Healthy and safety at work is a very important legislation because it gives anyone at work the rights to be safe at any risks happening in the workplace. There are many things that this act covers, some of what includes: safety checks for electrical equipment (PAT test), which is done every year, manual handlinglifting and carrying, where you are shown how to correctly lift and handle stuff, risk assessment-which everyone have to do, fire safety equipment (extinguishers, fire alarms and signs) where you will know what your workplace has, what the fire evacuation procedures for the workplace, disposal and handling of hazardous materials (such as nappies, body fluid) what you would need to handle this with, what are the procedures of emergencies
