1. Health and Safety At Work
Objectives –
What are health and safety issues?
What is the law?
What do businesses need to do
What do workers need to do?

2. Business 3 – Kitchen

3. Health and Safety Survey
Possible dangers
What businesses need to do to keep workers safe
What workers would need to do
Business 1
- Packing factory
Business 2
Office
Business 3
Kitchen

4. Health and Safety At Work Act 1974
Businesses must by law –
Provide a safe place for workers to work
Provide necessary safety training
Provide safety clothing
Make workers aware of any potential dangers
Put up clear signs to alert people to dangers e.g. wet floor
Make sure equipment safe and maintained well
Workers must
Act in safe way
Wear safety clothing
Follow safety rules

5. Activity 3 You need to write about 2 laws
Explain how the law affects McDonalds. What would McDonalds need to do to meet the H&S at W Act 1974
What could happen it law not followed – extreme cases Trading Standards could close down the restaurant.
Explain the extent to which the business is affected. Important to McDonalds – kitchens are dangerous, busy, rushing to get orders ready etc