I am going to be looking at the Health and safety legislation and regulations that are in place that Kirklees College follow to ensure the health of all staff and students

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Understanding Health and Safety

in the workplace

Unit 27

P1

Introduction

In this report I am going to be looking at the Health and safety legislation and regulations that are in place that Kirklees College follow to ensure the health of all staff and students within the college.

Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999

When it comes to the management of health and safety at work, it is the senior management within college that are the people that implement all of the Health and Safety policies and procedures that are in place and to make sure they are being followed. The senior management have to make sure that they have all of the appropriate Health and Safety equipment available to use within the college and that is checked and replaced if necessary, this would include; fire extinguishers, fire exit signs, fire alarms, a sprinkler system, they need to make sure that they have trained staff so that they understand about health and safety and they need to provide extra training when needed.

The senior management must follow the code of practice and ensure that they are making risk assessments and identifying hazards within the college. They must be recording incidents/ accidents that occur and put safety measures in place. The signage in place must be positioned in the correct places to ensure that the Health and Safety at work regulations are being followed, having them in the incorrect places could cause major problems and show that the college is not following the correct procedures and policies.

Health and Safety at Work Act 1974

The Health and Safety at Work Act is the main Act that covers everything. It includes the Acts such as the Management of Health and Safety, the Reporting on Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations, Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations, Electricity at Work Regulations, Manual Handling Operations Regulations,   Display Screen Equipment Regulations and Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations. The Health and Safety at Work Act is in place to maintain the safety of all staff and students within the college protecting them against hazards, risks and illness.

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The staff within college have to comply with this Act as they have a duty of care for their students, they have general responsibilities to be able to ensure this.

This Act is amended as and when it has been updated with new legislation. When the Act is updated staff need to be aware of this so meetings are held to inform them of this so they can understand the changes and acknowledge them.

Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1992

The college must be able to provide a good working environment for staff and students to work ...

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