Regulation & Compliance Flashcards

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All aimed at protecting the consumer

GDPR Principles

There are 7 key principles

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  • Lawfulness, fairness & transparency
  • Data Minimisation
  • Purpose Limitation
  • Accuracy
  • Storage Limitation
  • Integrity & Confidentiality
  • Accountability
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GDPR Non-Compliance
(Lower Tier)

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Failure to:
* Effectively introduce policies
* Introduce a data protection officer
* Comply with regulator
* Inform those affected by breach

10 million euros or 2% global annual turnover

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GDPR Non-Compliance
(Higher Tier)

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  • Not following basic principles
  • Failure to comply with previous warnings from a previous regulator

20 Million euros or 4% global annual turnover

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4 Key principles

Health & Safety at Work Act
(1974)

What does this include?

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Holding Liability Compulsary Insurance
Conducting Risk Assessments & acting on findings
Employers must consult employees on h&s issues
Must display HSE law poster

HSE - Health & Safety Executive

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Think Induction modules

Six Pack Regulations

Must be followed by all organisations

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  • Personal Protective Equipment Work Regulations
  • Management of Health & Safety at Work Regulations
  • Workplace (Health, Safety & Welfare Regulations
  • The provision & use of Work Equipment Regulations
  • The Manual Handling Operations Regulations
  • Working-time Regulations
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Personal Protective Equipment Work Regulations
(1992)

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  • Must be used as a last resort to protect against risks
  • PPE must be free of charge & provided my employer
  • Employer should choose equipment carefully and train employees how to use it safely
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Management of Health & Safety at Work Regulations
(1999)

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Ensure that risk assessments are conducted

If more than 5 employees, must record significant findings

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Workplace (Health, Safety & Welfare) Regulations
(1992)

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Employers should supply:
* Adequate heating
* Ventilation
* Lighting
May also include places to:
* Rest
* Eat
* Washing Facilities

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The provision & use of Work Equipment Regulations
(1998)

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When using equipment in the workplace it must be:
* Suitable for intended purpose
* Regularly maintained to ensure safety
* Only used by individuals who have been trained
* Inspected by a competent worker

Ensuring the safetty of anyone with access to machinery

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The Manual Handling Operations Regulations
(1992)

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  • Hazardous manual handling should ne avoided as long as reasonably practical
  • Assess any manual handling that cannot be avoided
  • Reduce the risk of injury as far as reasonably practical

Ensuring safe handling of goods transported by hand or bodily force

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The Health & Safety DSE

Desk Screen Equipment

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To protect employees from risks of using screens, including:
* Backache
* Repetitive Strain Injury
* Eye Strain

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Working-time Regulations
(1998)

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  • Adult workers should not work over 48 hours per week
    (usually averaged over 17 weeks)
  • Under 18s: 8hrs a day/40hrs a week

20 min break if worked over 6hrs
16-17yr olds 30 minutes per 4.5hrs

Exemptions include jobs:
* Require 24hr staffing
* Emergency Services
* Security Surveillance
* Domestic Servant (Private)
* On vessels or in waterways

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9 protected characteristics

Equality Act (2010)

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  • Age
  • Disability
  • Gender Reassignment
  • Marriage & Civil Partnership
  • Pregnancy & Maternity
  • Race
  • Religion/Belief
  • Sex
  • Sexual Orientation
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4 Types

Types of Discrimination

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  • Direct
  • Indirect
  • Victimisation
  • Harrassment
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Direct Discrimination

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Treating someone with a protected characteristic less favourably than others

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Indirect Discrimination

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When conditions have been put into place to disadvatage someone with a protected characteristic

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Victimisation

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Treating someone less favourably because they are in support of the Equality Act

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Harassment

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Creating a hostile/offensive/uncomfortable work environment thst violates the dignity of an individual with a protected characteristic