Health And Safety At WORK
The Health and Safety at Work Act requires things such as:
The display screen regulations are sensible guidelines for computer users and most of it links to workplace organisation.
The main points of the regulations include:
consequences of neglecting employees' health and safety could be at worst a fatal accident. Most workplace injuries are not fatal but can cause misery to the worker and cost and inconvenience for the employer. In an office environmental hazards include:
If these things happen, the employer could be effected in several ways:
Employees should take responsibility for health and safety at work. This means that they should work in a way that does not affect the health and safety of others.
- Safe entry and exit in and out of buildings
- Enough toilets and facilities for getting drinks
- Proper maintenance equipment
- Employee training about health and safety issues that relate to their job
- The display of information about health and safety matters
The display screen regulations are sensible guidelines for computer users and most of it links to workplace organisation.
The main points of the regulations include:
- The computer screen should be a reasonable size and the brightness and contrast should be adjustable.
- Keyboards should be separate from the screen and the user should be able to tilt it.
- There should not be any glare from the sun or lights onto the screen.
- Desks, chairs and footrests should all be the right sort of office use.
- The user must be allowed to take breaks from using the screen.
- Software should be user-friendly
consequences of neglecting employees' health and safety could be at worst a fatal accident. Most workplace injuries are not fatal but can cause misery to the worker and cost and inconvenience for the employer. In an office environmental hazards include:
- Cables, which people could trip over.
- Cabinets and cupboards which may obstruct doorways and fire exits.
- Electrical faults with equipment.
- Repetitive strain injury and other aches and pains from sitting at a computer for too long.
- Eye strain and headaches.
If these things happen, the employer could be effected in several ways:
- Employees take time off work as they are injured/ill.
- Someone might have to fill their job which could be costly.
- If the injury is serious, compensation may need to be paid.
- The business could end up with a bad reputation as an unsafe place to work.
Employees should take responsibility for health and safety at work. This means that they should work in a way that does not affect the health and safety of others.