Chapter 01 Slides
Chapter 01 Slides
Chapter 01 Slides
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Element 1
Why We Need to Manage the Workplace
Health and Safety
Learning Outcome
Discuss the moral, social and financial reasons for managing health and
safety in the workplace.
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Section 1.1
Discuss the moral, social and financial reasons
for managing health and safety in the workplace
Important Definitions
Moral Reason
As Per International Labour Organisation (ILO) Statistics
- Around 340 million incident happens annually
- Around 6000 deaths every single day
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Financial Reasons
Workplace accidents or ill health cost money which
may be
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Iceberg study
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Legal reason
• Safe Workplace
• Safe Plant and machinery
• A safe system of work
• Supervision, Training and competency of staff
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Section 1.2
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• Recommendation (R164)
Further adds material to C155 and thoroughly provides guiding lines
to act upon the action programs of C155. Particularly, it points out
the duties and obligations of both the employers and employees for
achieving the primary target of a protected and healthy workplace.
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Employers Responsibilities
Article 16 of C155 identifies obligations placed on employers to:
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Employers Responsibilities
Recommendation 10 of R164 v. Provide PPEs and clothing without
identifies obligation on employer charge to workers.
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Responsibilities of Workers
Recommendation 16 of R164
• To take reasonable care of their safety and that of other people
• Comply with instruction given about the health and safety
• Use safety devices and protective equipment correctly
• To report any situation which they believe could be a hazard and
which they cannot themselves correct.
• To report any work-related accident or ill health.
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Rights of workers
Article 19 of C155 states that every worker must be:
• Given adequate information on actions the employer has taken to
ensure safety and health.
• Given the right to the necessary training in safety and health.
• Consulted by the employer on all matters of safety and health
relating to their work.
• Given the right to leave a workplace that he has reason to think
presents an imminent and serious danger to his life or health,
and not be compelled to return until it is safe.
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Consequences of non-compliance
• Issuance improvement notice & Prohibition notice
• Investigating workplace accidents
• Enforcement of law on employer.
• Cancellation of a licence
• Issuance of a penalty or fine
• Starting criminal proceedings
• Closure of business activities
• Compensation to injured worker
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It is notable that these are not legal papers, but they have got
worldwide acceptance by a large number of states because they
show clearly good and proper management doing
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Section 1.3
Summarise the main health and safety duties
of different groups of people at work
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Section 1.4
Explain how contractors should be
selected, monitored and managed
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Responsibility rests with a client (as an employer) for the health and
safety of his employees and the persons paying visit inside the
workplace. Such liability is divided into the client and contractor
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Shared Duties
The way that a client manages contractors can be broken down into
three key areas:
• Selection of contractors.
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Summary
In this element, we have:
• Introduced some key words, such as: health; safety; and welfare.
• Highlighted the three main reasons why an organisation has to manage health and
safety, which can be summarised as moral, legal and financial.
• Set out the basic requirements of the international standards that govern health
and safety, i.e., the ILO Convention C155 and Recommendation R164.
• Discussed the role of enforcement agencies and consequences of non-compliance
• Identified responsibilities of different group of people in the organisation.
• Considered the responsibility that a client has for the management of contractors
and outlined the steps that a client should take to choose a competent contractor
and plan and monitor their work.
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