Now i will talk about the disadvantages of both of the factors.
RIDDOR’s disadvantage is that the person that is in charge of reporting injuries would have a load more of paper work to do, on top of their own job. This would be a lot more time consuming as they would have to find time to fill this paperwork out then make sure that the correct procedures were used and that the problem was solved.
The Health and safety act disadvantage is that there is a lot more paperwork involved. For example you have to fill loads of paperwork in to take students along the road on a trip.eg: if they are competing in a sports event the teacher in charge has to tell the headteacher how they are getting there and all the possibilities of a person getting injured etc. Another example is that in the game benchball you are now not allowed to stand on the bench in case you fall of and break your ankle.
Differences of these two acts are;
RIDDOR is about report injuries, diseases and dangerous occurrences. In the RIDDOR act you have to report all of the accidents you have in the workplace including going to hospital or even death. The Health & Safety act is just there to make sure that employers and employees and even customers and members of the public are kept safe when in that place of work etc.
The similarities of these two acts are;
That all work places have to stick to them to make sure the correct policy is used and that they are reported in the correct way. They were both brought in due to all the accidents happening at work when the acts weren’t in place.
The next two I am going to compare are the Adventure Activities Licensing Authority and Fire and Safety of Places of Sport Act 1987.
The advantages of the Adventure Activities Licensing are that these licences have to be obtained by all the outdoor activity centres for young people in the UK. Also these licenses give you an assurance that so far as is reasonably practicable, participants and employees can be safe. This is good if you are doing a school trip to a high ropes course for example if they have this you know it is safe to go on and that they use the health and safety act. The advantages of the fire safety act are that you know all sports arenas have to have sufficient means of fire exits and fighting appliances in the event of a fire. This means that you know there is enough fire safety and not to worry.
The disadvantages of the Adventure Activities Licensing are that the act doesn’t apply to voluntary organisations as long as they are just providing activities for their own members. This act is only for under 18s as well so if you are over 18 you aren’t covered. The disadvantages of the fire safety act is that some stadiums won’t have enough fire escapes for example if there are 100,000 people to get out they will all run for the same exit which will then cause chaos as they could even get injured.
The differences between the two acts are;
That the fire safety act is more about fire in places of sports like stadiums and arenas. This would be in place for when there is a fire so people know what to do and how to do it. Also when you do a school trip you would like to know if there is a fire safety in measure in case of a fire you can get out safely and quickly. The Adventure Activities Licensing is responsible for inspecting activity centres and other outdoor and adventurous activity providers. This will then assure you they are safe to go to and you can trust them.