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INFORMATION SHEET 4.2-1
OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY STANDARDS

Learning objective:
After reading this information sheet, you must be able to:
 Know the main laws regarding health and safety in the workplace.

Main laws and regulations regarding health and safety in the workplace, every
employee and employer should be aware of are:

 Manual handling operations in 1992
 Substances Control Health Regulations 2002 (COSHH) (and Miscellaneous
Amendments)

The Health and Safety at Work Act 1974: This law requires that: Employers must
ensure the health and safety for employees, providing them with safe
investments, handling, storage and transportation of goods, providing
information, training and support, giving them secure jobs and secure
environment and facilities.

Organizations must have five or more employees of a policy statement on
health and safety Implementation of the policy update and the same when
necessary and avoid the risk of their other activities.

Operation Manual Handling Regulation 1992:
Manual handling means bringing a load of hand and physical strength, such
as lifting, putting down, pushing, etc. The employer must:
Hotel management should redesign the movement of the load by automatic
procedures

Employees should be provided with the proper disposal Information about the
weight of each load and its downside.
 Mechanical aids such as trolleys, left should, lifting equipment are
available.
 Employees from hazardous substance risk assessment must
 When working in a confined space, employees must have safe
systems of work.
 Before any work begins, should be adequate emergency measures are
made.

Date Developed:
SECTOR ELECTRONICS Document No.
May 04, 2020
RTC Issued by:
ZAMBOANGA QUALIFI- COMPUTER Developed By: Page 208
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