Handling and Safe Working by Ben Laney https://padlet.com/benlaney/q9i7r2waxx8q Health and Safety Legislation en-us 2017-09-13 07:30:33 UTC 2025-10-24 22:57:13 UTC hello@padlet.com LEGISLATION benlaney https://padlet.com/benlaney/q9i7r2waxx8q/wish/187107558 Please provide information about your chosen piece of legislation. 
You could include;
- Aims 
- Who it applies to and who is responsible
- What recommendations are made
]]> 2017-09-13 11:08:33 UTC https://padlet.com/benlaney/q9i7r2waxx8q/wish/187107558 Health and safety at work Act 1974 https://padlet.com/benlaney/q9i7r2waxx8q/wish/187135414
Often referred to as HASAW or HSW, this Act of Parliament is the main piece of UK health and safety legislation. It places a duty on all employers "to ensure, so far as is reasonably practicable, the health, safety and welfare at work" of all their employees.


Among other provisions, the Act also requires:

  • safe operation and maintenance of the working environment, plant and systems 
  • maintenance of safe access and egress to the workplace 
  • safe use, handling and storage of dangerous substances 
  • adequate training of staff to ensure health and safety 
  • adequate welfare provisions for staff at work.
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]]> 2017-09-13 12:46:28 UTC https://padlet.com/benlaney/q9i7r2waxx8q/wish/187135485 COSHH https://padlet.com/benlaney/q9i7r2waxx8q/wish/187135661 COSHH in a piece of legislation that protects all people within the work place from hazardous materials. The Employer would be the person responsible to make sure that all conditions are met. There is a COSHH training course that educates you regarding how COSHH works, how to avoid any incidents and how to keep your work place a hazard free environment. ]]> 2017-09-13 12:46:53 UTC https://padlet.com/benlaney/q9i7r2waxx8q/wish/187135661 Animal Welfare Act (2006) https://padlet.com/benlaney/q9i7r2waxx8q/wish/187135665 The animal welfare act is a combination of 19 different pieces of legislation surrounding the welfare of animals. This legislation makes it a criminal offence to cause any unnecessary harm or suffering to an animal. This act applies to all animals, however any animals undergoing animal testing are not affected by this act. Section 9 of this legislation makes it people's responsibility to make sure they take the correct steps and precautions in all eventualities in order to meet the animal's needs to a desirable standard.
The five welfare needs of an animal are:
•a suitable enrivornment
• a suitable diet
• allowing an animal to express normal behaviour
• desirable living standards for the species
• to be free from pain, suffering and disease ]]> 2017-09-13 12:46:54 UTC https://padlet.com/benlaney/q9i7r2waxx8q/wish/187135665 RIDDOR https://padlet.com/benlaney/q9i7r2waxx8q/wish/187135912 https://www.oshcr.org/riddor-reporting-of-injuries-diseases-and-dangerous-occurrences-regulations/]]> 2017-09-13 12:47:30 UTC https://padlet.com/benlaney/q9i7r2waxx8q/wish/187135912 Manual handling act https://padlet.com/benlaney/q9i7r2waxx8q/wish/187136179 Aim
The main aim of the Regulations is to prevent injury, not only to the back, but to any part of the body.]]> 2017-09-13 12:48:17 UTC https://padlet.com/benlaney/q9i7r2waxx8q/wish/187136179 Health and safety at work act https://padlet.com/benlaney/q9i7r2waxx8q/wish/187136194 Often referred to as HASAW or HSW, this Act of Parliament is the main piece of UK health and safety legislation.

Health and safety legislation exists to protect the worker, and the business owner. Show you care and look after those who work for you. There are plenty of business benefits:
•   A reduction in the number of working days lost due to illness and injury
•   Retain your staff
•   Motivate your workers and boost productivity
•   Protect the reputation of your company
•   Shield yourself from potential legal action and reduce your insurance premiums

Health and safety law states that you must manage the risks in the workplace. Therefore, it is vital that you identify the elements which could harm either your staff or the general public. This type of risk assessment helps you to identify the risks so you can decide what you need to do to control them, and put the appropriate measures in place.
https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1974/37]]> 2017-09-13 12:48:20 UTC https://padlet.com/benlaney/q9i7r2waxx8q/wish/187136194 RIDDOR https://padlet.com/benlaney/q9i7r2waxx8q/wish/187136484 RIDDOR is the law that requires employers, and other people in control of work premises, to report and keep records of: 
  • work-related accidents which cause death; 
  • work-related accidents which cause certain serious injuries (reportable injuries); 
  • diagnosed cases of certain industrial diseases; and 
  • certain ‘dangerous occurrences’ (incidents with the potential to cause harm). 
  • There are also special requirements for gas incidents (see ‘Reportable gas incidents’). 
For the purposes of RIDDOR, an accident is a separate, identifiable, unintended incident that causes physical injury. This specifically includes acts of non- consensual violence to people at work. 
Not all accidents need to be reported, a RIDDOR report is required only when: 
  • the accident is work-related; and 
  • it results in an injury of a type which is reportable (as listed under ‘Types of 
  • reportable injuries’). 
The list of 'specified injuries’ in RIDDOR 2013 (regulation 4) includes: 
  • a fracture, other than to fingers, thumbs and toes; 
  • amputation of an arm, hand, finger, thumb, leg, foot or toe; 
  • permanent loss of sight or reduction of sight; 
  • crush injuries leading to internal organ damage; 
  • serious burns (covering more than 10% of the body, or damaging the eyes, 
  • respiratory system or other vital organs); 
  • scalpings (separation of skin from the head) which require hospital treatment; 
  • unconsciousness caused by head injury or asphyxia; 
  • any other injury arising from working in an enclosed space, which leads to 
  • hypothermia, heat-induced illness or requires resuscitation or admittance to hospital for more than 24 hours. 
]]> 2017-09-13 12:49:01 UTC https://padlet.com/benlaney/q9i7r2waxx8q/wish/187136484 Animal Welfare Act (2006) https://padlet.com/benlaney/q9i7r2waxx8q/wish/187136616 The Animal Welfare act affects all born animals with a vertebrate besides that of humans.

It aims to protect all commonly domesticated animals in the British islands; this does not apply to those animals living in the wild. 

This act has a very important place in the animal industry as it forces care of domesticated animals ensuring their welfare and putting their needs as a priority.]]> 2017-09-13 12:49:16 UTC https://padlet.com/benlaney/q9i7r2waxx8q/wish/187136616 RIDDOR https://padlet.com/benlaney/q9i7r2waxx8q/wish/187137005 RIDDOR is the Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 1995. By law it is required for employers, as well as people who are self-employed and people who are in control of a premises, to report specified incidents in the workplace. These can include a wide range of things such as dangerous occurrences (when a serious accident was luckily avoided) all the way to work related deaths.]]> 2017-09-13 12:50:07 UTC https://padlet.com/benlaney/q9i7r2waxx8q/wish/187137005 RIDDOR https://padlet.com/benlaney/q9i7r2waxx8q/wish/187137080 RIDDOR is the law that requires employers, and other people in control of work premises, to report and keep records of: 
  • work-related accidents which cause death; 
  • work-related accidents which cause certain serious injuries (reportable injuries); 
  • diagnosed cases of certain industrial diseases; and 
  • certain ‘dangerous occurrences’ (incidents with the potential to cause harm). 
  • There are also special requirements for gas incidents
]]> 2017-09-13 12:50:16 UTC https://padlet.com/benlaney/q9i7r2waxx8q/wish/187137080 RIDDOR https://padlet.com/benlaney/q9i7r2waxx8q/wish/187137436 Information which needs to be recd:

  • The date of reporting
  • The date, time and location of the incident
  • Personal details (name, job title etc) of the person(s) involved
  • A description of the injury, illness or occurrence
]]> 2017-09-13 12:51:05 UTC https://padlet.com/benlaney/q9i7r2waxx8q/wish/187137436 https://padlet.com/benlaney/q9i7r2waxx8q/wish/187137854 2017-09-13 12:52:02 UTC https://padlet.com/benlaney/q9i7r2waxx8q/wish/187137854 Manual handling act https://padlet.com/benlaney/q9i7r2waxx8q/wish/187137893 It will help employers – and managers, safety representatives and employees – to control and reduce the risk of injury from manual handling
.    ]]> 2017-09-13 12:52:06 UTC https://padlet.com/benlaney/q9i7r2waxx8q/wish/187137893 RIDDOR https://padlet.com/benlaney/q9i7r2waxx8q/wish/187138054 What kind of incidents do I report in RIDDOR records?

  • Work-related death
  • Serious injuries
  • Over-7-day injuries (where the person is unable to work for at least a week)
  • Work-related diseases
  • Injuries to members of the public (ie. not employees)
  • Dangerous occurrences – when an accident almosthappens
  • Dangerous gas fittings in a workplace (Gas Safe registered gas fitters must report this)
]]> 2017-09-13 12:52:26 UTC https://padlet.com/benlaney/q9i7r2waxx8q/wish/187138054 RIDDO https://padlet.com/benlaney/q9i7r2waxx8q/wish/187139186 Who is responsible?
Only ‘responsible persons’ including employers, the self-employed and people in control of work premises should submit reports under RIDDOR.]]> 2017-09-13 12:55:00 UTC https://padlet.com/benlaney/q9i7r2waxx8q/wish/187139186 Manual handling act https://padlet.com/benlaney/q9i7r2waxx8q/wish/187139472 The Regulations require employers to: 
  • ■  avoid the need for hazardous manual handling, ‘so far as is reasonably practicable’; 
  • ■  assess the risk of injury from any hazardous manual handling that can’t be avoided; 
  • ■  reduce the risk of injury from hazardous manual handling, ‘so far as is reasonably practicable’. 
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