The Legislative Responsibility of Employers Concerning Personal Safety
According to the UK Health and Safety Executive (HSE), the body responsible for enforcing health and safety management across businesses and organisations, it is the responsibility of an employer to protect the personal safety of employees. There is specific health and safety legislation in the UK which states the responsibilities of employers concerning personal safety […]
Legislation around Self-Defence in a Potentially Violent Situation
Related Courses There has been a rise in violence and episodes of physical assault within the workplace, even in the form of threats made against employees. This rise has led UK health and safety bodies, such as the Health and Safety Executive (HSE), to respond to this problem and ensure that the workplaces of businesses […]
How Work Activities can Affect Personal Safety
Different workplace environments naturally present their own specific hazards which could create risk to the employees and work associates. It is an employer’s responsibility to comply with UK health and safety legal duties, but it is also an employee’s own responsibility to care for their personal safety. If an employer is not complying with health […]
How to Contribute to a Health and Safety Culture
Health and safety is of the utmost importance in the UK and there is a range of legislation created with the aim of establishing health and safety culture within UK workplaces. Consequently, employers have the responsibility to ensure training programmes are conducted to raise awareness of the relevant health and safety requirements amongst all employees. […]
How do you Prevent Violence in the Workplace?
Violence in the workplace between employees and customers can instigate problematic situations which will implicate the employer. As an employer it is important to establish a zero-tolerance code of conduct regarding violence in the workplace to ensure employees are aware that the workplace is a violence-free zone. Consequently, training and communication of anti-violent behaviour must […]
How do you Minimise Risks to your Personal Safety?
Related Courses It is well known that it is an employer’s responsibility to ensure health and safety standards are maintained within the workplace to protect the personal safety of employees. An employer can abide by the UK health and safety standards through complying with specific legislation, such as the Health and Safety at Work Act […]
How can you Identify a Potential Hazard before it becomes an Issue?
A key aspect of a UK employer’s health and safety responsibility lies with their ability to control the risk – for example, identifying a potential hazard before it can become an issue. To do this, an employer must conduct a risk assessment, which is the analysis of the workplace and all of the health and […]
What Facilities do Employers Need to Provide for Pregnant and Breastfeeding Mothers?
Many new mothers in the United Kingdom (UK) continue to work whilst they are pregnant and whilst they are breastfeeding, and therefore the workplace needs to accommodate both new and expectant mothers. The Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1992 state that employers have a responsibility to provide “suitable facilities” to new and expectant mothers […]
What Benefits am I Entitled to if I Don’t Return to Work After Maternity Leave?
Our Expectant Mother Courses If you decide during your maternity leave that returning to work is not the appropriate course of action for you, there is certainly nothing wrong with deciding not to return to work. However, not returning to work could affect the maternity pay which you receive or which you have been receiving. […]
How Many Hours Can Pregnant Women Work by Law?
Our Expectant Mother Courses Pregnant employees can continue to work the average 40 hours a week in the UK or the hours that they were working previously, before they became pregnant. However, pregnant employees should only continue working these hours if it is safe to do so. Therefore, employers have the responsibility to ensure […]
