HEALTH AND SAFETY

Health and Safety



Health and Safety

Health and safety legislation in the construction Sector

There is no question that construction is one of the most dangerous industries in the UK. Every year, most of the people died on site, thousands injured or develop work-related health problems. This is why promoting the health and safety performance on construction sites in UCATT's daily work and ongoing activities of the key role. We yearn for employers to comply with health and life safety regulations, we are eager to achieve the rights of workers. (Stranks, 2005,330) more each worker needs to have a good primary workplace hazards, enabling them to seize the assistance to the better protection. Important health and safety issues, you know the most important health and safety issues, such as information:

Information on workplace hazards

What guidance can be organized for each worker, to avoid injuries and work-related disease health

Legal developments and

Information security and representation

Provisions of the Health and Safety Act 1974

The Health and Safety Act 1974 is one of the most important legislation covering occupational health and safety in the workplace. This is the designed for careful examination of all workers in all sectors of health and safety regulations are surrounded (Stranks, 2005,330). It recognizes the general duties of employers, employees, trainees, self-employed, manufacturers, suppliers, designers and importers of work equipment. The law's position on the general obligation of the employer examined the safety, health and employee benefits. In the accurate, they must:

Provide and maintain than the work that they are protected and will not endanger the health of vegetation and plans.

Double check for the protected use, management, storage arrangements, and project and material transport.

Provide health and safety information, guidance, education and supervision.

Keep work place in line (as in the employer's control), it is, and get access to and from it to go, is to protect and without risks to health.

To provide a protected natural environment and employment and maintenance of welfare facilities for the rich

Any boss who uses more than 5 people need to organize and contain the composition of the principles of health and safety of the latest statement to declare a UP, and that the vigilance of the staff.

As a union representative unions to determine the safety regulations of the act specified groups. Have an obligation to talk about safety and health and safety representatives and safety management assembly on behalf of not more than two security less asked.

Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999

The management Health and Safety at Work guidelines 1999 positions a obligation on employers to consider and organise risks to deal with employers, their employees and other work activities from the health and safety responsibilities. Employers should make better arrangements for scrutiny of health and safety in the workplace, including the request for emergency situations, a wealth of information and staff teaching arrangements and the appropriate health supervision (Zahlis, 1995, the 43).

To ensure safe environment and working conditions, employees or dangerous person should have a safety and health policy ...