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Purpose and legal status of existing:
Health & Safety Regulations.
Can be introduced to implement European Directives,
Contain statutory duties
Prosecution or fines for breaches
Enforced by enforcement authorityUsually made by the secretary of state with powers introduced under the Health 7 Safety at Work, etc Act 1974
HSE Approved Codes of Practice.
Provide a recognised interpretation of legislation
Failure to comply may be cited in court in
criminal proceedings
Must meet the ACoP standard or comply with an equal or better standard
Have semi-legal status
Health & safety has to compete with other
management priorities, particularly those
associated with the production of goods and services which is the basic rationale of an organisation. It may be seen as an unproductive cost which conflicts with requirements to keep costs low.
Health relates to the physical condition, of the body and mind, of all people at the workplace (employees, contractors and visitors) and their protection from harm in the form of injury or disease.
Safety relates to the condition at the workplace and applies to the pursuit of a state where the risk of harm has been eliminated or reduced to an acceptable level.
Welfare relates to the general well-being of, primarily, employees at the workplace and the promotion of conditions which help to provide for their needs in respect of health, comfort, and social and personal well-being. This broader concept of welfare is not a specific concern of HSaW, but effective H&S measures may contribute to the conditions which
promote it.
Moral (or Humanitarian)
Legal
Economic
Legal cases indicate how requirements such as a "safe place of work" change over the years and act as drivers for an increasing standard of H&S in the workplace
Better staff may only work for employers with high standards of H&S
Widespread access to the media ensures that standards of best practice in the workplace are well known by everyone and therefore
establish the norm that people at work expect.
Direct costs : damaged product, repairs or
replacement of damaged equipment, worker sick pay, production downtime, first aid treatment costs, overtime
Indirect costs: low worker moral, damaged
business reputation, high staff turnover and
associated costs.
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