are given below Health and Safety at Work (1974) The health and safety at work 1974 stresses upon some basic duties of employee and the employer in regards to health and safety; • Every employer shall ensure‚ so far as is reasonably practicable‚ the health‚ safety and welfare at work of their employee.They have to ensure
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Mental health legislation is necessary for protecting the rights of people with mental disorders‚ who are a vulnerable section of society. They face stigma‚ discrimination and marginalization in all societies‚ and this increases the likelihood that their human rights will be violated. Mental disorders can sometimes affect people’s decision-making capacities and they may not always seek or accept treatment for their problems. Rarely‚ people with mental disorders may pose a risk to themselves and others
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SHP 3433 SAFETY AND HEALTH AT WORK DISCUSSION CASE 1 – EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT “Forget it! We are not going to train our employees in first aid. Emergencies notwithstanding‚ I don’t want a bunch of amateur doctors running around the company doing more harm than good.” Mary‚ safety director for Gulf Coast manufacturing‚ was getting nowhere trying to convince her boss that the company should have employees trained in first aid in the event of an emergency. “But John‚ we have had three hurricanes
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Legislation means a law that has been created for people to obey. For example‚ policy are made in health and social care setting like in a nursery‚ and the policy of the nursery is people should not discriminate or ignored; the legislation of this is to apply the policy and not discriminate. http://www.lse.ac.uk/intranet/LSEServices/nursery/regulations/Home.aspx From the research that I have done‚ I have learnt the policies and procedures of a nursery school and I have found out `that the policy
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Describe the requirements for a health and safe workplace in terms of the physical environment and the equipment at a selected work organisation. Physical Environment. .Potential for falling objects – The employer or employee must make sure that all items of equipment‚ materials and tools that are not in use must be stored/stacked correctly and securely. Otherwise‚ there is a potential that the item/item may fall and injure a person. .Sharp edges and trailing leads – Sharp edges
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difficulties even when lead is present at very low levels in the blood” ‚ it can be agreed that having lead in one’s system can cause damage to one’s concentration and learning abilities. Research has shown that raised levels of lead can lower a child’s IQ by 4-5%. With regards to the second statement “painted toys with high lead levels have been found in major toy stores‚ as well as supermarkets‚ stationary stores‚ craft shops and craft/flea markets. These toys were both locally produced and imported”‚ it
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Current legislation covering home-based childcare 1.1 The Children Act 1989 aimed to ensure that the welfare of the child is paramount‚ to work in partnership with parents to protect the child from harm. The Act was intended to strengthen the child’s legal position. To give them equal rights‚ consider their feelings and wishes and to ensure children were consulted and kept informed. Special Educational Needs (SEN) Code of Practice 2001 it focuses on preventative work to ensure that
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