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| Concerned with employer's duty to employees |
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| Concerned with an employer's duty to non employees |
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| Concerned with the duty of the controller of premises (Not necessarily the employer) |
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| Concerns the duties of employees to himself and others |
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| Makes it an offence to tamper with equipment provided in accordance with the act. |
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| Prevents an employee being charged for something done in accordance with the relevant statuatory provisions. |
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| Imposes a duty on manufacturers and suppliers to ensure that articles supplied for work should be as safe as reasonably practical. |
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| Concerns pollution control. (Now governed under the Environment Act 1995) |
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| Approved Code of Practice (ACoP) |
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| Compliace with an approved code is not mandatory but may raise the presumption an accused did not take such care as was reasonably practicable. |
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| Under HSAW 1974 an activity is stopped until a situation has been remedied |
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| Under HSAW 1974 a situation must be remedied within a specific time |
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| 'Revitalising Health and Safety' (2000) |
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| The strategy statement issued by the government in order to modernise HSAW 1974 |
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| European Convention on Human Rights Article 2 |
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| European Convention on Human Rights Article 6 |
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| The right to a fair trial |
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| The principle that how an EU policy is implemented is left down to the member state to decide where appropriate. |
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In basic terms a way of claiming against a state that fails to implement an EU directive in time, resulting in the claimant's loss.
There are strict conditions to be satisfied in order to succeed. |
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| Certificate of European Standard (CE) |
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| A CE mark shows a product conforms with EU product safety directives and allows unrestricted movement and sale across the EU |
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| Strategy regarding UK implementation of EU H+S directives (Catchy I know!) |
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1. Regulations should meet the directives but not go beyond them
2. Avoid disrupting the existing framework of HSAW
3. Take the opportunity to reform pre HSAW 1974 legislation |
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| European Framework Directive |
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| EU Directive implemented by MHSWR 1992 and later 1999 |
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| European Framework Directive |
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| EU Directive implemented by MHSWR 1992 and later 1999 |
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| Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations (1992 & 1999) |
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| European Framework Directive Article 1 |
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General principles are for the
"Prevention of occupational risks, protection of safety and health, the elimination of risk and accident factors, [Informing and training] of workers and general guidelines for the implementation of said principles. |
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| European Framework Directive Article 5 |
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An employer has
"A duty to ensure the safety and health of workers in every aspect related to work" (In the UK the phrase 'as far as reasonably practical' is applicable) |
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| The European Framework Directive '6 pack' regulations: |
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Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations (MHSWR)
Workplace (Health and Safety and Welfare) Regulations
Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations (PUWER)
Personal Protective Equipment at Work Regulations (PPER)
Health and Safety (Display Screen Equipment Regulations) (DSER)
Manual Handling Operations Regulations (MHOR)
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| Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations (MHSWR) 1992 |
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| It's friggin massive! In a tiny tiny nutshell it covers managing H+S in the workplace, risk assessment and control, principles of prevention, competent persons, integration of health and safety measures, consulting with employees, it's huge! |
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| Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1992 |
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| Concerns health matters such as workplace temperature, lighting, cleanliness, conditions of floors, welfare facilities etc. |
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| Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations (PUWER) 1998 (Replacing the 1992 regs) |
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'The principal legislation for guarding of dangerous parts of machinery'
In a nutshell these regulations concern the selection, maintenance, training and risk management of equipment. |
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| Personal Protective Equipment at Work Regulations (PPEWR) |
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Covers PPE, the duties of employers to provide it AND of employees to use it.
PPE is considered a last resort under the MHSWR 'hierachy of control' (risk management) |
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| Manual Handling Operations Regulations (MHOR) |
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Covers the transporting of a load by 'hand or bodily force', everything from pushing to lifting to throwing!
Requires employers to avoid the need for manual handling where reasonably practical. |
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| Health and Safety (Display Screen Equipment) Regulations 1992 |
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| Concerns workstations (Computers, furniture, hours of use etc) and the control of associated musculoskeletal injuries |
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| MHSWR Employer's duties (Crux of) |
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Risk Assessment
Adequate H+S Training to employees
Temporary employees provided information about skills required and required health surveillance
Employers' liability cannot be discharged to any one employee or competent person. They will remain vicariously liable. |
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| Have similar statutory duties to those of employers |
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Use equipment as trained
Notify situations presenting imminent danger or perceived shortcomings in the employer's H+S arrangements |
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| MHSWR: Pregnant and new mothers |
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If a risk cannot be avoided, her working conditions must be altered. If this is not possible, she must be suspended on full pay for as long as necessary.
Ties in with Employment Rights Act 1996 |
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| For risk assessments, particular attention must be paid young people, particularly due to their inexperience. |
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Exciting factoid!!
It's exciting! |
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The duties under MHSWR are absolute, whereas under HASW they are qualified 'As far as reasonably practical'
Told you it was exciting. I've since had to sit down. |
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General Risk assessment Principles under MHSWR:
Avoiding______ |
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General Risk assessment Principles under MHSWR:
Evaluating_______ |
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| Evaluating risks that cannot be avoided |
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General Risk assessment Principles under MHSWR:
Combating_______ |
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| Combating risks at source |
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General Risk assessment Principles under MHSWR:
Adapting________ |
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| Adapting the work to an individual |
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General Risk assessment Principles under MHSWR:
Adapting_______ |
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| Adapting to technical progress |
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General Risk assessment Principles under MHSWR:
Replacing_______ |
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| Replacing the dangerours with the non/less dangerours |
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General Risk assessment Principles under MHSWR:
Developing________ |
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| Developing a clear prevention policy |
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General Risk assessment Principles under MHSWR:
Giving______ |
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| Giving collective protective measures priority over individual measures |
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General Risk assessment Principles under MHSWR:
Giving______ |
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| Giving appropriate instruction to employees |
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Risk Assessment Process:
Step 1 |
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| Decide who might be harmed |
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| Evaluate the risks arising from the hazard, are existing measures adequate? |
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| Review and revise as appropriate |
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