What do you think will happen if you will not follow health and safety precaution in the workplace?
Answer: health and safety of your business may face a decrease in productivity and an increase in staff turnover as morale falls. Everyone should feel safe when they go to work.
What are the reasons for managing health and safety?
The proactive management of safety and health in the workplace helps organisations prevent injuries and ill-health at work. This guidance should help organisations reduce the personal loss caused as a result of accidents and ill-health at work.
What is the moral reasons for managing health and safety?
Moral reasons are based on the concept of an employer owing a duty of reasonable care to his employees. A person does not expect to risk life and limb, or physical health, as a condition of employment. Society expects every employer to demonstrate a correct attitude to health and safety to his workforce.
What are the 3 steps used to manage health and safety at work?
There are three steps used to manage health and safety at work.
- Spot the Hazard (Hazard Identification)
- Assess the Risk (Risk Assessment)
- Make the Changes (Risk Control)
How do you identify workplace hazards?
To be sure that all hazards are found:
- Look at all aspects of the work and include non-routine activities such as maintenance, repair, or cleaning.
- Look at the physical work environment, equipment, materials, products, etc.
- Include how the tasks are done.
- Look at injury and incident records.
What is an example of a risk in the workplace?
These types of risks come from dangerous situations in the workplace. Some common examples include: physical hazards caused by high noise levels, extreme weather or other environmental factors. equipment hazards caused by faulty equipment or poor processes when using equipment such as machinery.