United Kingdom Laws and Regulations on Safety in the Workplace
The objective of this study is to examine workplace safety specific to the United Kingdom and to review the laws in the UK on what constitutes safety in the workplace. Included in the issues addressed are such as lack of ventilation, high workloads, as well as safety rails requirements and material storage issues. This work will describe the benefits to management of a safe controlled working environment and describe the concept of hazard and risk control. This study will additionally describe the management system that may be introduced to plan, control, and monitor the working environment and provide an explanation of the concept of total loss control and cost/benefit analysis when applied to hazard and risk management in Health and Safety.
Legislation for Occupational Health and Safety in the UK
It is reported that the primary legislation that covers occupational health and safety in the United Kingdom is the 'Health and Safety at Work Act' which is reported to set out specific duties for health and safety on employers, employees, and others including landlords, manufacturers, suppliers and designers. Those reported to have primary responsibilities include employers and individual directors. It is the responsibility of employers and individual directors to: (1) ensure the health, safety and welfare of all their employees; (2) produce a written policy statement explaining how this will be accomplished; (3) conduct a consultation with union to representatives. (Prospect, 2013, p.1) The duties of employees include: (1) taking care not to put themselves and others at risk of danger; and (2) cooperating with the employer's arrangements for ensuring health and safety." (Prospect, 2013, p.1) It is stated that it is critically important that H & S. reps are familiar with this law, as well as the regulations, the approved codes of practice and the guidance." (Prospect, 2013, p.1) It is reported that all of this information can be located in the H & S. reps' "bible known as the 'Brown Book'. " (Prospect, 2013, p.1) There are other stated regulations that make the duties that are implied in the Health and Safety at Work Act explicit including those stated as follows:
(1) Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations;
(2) Manual Handling...
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