Workplace Health and Safety Regulations: Protecting You and Your Colleagues
Workplace Health and Safety Regulations: Protecting You and Your Colleagues
Learning objective
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Workplace Health and Safety Regulations: Protecting You and Your Colleagues
Learning objective
Learning Objective
Understand the current health and safety legislation, reporting regulations, personal protective equipment requirements, control of hazardous substances, and manual handling operations regulations in the workplace.
What do you already know about workplace health and safety regulations?
Current Health and Safety at Work Legislation
Duties of employers, employees, the Health and Safety Executive (HSE), and general prohibitions.
Reporting of Injuries, Diseases, and Dangerous Occurrences
Duties of employers, the self-employed, and the Responsible Person to report serious workplace accidents, occupational diseases, and dangerous occurrences.
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) at Work Regulations
Appropriateness of PPE, types of PPE, assessing suitable PPE, supply, instructions/training, correct use, maintenance, and storage.
Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH) Regulations
Identifying harmful substances, assessing risks, safety data sheets, control measures, training/instructions, and information.
Manual Handling Operations Regulations
Avoiding manual handling, assessing risk, controlling and reducing the risk, training in techniques/mechanical aids.
Conclusion and Reflection
Recap of key points, encourage questions, and reflections on personal workplace safety practices.
Write down 3 things you learned in this lesson.
Write down 2 things you want to know more about.
Ask 1 question about something you haven't quite understood yet.
