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HEALTH AND SAFETY

• In the 21st century we have moved on from the
  days when employers did not have to care about
  their workers -
• to a day when your employer must care about you -
• but also you must show a duty of care to your
  employer and your fellow workers.

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FAILURE TO SO DO COULD LEAD TO YOU BEING JAILED!
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HEALTH AND SAFETY

• WHY?
• We must take care of our own safety -
• that of our working colleagues -
• and that of our employer and employers property!

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HEALTH AND SAFETY

• WHY?
• AS IF WE DO NOT WE ARE BREAKING ONE OR MORE LAWS
  ON EMPLOYMENT LEGISLATION/HEALTH AND SAFETY - AND
  CAN BE PUT IN PRISON!

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HEALTH AND SAFETY

• Various laws are currently IN FORCE (currently
  LAW) and have to be followed.
• A lot of employment law is COMMON SENSE. For
  example,

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HEALTH AND SAFETY REGULATIONS
There exist many pieces of industrial legislation
governing

• Employers responsibility for the health and
  safety of their employees
• Employers responsibility for the health and
  safety of members of the general public
• But, just as importantly

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HEALTH AND SAFETY REGULATIONS
There exist many pieces of industrial legislation
governing

• Employees responsibility for their own health
  and safety, and
• Employees responsibility for the health and
  safety of their fellow workers.

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HEALTH AND SAFETY REGULATIONS

• The basis of British Health and Safety Law is the
  Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974
• This sets out the general duties which EMPLOYERS
  have towards EMPLOYEES and MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC
  and
• That EMPLOYEES have to THEMSELVES and to EACH
  OTHER.

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HEALTH AND SAFETY REGULATIONS

• There are many Acts, over-and-above the Health
  and Safety at Work Act, which apply across the
  full range of workplaces.
• We will be concentrating on only 4 of these
• The Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974
  (HASAWA),

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HEALTH AND SAFETY REGULATIONS

• The Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare)
  Regulations 1992
• Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous
  Occurrences Regulations 1995 (RIDDOR)
• and

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HEALTH AND SAFETY REGULATIONS

• The Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974
  (HASAWA) includes the Offices, Shops and Railway
  Premises Act 1963.
• This Act is very wide ranging and some of the
  groups of coverage - and specific coverage of the
  Act - are given next -

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TEMPERATURE Minimum 60oF after one hour. Opening
windows or suitable ventilation required.
TOILETS Kept clean. Maintained. Drinking water
available.Soap, hot and cold and towels available.
LIGHTING Natural or artificial - but sufficient.
Office, Shops and Railway Premises Act 1963 and
HASAWA 1974
FIRE SAFETY Extinguishers available. Exits
clearly marked. Regular fire drills. Evacuation
procedures displayed.
CLEANLINESS Floors and corridors to be kept
clean, clear, level and unbroken.
FIRST AID Box to be provided. Trained First
Aiders to be available.
SEATING Adequate seating must be provided.
SPACE Adequate space for each person. Storage
space for workclothes.
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HEALTH AND SAFETY REGULATIONS

• Who is responsible for what?
• An employee must
• Take care of their own health and safety
• Take care of other peoples health and safety
• Work with their employer to maintain health and
  safety (eg attending training courses etc)

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HEALTH AND SAFETY REGULATIONS

• Who is responsible for what?
• An employer must
• Make sure that the workplace is safe
• Look after your welfare (eg health checks) and
  control levels of hazards (eg noise, fumes etc)
• Provide first aid facilities

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HEALTH AND SAFETY REGULATIONS

• Keep records of accidents and injuries in an
  Accident Log
• Prepare health and safety policy and inform
  workers of this

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HEALTH AND SAFETY REGULATIONS

• An employee must
• Take care not to damage equipment - but report
  any damage you notice - right away!
• Not have liquids near electrical equipment of any
  kind.

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HEALTH AND SAFETY REGULATIONS

• However, if your employer, yourself and your
  fellow workers maintain good working practices
  then this should help greatly.
• For example, by
• Not blocking passageways
• Keeping all work areas clean and tidy

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HEALTH AND SAFETY REGULATIONS

• Another Act which we need to heed is the Health
  and Safety (Display Screen Equipment) Regulations
  1992.
• Here, again, both employees and employers have a
  share in ensuring that these regulations are met
  and that the working environment is that much
  safer as a result.

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HEALTH AND SAFETY REGULATIONS

• For the Employer
• Ensuring that the workstation and equipment meet
  minimum requirements
• Ensuring employees have built-in BREAKS or
  CHANGES IN ACTIVITY
• Training the workforce in health and safety

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HEALTH AND SAFETY REGULATIONS

• Providing eyesight tests (and spectacles) if
  these are needed for computer work
• Providing information about the Regulations - eg
  posture safety, need for anti-glare screens etc
• Checking that the equipment being used is safe

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HEALTH AND SAFETY REGULATIONS

• For the Employee
• Making full use of all Display Screen adjustments
  eg colour, contrast, tilt angle, anti-glare
  screen and your seating position relative to the
  keyboard and screen

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HEALTH AND SAFETY REGULATIONS

• Avoiding Health Hazards - adjusting seat height
  and seat back for comfort and posture, using foot
  rest if provided, wrist rest if provided and
  taking regular breaks in activity.

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HEALTH AND SAFETY REGULATIONS

• The RIDDOR Regulations (Reporting of Injuries,
  Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations
  1995) requires employers to report certain
  injuries, accidents or incidents within 7-10 days
  to the offices of the Health and Safety Executive
  or face being fined for failure to Report.

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HEALTH AND SAFETY REGULATIONS

• The Health and Safety (First Aid) Regulations
  1981 require that
• Employers must provide enough people qualified in
  first aid for their business, and
• That any such training and qualifications are
  approved by the Health and Safety Executive.