Health and safety legislation

Health and safety legislation in the UK are aimed at maintaining safety at the workplace, including consumer safety in the service area. The Act in principle includes provisions on the obligation to secure safety at premises made available to the general public.

Health and safety legislation 1974 Act characterises that all employers have an accountability to ascertain adequate health and safety requirements of their employees. The Act further states that all companies, regardless of their size and magnitude must have a written safety policy ensuring effective implementation of all health and safety standards at the workplace. The companies are also required to undertake the requisite risk assessment on all their activities.

In general, employer's duties as stated by health and safety legislation, include:

· Making the work place safe and without risks to health
· Ensuring plants and machinery are safe
· Ensuring articles of substances are moved stored and used safely
· Providing adequate welfare facilities
· Giving information, instruction, training and supervision necessary to employees' health and safety.

Any failure to implement health and safety legislation is a serious offence, which could lead to legal action and sometimes the closure of your business. The risk assessment includes:

· Control of hazardous substances
· Noise Assessment under Noise at work regulations
· Display screen equipment regulations
· Workplace Welfare
· Manual handling regulations.

Risk assessment should be straightforward in a simple workplace such as a typical office. It should only be complicated if it deals with serious hazards such as those on a nuclear power station, a chemical plant, laboratory or an oil rig

The health and safety legislations are applicable to all types of industries and work areas having five or more employees. The legislations make it mandatory for an employer to communicate the significant findings of risk assessment to their employees.

Health & SafetySmart provides an online and telephonic consultancy advice on effective execution of health and safety legislations. Health & SafetySmart confers you with a very well planned and cost effective management system, which is specially designed to meet all your requirements completely in tune with the health and safety guidelines recommended by the Act. To further ensure effective execution of this Act, we offer specialist-training services, which include: advice, auditing, investigation, assessment and training services.

Our highly committed professional services are tailored to comply with the 'Management of Health and safety legislations 1992' which strengthen the 'Health and Safety at Work Act 1974.'

Health and safety smart include:

· Interpretation of health and safety legislations.
· Health and Safety Policy Statements.
· Establishment of Health and Safety Documentation.
· Drawing up Internal Codes of Practice.

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• Health and safety at work
  Health and Safety at work law imposes a responsibility on the employer to ensure safety at the workplace for all employees.
  
  
• Health and safety audit
  Health and Safety Audit undertaken by a company helps it to identify, monitor and reduce any potential risks associated with unsuitable equipment and procedures.
  
  
• Health and safety legislation
  Health and safety legislation is aimed at safety in the workplace including consumer safety in the service area.
  
  
• Health and safety regulations
  Health and safety regulations, failure to comply with these regulations could lead to prosecution or the closure of your business.
  
  
• Health and safety information
  Health and safety information is a mandatory aspect of legislation which requires employees to ensure health and safety in the workplace.
  
  
• Accident reporting
  Accident reporting is mandatory under the RIDDOR act 1995 for most companies this is a rare act but knowing the law and following it, pays.
  
  
• COSHH - Control of substances hazardous to health
  COSHH stands for the Control of Substances Hazardous to Health and is about gathering information on all products.
  
  
• RIDDOR
  RIDDOR stands for the Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 1995.