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Companies are responsible for the safety of workers while on duty. When violence occurs against employees or amongst coworkers companies can be held liable for failing to prevent the incident. Workers’ compensation addresses on-the-job injuries. The Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 establishes federal regulations for employee safety protections (Mathis, 2014). I visited the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s webpage on Violent Crimes. After reviewing their Workplace Violence…

While the current economic situation has slowed the pace of business, construction, manufacturing and business in general has not by any means ground to a halt. People are still working and on-the-job accidents can still happen, whether in an office, in a manufacturing facility or on a construction site. When you are injured on the job, your main concerns are recovering from your injury and for your family's well being while you are injured. You need to get the treatment and rehabilitation…

Accident and incident policy When a child hurts themselves in the setting the practitioner should comfort them and get the first aider. If it is an emergency the manager and the child’s parents should be informed and an ambulance called. The nursery should have permission from the parents to call the ambulance in a emergency. If it is not an emergency once the child’s injuries have been tended to and the accident incident and emergency form or book needs to be filed in as it is a statutory…

Staying Alive in the Hazmat Industry When you operate a business in the hazmat industry, compliance to regulations is essential. The failure to adhere to industry rules could lead to the demise of a business – so you’ll need to remain on top of the guidelines that regulate hazmat companies. The following points may be used as a general outline of information you’ll need to know to stay alive in the hazmat industry. DOT Training for Your Business Department of Transportation (DOT) training is…

The purpose of well-built an EAP with proper training of the employee is to reduce the injuries and protect the environment and result in less structural and equipment damage of the facility and lead in organized evacuation during the emergency response such as fire, chemical spill, and natural disaster. 2. Describe four components of an EAP. Reporting and alerting authorities is one of the EAP component, that includes the participation or support of the fire, police, rescue, and medical…

OSHA stands for Occupational Safety and Health Administration which sets and enforces protective workplace safety and health standards. OSHA provides information, training and assistance to workers.”Under the General Duty Clause, Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act ( OSHA) of 1970, employers are required to provide their employees with a place of employment that "is free from recognizable hazards that are causing or likely to cause death or serious harm to employees." The…

Safety in the Electrical Field In today’s world, every job pursued comes with a certain level of risk. Whether it be a financial risk or risk of a physical injury, one must be prepared to face anything. Electricians are at an extremely high risk of causing physical harm to themselves while on the job. As the number of electricians who enter the work force continues to rise each year, the risk of on-the-job injuries doubles. Some of the most common, yet dangerous risks electricians face every day…

spite of following these set of rules and regulation formulated by WH&S, safety performance or work related accidents keeps on increasing. Thus it has been discussed in this essay that apart from this legislation safety culture in an organization and safety performance are of greater value. These two aspects when used at workplace helps in improving the safety performance. Issues like assessing safety behavior of employees, safety culture in an organization, rules, believes, attitudes, good…

buildability of the structures with regard to health, safety and welfare of everybody in the influence of the structures. This consideration should be done prior to construction work, during construction, while the structure is undergoing maintenance and at normal operation time. Health, safety, and welfare also continue throughout the lifespan of the said structure, that is during the structure removal after its design life. Heath and safety works act 1974 put the onus on all duty holders to…

Health and Safety Policy and Procedure The health and safety policy is aimed make the setting a more healthy and safe environment as the health and safety of all children, young people, staff and other adults is vital. For that reason all children, parents, staff and volunteers are to be made aware of any risks and hazards to health and safety to minimize the risks and hazards to enable children and young people to succeed. The entitled health and safety person at the setting has to undertake…