LO3 Responsibilities of employers and employees

What does HASAWA stand for?

• Health and Safety at Work Act

• Health and Safety in Work Act

• Health and Safety while at Work Act

• Health and Safety Working Act

What must an employer do by law under the HASAWA?

• Protect the health, safety and welfare of their employees and other people (eg customers, people making deliveries)

• The employer or whoever is in charge of work premises must report serious workplace accidents, diseases and certain dangerous incidents (near misses) to the HSE or other health and safety organisations.

• Prevent or reduce employees exposure to things and substances that are hazardous (unsafe/harmful) to their health.

• Avoid risky manual handling operations if at all possible.

What must an employer do by law under the MHOR?

• Protect the health, safety and welfare of their employees and other people (eg customers, people making deliveries)

• The employer or whoever is in charge of work premises must report serious workplace accidents, diseases and certain dangerous incidents (near misses) to the HSE or other health and safety organisations.

• Prevent or reduce employees exposure to things and substances that are hazardous (unsafe/harmful) to their health.

• Avoid risky manual handling operations if at all possible.

What must an employer do by law under the RIDDOR?

• Protect the health, safety and welfare of their employees and other people (eg customers, people making deliveries)

• The employer or whoever is in charge of work premises must report serious workplace accidents, diseases and certain dangerous incidents (near misses) to the HSE or other health and safety organisations.

• Prevent or reduce employees exposure to things and substances that are hazardous (unsafe/harmful) to their health.

• Avoid risky manual handling operations if at all possible.

What must an employer do by law under the COSHH?

• Protect the health, safety and welfare of their employees and other people (eg customers, people making deliveries)

• The employer or whoever is in charge of work premises must report serious workplace accidents, diseases and certain dangerous incidents (near misses) to the HSE or other health and safety organisations.

• Prevent or reduce employees exposure to things and substances that are hazardous (unsafe/harmful) to their health.

• Avoid risky manual handling operations if at all possible.

Reporting of Injuries, ?? and Dangerous Occurrences Regulation

What must an employee do by law under the COSHH?

• Follow instructions from your employer.

• If you see or are concerned about a health and safety issue, first tell the person in charge, your employer or your union representation.

• Attend training sessions

• Carefully follow instructions for using substances

What does RIDDOR stand for?

• Reporting of Injuries, health and safety occurrences regulations.

• Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations.

• Reporting of Injuries, Dangerous and Diseases Occurrences Regulations

• Reporting of Injuries, Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations.

What is a control measure?

• A way of reducing the risk of a hazard causing harm.

• Something that causes harm.

• How likely it is that someone will be harmed by a hazard.

• A way of identifying risks in activities.

What is a hazard?

• A way of reducing the risk of a hazard causing harm.

• Something that causes harm.

• How likely it is that someone will be harmed by a hazard.

• A way of identifying risks in activities.