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    The document discusses health and safety legislation and risk management in the workplace. It outlines key UK laws governing workplace health and safety, such as the Health and Safety at Work Act of 1974, and penalties for noncompliance, including fines and potential jail time. It also discusses factors that influence individuals' perceptions of risk, such as training, and provides guidance on improving safety culture through measures like risk assessment, training programs, and monitoring practices.

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    11.

    1 Project risk Management

    Applied Risk Case Study


    Health and Safety

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    Learning Objectives
    • On completion, you should be able to:
    – List the primary legislation covering health and safety
    in the workplace.
    – Outline the penalties in place for breaches of the law.
    – State some factors affecting the perception of risk.
    – Give guidance for improving workplace health and safety.
    – Know where to find more detailed guidance if required.
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    Health and Safety at Work – Legislation


    • We begin by considering the general issues of health
    and safety that apply to all businesses and organisations.
    • Every organisation has to consider Health and Safety
    issues for both legal and moral reasons.
    • Under common law, employers have a duty of care with
    respect to the health and safety of their employees but
    such responsibilities are also required under statute law:
    – Health & Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 (HSWA)
    – Control of Substance Hazardous to Health 2002 (COSHH)
    – Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992
    – Display Screen Equipment (DSE) Regulations 1992
    – Under HSWA it is necessary for employers to provide
    a safe place of work and, as far as is reasonably practical,
    a safe system of work.
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    Health and Safety at Work – Penalties


    • The Health and Safety (Offences) Act 2008 became effective in
    the UK on 16 January 2009. Directors and senior staff who flout
    health and safety can now be sent to jail as well as being fined.
    • The Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act 2007
    came into force on 6 April 2008. If the way that a company is
    managed causes death through a gross breach of their duty of
    care, the company can be fined an unlimited amount. Sentencing
    guidelines suggest between 2.5% and 10% of annual turnover.
    • Under HSWA it is also necessary for employers to carry out risk
    assessments. A risk is acceptable when it is seen as insignificant
    when compared with the benefits of taking that risk. A tolerable
    risk is a risk, which is not taken willingly but is one that people
    are prepared to suffer for the accrued benefits.
    5

    Health and Safety at Work – Perception of Risk


    There are 3 areas influencing the perception of risk:
    1. The organisation: It is management’s responsibility to
    establish their own health and safety culture and involve
    all employees in the operation of the safety policy (any
    deviation is not acceptable.
    2. The individual: The individual has a direct co-relation with
    task safety. Training is required to ensure competence
    and also to increase the perception of risk.
    3. The job: This would include workload, the nature of the
    task and also the environment.
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    Health and Safety at Work – Perception of Risk


    • If people do not perceive the risks they are exposed to, or
    the consequences that may occur, they are not particularly
    inclined to think of safety, or to follow procedures, which will
    protect them against hazards.
    – Example: A steeplejack thinks his job is safe.
    The average man thinks it is not safe. When a colleague is
    killed the steeplejack changes his opinion of the safety of his
    job. It could be him next time!
    • Often, a workplace in which an accident has occurred is
    more safety conscious. This is because the safety culture
    has changed as well as individuals’ attitudes to safety.
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    Health and Safety at Work – Guidance


    In relation to an individual’s perception of risk, the idea is
    to increase the standards of safety without the accident
    experience. This can be achieved through the following:
    1. Carrying out an assessment of the risk in the working
    environment.
    2. Training which is specific to hazards and risks as well
    as in the safety culture of the company. This can be
    done through induction and also refresher courses.
    3. Recognising and reporting of potential hazards.
    4. Having in place...
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    Health and Safety at Work – Guidance


    4. Having in place instructions and procedures relating to
    carrying out a job safely.
    5. Making those involved aware of the consequences of
    not meeting safety requirements.
    6. Audits, monitoring and feedback.
    Furthermore, management must not condone or encourage
    bad practices. They should encourage questions on
    procedures and systems from employees who perceive
    something may not be right. Once risks are known then
    steps can be taken to minimise them.
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    Summary
    • Health and Safety at work affects everybody – and
    involves everybody.
    • In the UK and other countries, it is strictly controlled
    by government regulation.
    • In terms of risk management, it is very much about
    conducting regular and on-going risk assessments
    – which focus on down-side risks.
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    References and Further Reading


    • For more information about Health and Safety at work visit
    the UK Health and Safety Executive website.
    – HSE’s mission is to prevent death, injury and ill-health in
    Great Britain’s workplaces – by becoming part of the solution.
    • and the US Occupational Safety and Health Administration
    – We develop, gather and provide reliable and relevant
    information, analysis and tools to advance knowledge, raise
    awareness and exchange occupational safety and health
    (OSH) information and good practice.
    • A wide range of guidance and statistics are available on
    these websites.
    • See also the related UK Food Standards Agency’s Hazard
    Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) guidance.

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