Health and safety at work analysis

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HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

---HEALTH AND SAFETY AT WORK ANALYSIS

Introduction

Health and safety at work play a critical part in law since it Health and Safety at Work Act (HASAWA)1974 comes into force. But many employers still put employees' health and safety subordinated to profits. It causes huge loss not only for the employees but also for the company.

Therefore, this report begins with the key requirements of HASAWA, and then further discuss the problems exist in the JJK company, with effective strategies are brought forward to help company get ride of hot water.

This report concludes by why a positive health and safety culture in the company is so important to organizational effectiveness.

Key requirements under the Health & Safety at Work Act, 1974

Under the 1974 Act, both employers and employees have duties, the employer does have the bigger share of responsibilities as its his/her job to make sure the environment they have provided for employees is satisfactory and safe for people to actually work. The main points of the health and safety act are below.

The act protects:

* employees health, safety and welfare