1. UNIT 27: UNDERSTANDING HEALTH AND SAFETY IN THE BUSINESS WORKPLACE
P-1 Understand how health and safety legislation and regulations affect a business working environment (M1 & D1)

2. P-1 Learning Objectives
Explore and examine the legal requirements and regulations for ensuring the health, safety and security of those employed in business.
To classify and explain the various acts of legislation covering health, safety and security of people working in a business environment.

3. P1, M1 & D1 - Criteria
P1 explain the legal requirements and regulations for ensuring the health, safety and security of those employed in business
M1 assess the implications of health, safety and security legislation and regulations for a business role in a workplace environment
D1 make recommendations for improving health and safety standards and practices in a
selected work environment.

4. UNDERSTAND HOW HEALTH AND SAFETY LEGISLATION AND REGULATIONS AFFECT A BUSINESS WORKING ENVIRONMENT
Statutory duties of employers and employees relating to health, safety and welfare
Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999
Health and Safety at Work Act 1974
Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1992
Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 1995 (RIDDOR)
Control of Substances Hazardous to Health 1994
Electricity at Work Regulations 1989 (COSHH)
Display Screen Equipment Regulations 1992 (DSE)
Manual Handling Operations Regulations

5. To secure the health, safety and welfare of a person at work
The Health and Safety at Work Act 1974
for the workplace to ensure that the premises, plant and machinery do not endanger the people using them.
To secure the health, safety and welfare of a person at work
Protecting people that are not just in work from the activities of the work place
Controlling the keeping and use of explosive or highly flammable/dangerous substances, and preventing the unlawful acquisition, possession and use of such substances.
Controlling the emission into the atmosphere of noxious or offensive substances (Environmental Protection Act 1990)
it is the duty of every employee while at work to take reasonable care of him or herself and of any other person who may be affected by his or her actions

6. IMPLEMENTATION IN WORKPLACE Legal requirements
UNDERSTAND HOW HEALTH AND SAFETY LEGISLATION AND REGULATIONS AFFECT A BUSINESS WORKING ENVIRONMENT
IMPLEMENTATION IN WORKPLACE
Legal requirements
Workplace policies for job role
Reporting procedures
Key personnel responsible for health and safety
Harmful work practices
Organising own work area

7. ACTIVITY 1 In pairs, discuss the following questions:
Why do you think we need health and safety protection in the workplace?
What might happen if there was no legislation to protect workers from harm?

8. ACTIVITY 2
Select a business you are familiar with and identify as many potential hazards in this workplace as you can. For each hazard you have identified, suggest a measure that would protect employees from harm. In groups as allocated prepare a poster on your selected business as outlined previously.

9. ACTIVITY 2 Continued
Extension Task Explore the Health and Safety Executive Website Write a bit about the guidelines your selected business would follow inline with HSE*. *HSE – HEALTH AND SAFETY EXECUTIVE

10. Health & Safety Signs Memory Board

11. Type of Sign Message Prohibition To convey prohibited actions Hazard
To warn of potential danger or harm
Mandatory
To convey actions to be carried out
To outline emergency procedures in the event of fire
Safe condition
To show the way to medical assistance
To show that a course of action is safe
Fire equipment
To indicate the location of fire equipment
Multi message
To convey one or more of the above

13. Plenary
Recap on session and questions and answers on Acts and importance of Health and Safety in the workplace.