health and safety at work act part 1
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- The Health and Safety at Work Act 1974
- Employers must:
- carry out regular risk assessment checks
- write and comply with the health and safety policy
- ensure that all equipment is safe to use
- ensure that all employees have undertaken sufficient training
- Employees must:
- be aware of their own health and safety, as well as that of others
- comply with their employers health and safety policy
- report any potential hazard within the work setting
- act appropriately using the safety equipment provided
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- RIDDOR 1995 places a legal duty on *employers *self employed people *people in control of premises
- reporting accidents and ill health at work is a legal requirement and must be complied with in every setting.
- If a member of staff is injured or ill due to work, legal authorities must be notified immediately.
- all accidents, incidents and diseases must be reported and logged using accident reporting system of the setting.
- Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrencies Regulations
- COSHH 1994
- Train workers
- Inform workers about the risks to their health and how those risks can be minimised
- Make sure the controls are working properly
- Controls Of Substances Hazardous to Health regulations
- Employers must: assess the risks to health from chemicals and decide what controls are needed and make sure workers use them
- Food Safety (temperature control) 1995
- Affects many food businesses, as good temperature control of foods is fundemental to safe operation of food preparation.
- Employers must:
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