The Health and Safety (First-Aid) Regulations 1981
These regulations state that, in order to provide First Aid to their employees who become injured or ill at work, employers must have adequate and appropriate equipment. Regulations apply to all workplaces, including those with less than five employees. Self-employed workers need to ensure they have adequate facilities to provide First Aid to themselves.
The Personal Protective Equipment at Work Regulations 1992
This regulation seeks to ensure that where the risks cannot be controlled by other means, Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) is correctly selected and used.
PPE is defined as all equipment worn in the Wrigley’s manufacturing organisation is to be worn, or held, to protect against a risk to health and safety. This includes most types of protective clothing, and equipment such as eye, foot and head protection, safety harnesses, life jackets and high-visibility clothing.
Health and safety (first aid) regulations 1981: cover requirements for first aid
These regulations place a duty on employers to make adequate first aid provision for their employees, in case they become ill or injured at work.
Regulation 3 (1) requires provision of 'such equipment and facilities as are adequate and appropriate in the circumstances for enabling first-aid to be rendered to his employees if they are injured or become ill at work.
Regulation 3 (2) requires provision of an adequate number of trained personnel to render this first aid.
Regulation 3 (3) allows for competent persons to cover for temporary and exceptional absences of trained first-aiders. These are known as 'Appointed Persons.
Regulation 4 requires employers to inform their employees of the arrangements made for first-aid, 'including the location of equipment, facilities and personnel.
There are no set limits for numbers, this must be decided after considering nature of work and levels of risk involved and the size and location of workplace and distance from medical facilities and hours of work
Wrigley’s suggests that the number should never be less than 1 trained first aider for every 50 employees. Where shift work or long hours are worked, adequate cover must be provided throughout the working period.
To be classed as a trained first aider, they must have undertaken a course approved by the HSE, and any necessary refresher training.
Sky (Service provider)
The Electricity at Work Regulations 1989
These regulations apply to all aspects of the use of electricity within the Sky workplace from electrical supplies to the use of electrical equipment. They place a duty on employers, employees and the self-employed to:
- Have the electrical systems constructed in a way that prevents danger
- Maintain their electrical systems as necessary to prevent danger
- Have work on, use of, or closure of, electrical systems carried out in a way that prevents danger. Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1992
This regulation is concerned with the working environment. They place a duty on Sky employers to make sure that the workplace is safe and suitable for the tasks being carried out there, and that it does not present risks to employees and others.
The Control of Noise at Work Regulations 2005
The Noise Regulations 2005 require employers to prevent or reduce risks to health
and safety from exposure to noise at work. Sky Employees have duties under the regulations too.
The Regulations require you as an employer to:
- Assess the risks to your employees from noise at work whilst receiving important telephone calls
- Take action to reduce the noise exposure that produces those at risk while working.
- Exposure enough by using other methods.
- Make sure the legal limits on noise exposure are not exceeded.
- Provide your employees with information, instruction and training whilst in the building.
- Carry out health surveillance where there is a risk to health.
The Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1992
These regulations cover all aspects of the workplace, including a requirement that floors are suitable, in good condition and free from obstructions. People must also be able to move around the workplace safely.
The regulations cover all aspects of the working environment, including:
- Work stations and seating
Workstation being defined as a fixed or habitual working position, must be so arranged that it is suitable for both persons at work and any work that is likely to be undertaken there both safely and comfortably.
Effective measures must be undertaken to protect against falls or falling objects, E.g.: fencing, barriers and covers must be used where practicable and areas where there is a risk must be clearly indicated.
Generally there is no specified level of ventilation for workplaces, but provision must be made within all workplaces to ensure effective and suitable ventilation is maintained by a sufficient quantity of fresh or purified air incorporating filtration or dust extraction if necessary.
Health and safety information for employee’s regulations 1989
Sky could provide their employees with whatever information is necessary to ensure their health and safety at work, providing it's reasonably practicable to do so.
Display a copy of the poster 'Health and Safety Law of what you need to know' or provide employees with a copy of the leaflet.
They should also ensure people know their health and safety responsibilities, e.g. if you want a manager to fulfil your legal duty to keep an accident book and report certain incidents.
Sky can allow any trade union safety representatives to use and take copies of documents that they have to keep under health and safety law. Sky would also put up appropriate safety signs to warn people of specific hazards. One good way of providing staff with health and safety information is to include it in a new employee's induction pack.
