Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 McDonalds is an international fast food restaurant that
provides goods and services in more than hundreds of
This is an Act to make further provision for securing
countries. McDonald's restaurants are found in 120
the health, safety and welfare of persons at work, for
countries and territories around the world and serve
protecting others against risks to health or safety in
68 million customers each day. McDonald's operates
connection with the activities of persons at
36,899 restaurants worldwide, employing more than
work. There are measures and procedures that
375,000 people as of the end of 2016.
McDonalds have implemented as a result of this law.
They were founded in 1940 as a restaurant operated
McDonalds have a complete safety management
by Richard and Maurice McDonald, in San Bernardino,
system which includes training for employees and
California, United States. They started their business
regular checks that safety.
from a simple hamburger stand. However, the McDon-
McDonalds is a large fast food chain which will have
alds brothers sold their business for a price of $2,7
a huge impact of having serious risk that can breach
million to Ray Kroc who is the official CEO currently for
the law of the health and safety act. For example,
McDonalds, now McDonalds has a net worth of $100
leaving the gas and stove on while not in use or hav-
ing wired on the floor where an individual can trip
over them which can cause a serious injury. So Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations
therefore this kind of matter can harm the customers 1995
and employees. So therefore, the government may
force McDonalds to close down the store as it is not This is the law that requires employers, and other people
safe. Because of this, McDonalds may have to pay in charge of work premises, to report and keep records of:
huge sum of fines to cure the consequences. work-related accidents which cause deaths or injury. This
McDonalds is a large fast food chain which will have puts a duty on managers to keep records of
a huge impact of having serious risk that can breach this. McDonald's have implemented in their business that
the law of the health and safety act. For example, when there is an injury or death within work it has to be
leaving the gas and stove on while not in use or hav- reported by the manager. Another example of McDonald's
ing wired on the floor where an individual can trip minimizing this act, is that they train the employees on
over them which can cause a serious injury. So how to properly load and unload stock from vehicles. By
therefore this kind of matter can harm the customers doing this, it will reduce the outcome of an injury or
and employees. So therefore, the government may death. McDonald's have implemented this in the business
force McDonalds to close down the store as it is not because there could be many injuries and deaths while
safe. Because of this, McDonalds may have to pay doing different things throughout the business such as un-
huge sum of fines to cure the consequences. loading stocks from delivery to stacking shelves.
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