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HEALTH & SAFETY
When we play sports we generally have to use some form of protective clothing
- in football it may be shin guards
- in cricket it may be leg pads, helmet or gloves
Therefore in the working environment it follows that we are required to wear some form of protective clothing. ...
Both the employer and the employee are responsible for the health and safety of each other and the public in general who may be on a particular site. Over the years a number of safety regulations have come into being these were designed to protect us from injury at work.
Two of the most important sets of Regulations which will effect your working environment are the Electricity at Work Regulations (EWR) and the Health & Safety at Work Act (HaSaWA). ...
We will now look at the Health & Safety at Work Act 1974;
It’s purpose is to provide a legislative framework to promote, stimulate and encourage high standards of health and safety at work. ...
Acts such as the Factories, Offices, Shops & Railway Premises and the Mines & Quarries still remain in force and the Health & Safety at Work Act makes one comprehensive and integrated system of law to deal with the health and safety of virtually all people at work.
Approximate Word count = 966
Approximate Pages = 3.9
(250 words per page double spaced)
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