Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999

Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999

When it comes to the management of health and safety at work, it is often senior management that implement Health and Safety policies and procedures, and take necessary steps to ensure that those within the building (whether that be the staff, students or in some cases the general public) are compliant with the procedures.

The senior management and IT technicians should make sure that the college has appropriate health and safety tools available to them, this would include: fire extinguishers, fire exit signs, wet floor signs, parking signs, fire alarms, sprinkler systems and security necessities such as CCTV – for protection of privacy. This equipment should be checked regularly and replaced if necessary.

All new staff will be trained on the basic health and safety regulations (the business will also provide further training should this be required), should there be a need for further training for existing employees, this should also be provided. Staff should be told and shown where the fire assembly point and fire exit is. Both students and staff will also have to sign a document saying they understand the safety regulations put in place; this is a necessary legal procedure, to try to ensure that students understand the risk they are putting themselves at and what to do in an emergency or accident.

The senior management themselves should also be following the code of practice and carry out risk assessments to identify hazards within the business. They will record incidents/ accidents that occur and put safety measures in place in order to prevent future accidents. Not following these necessary safety regulations and procedures could result in disciplinary action for both the students and the staff, this could also have a detrimental effect on the college (as it could be shut down) or on the deterioration of the college’s financial health and reputation, as claims and fines may set the college back and put them into debt, or they could receive criticism and

bad word of mouth advertising, meaning they could lose students and staff and could potentially see a decrease in the number of students that apply to the college the following year.

Health and Safety at Work Act 1974

This act is in place to maintain the safety of the students, the staff and public within the college, by protecting them against hazards, risks and illness. This act essentially places a duty on all students "to ensure, as far as is reasonably practicable, the health, safety and welfare at work" of all their students.

When acts are amended and updated as a new legislation, employers and employees need to be informed and trained to ensure they do not put themselves each other in danger or the public in any sort of danger.

Workplace (Health, Safety