Unit 27 - Understanding Health and Safety in the Business Workplace
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BTEC Level 3 Business Diploma in Business 1.05.2017
HEALTH AND SAFETY
IN THE WORKPLACE
Assignment 1
Unit 27: P1, P2 1
, BTEC Level 3 Business Diploma in Business 1.05.2017
Legal Requirements and Regulations
LEGISLATION MAIN FEATURES HOW IT IS APPLIED TO THE COLLEGE
Management of These regulations impose a duty on The college needs to carry out a risk
Health & Safety at employers to assess all risks for all assessment that identifies hazards in the
Work Regulations of their workers. This involves workplace, workers who could be harmed
(1999) carrying out a risk assessments and and in what way, and an evaluation of how
making the necessary modifications serious the risk of harm identified is. This
to safety standards if there are any is very important especially because the
major changes in working practices college works with young people who they
or equipment. can be essentially responsible for. Staf
must be trained on how to not only
identify but also deal with dangerous
situations, for example spills on floors,
tripping hazards or electrical hazards.
Employees’ and students’ exposure to
potential harm must be minimized.
Health & Safety at Main aims: As the college has more than 5
Work Act (1974) employees, they must have a written
Protecting people at work
health and safety policy. This includes
Protecting people not at work health and safety aims and objectives, an
from those who are organization chart outlining the
Ensuring that explosive or responsible people for health and safety
highly flammable substances within the organization and a system
are stored, used and containing all necessary procedures for
transported safely compliance.
Replacing existing safety
legislation
Remaining up to date One example of such a procedure would
be for a fire evacuation and what needs to
Unit 27: P1, P2 2
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