Health and Safety is Everybody’s Responsibility
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Factors affecting health and safety
Occupational factors
Chemicals, equipment, working methods
Environmental factors Such as:
High noise levels, poor lighting, dusty atmospheres, hot or cold temperatures
Human factors such as:
Behaviour of people affecting their safety and that of fellow workers, customers and visitors.
carelessness
lack of attention
inexperience
lack of training.
Further Regulations Include:
Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999 which covers:
Risk assessments
Competent persons
Training
Other regulations
- Workplace safety and welfare
- Work and display screen equipment
- Manual handling
- Personal protective equipment
- Substances hazardous to health
- Noise
- First aid
- Consultation with employees.
Employer’s responsibilities are:
So far as is reasonably practicable:
- Ensure health, safety and welfare of employees
- Provide, maintain safe plant and systems of work
- Make arrangements for safe use, handling, storage and transport of articles and substances
- Provide information, instruction, training and supervision
- Provide a safe place of work and safe entrance and exit
- Provide a safe working environment with adequate welfare facilities.
A written Health and Safety Policy Document must be provided where there are 5 or more employees.
This must be communicated to all staff.
Welfare facilities
What must be provided:
- Toilets
- Washing (soap and water) and drying facilities
- Drinking water
- Place to eat if meals provided
Employees Legal Responsibilities:
- Take care of your own health and safety
- Take care of health and safety of others
- Co-operate with your employers
- Do not misuse or interfere with anything provided for health and safety
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