Health and Safety

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Which year was the Health and Safety at Work Act introduced?

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Under the HSWA )Health and Safety at Work Act) employers, as far as reasonably practical, must produce written Health & Safety policies where five or more people are employed

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At Bridgwater and Taunton College who needs to abide by the Health and Safety rules?

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A Health and Safety Law Poster is a brief guide to ( health and safety law,, rules about conduct ) and provides a list of the key points employees and employers have to know. Every business in the UK must ( display, have a copy in an office somewhere ) a copy of this poster, regardless of the amount of staff they employ

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An approved Accident Book and First Aider certificates and information is required in any business

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Employers must provide the following;

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Employers must ensure the following;

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All employees (including students) have a legal responsibility to;

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Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) must be ❌ by the employer, where appropriate, at their own ❌, for use by employees at ❌. Employers should ❌ staff on how to correctly use the equipment, when and why it must be ❌ or used. Employees must use this ❌ and must be given ❌. Any ❌ in the equipment provided must be reported ❌.

provided

employer

expense

work

Instruct

worn

equipment

training

defect

immediately

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The impact of ignoring Health and Safety could be.....

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The financial implications of ignoring Health and Safety are....

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Creating and maintaining a healthy and safe workplace makes good moral sense as well as good business sense

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The HSE (Health and Safety Executive) have the power to...

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The HSE has the ❌ to ❌, to stop a ❌, ❌ a room/factory floor, ❌ staff and to ❌ equipment

power

investigate

process

interview

close

seize

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Business has the right to interfere with a HSE investigation

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The current Health and Safety at Work Act was introduced to maintain minimum Health and Safety ❌, to ❌ the actions of employers, and to ❌ the health, safety and ❌ of those working at or visiting work premises.

standards

control

secure

welfare

An introduction to Health and Safety Legislation

Health and Safety

Which year was the Health and Safety at Work Act introduced?

Under the HSWA )Health and Safety at Work Act) employers, as far as reasonably practical, must produce written Health & Safety policies where five or more people are employed

At Bridgwater and Taunton College who needs to abide by the Health and Safety rules?

An approved Accident Book and First Aider certificates and information is required in any business

Employers must provide the following;

Employers must ensure the following;

All employees (including students) have a legal responsibility to;

The impact of ignoring Health and Safety could be.....

The financial implications of ignoring Health and Safety are....

Creating and maintaining a healthy and safe workplace makes good moral sense as well as good business sense

The HSE (Health and Safety Executive) have the power to...

The HSE has the ❌ to ❌, to stop a ❌, ❌ a room/factory floor, ❌ staff and to ❌ equipment

Business has the right to interfere with a HSE investigation

The current Health and Safety at Work Act was introduced to maintain minimum Health and Safety ❌, to ❌ the actions of employers, and to ❌ the health, safety and ❌ of those working at or visiting work premises.