Unit 4222-306 Health & Safety The Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 is the primary piece of legislation covering occupational health and safety. Under this Act‚ the employer‚ the workers and the individuals being supported have responsibilities to ensure safety is maintained in the workplace. Your employer should display a copy of this Act on their main premises. The main purpose of the legislation is: • To secure the health‚ safety and welfare of people at work • To protect others from
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What steps must the LPN’s follow to unionize? What unfair labor practices need to be avoided by LPN’s? National Labor Relations Act “Federal and state laws guarantee the right to form unions! Eligible employees have the right to express their views on unions‚ to talk with their co-workers about their interest in forming a union‚ to wear union buttons‚ to attend union meetings and in many other ways to exercise their constitutional rights to freedom of speech and freedom of association.” The
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Labor Relations Project and Presentation Tia Carrick‚ Gary Herman‚ Beverly Miller‚ Daniela Spaziani University of Phoenix Employment Law MGT 434 June 6‚ 2011 Paul Love Labor Relations Project and Presentation Intro: Tia Scenario 1 – Beverly The LPNs have asked for your advice: 400/700 words ~ Beverly o What would you advise the LPNs to do? Should they unionize? What are the advantages and disadvantages of unionizing at Happy Trials? o What issues might the union raise
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Understand health and safety in social care settings. 1.1 legislation relating to general health and safety in a social care setting would be Health and safety at work act‚ Manual handling operations regulations‚ Control of substances hazardous to health regulations RIDDOR Health and safety first aid regulations‚ Management of health and safety at work regulations. 1.2 The main points of the policies and procedures are to ensure everyone follows the same guidelines‚ is safe and to minimise the
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Issues in the case Did the company violate the Labor Agreement by using Glass Department employees to work overtime and temporary transferring employees into the department to work when Mr. Ronald Petrie was laid off? Should the company have called Ronald Petrie back to work? The Glass Department consisted of five employees‚ on March 20‚ 1997 the company laid off Ronald Petrie leaving four employees to work the department. On April 3‚ 1997 an employee retired now leaving only three people to work
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as they can be very helpful in spelling out the hazards and putting them in their true perspective. * Have a look back at your accident and ill-health records – these often help to identify the less obvious hazards. * Remember to think about long-term hazards to health (eg high levels of noise or exposure to harmful substances) as well as safety hazards. Step 2: Decide who might be harmed and how: For each hazard you need to be clear about who might be harmed; it will help you identify
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Supporting Good Practice in Managing Employee Relations The Start of the Employment Relationship Building successful employment relationships is important. It also makes good business sense: Organisations with good employment relationships tend to be more successful. Establishing and maintaining good faith relationships is the foundation to a successful business. Good faith generally involves using practical common sense and treating others in the way you would like to be treated
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framework in practice In the table below‚ identify how four health and safety laws and two health and safety regulations influence the policies and working practices within your organisation. Health and safety law or regulation How this influences your workplace policies How this influences working practices Control of Subtances Hazardous to Health Regulations (COSHH) 2002 This regulation covers all substances that could affect a person’s health. These include cleaning materials‚ chemicals‚ dust and
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delivery of more consistent safety and health performance. This program would be of great benefits for hospitals. These benefits can be summed up as follows [1]: • Fewer injuries and infections; • Lower absenteeism rate; • Lower turnover level; • Better
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History of Occupational Health and Safety Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) has been a topic of concern since the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire of 1911. The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire occurred on March 25‚ 1911 in New York City (Stein‚ 1962‚ Von Drehle‚ 2003). 1911 employers’ attitude toward employees was that of harshness. The employers would lock the employees inside the building to ensure that they would work and not wonder off. Employers locked doors. The fire occurred on the
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