Regulation & Compliance Flashcards
All aimed at protecting the consumer
GDPR Principles
There are 7 key principles
- Lawfulness, fairness & transparency
- Data Minimisation
- Purpose Limitation
- Accuracy
- Storage Limitation
- Integrity & Confidentiality
- Accountability
GDPR Non-Compliance
(Lower Tier)
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
GDPR Non-Compliance
(Higher Tier)
- Not following basic principles
- Failure to comply with previous warnings from a previous regulator
20 Million euros or 4% global annual turnover
4 Key principles
Health & Safety at Work Act
(1974)
What does this include?
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
Think Induction modules
Six Pack Regulations
Must be followed by all organisations
- 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
Personal Protective Equipment Work Regulations
(1992)
- 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
Management of Health & Safety at Work Regulations
(1999)
Ensure that risk assessments are conducted
If more than 5 employees, must record significant findings
Workplace (Health, Safety & Welfare) Regulations
(1992)
Employers should supply:
* Adequate heating
* Ventilation
* Lighting
May also include places to:
* Rest
* Eat
* Washing Facilities
The provision & use of Work Equipment Regulations
(1998)
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
The Manual Handling Operations Regulations
(1992)
- 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
The Health & Safety DSE
Desk Screen Equipment
To protect employees from risks of using screens, including:
* Backache
* Repetitive Strain Injury
* Eye Strain
Working-time Regulations
(1998)
- 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
9 protected characteristics
Equality Act (2010)
- Age
- Disability
- Gender Reassignment
- Marriage & Civil Partnership
- Pregnancy & Maternity
- Race
- Religion/Belief
- Sex
- Sexual Orientation
4 Types
Types of Discrimination
- Direct
- Indirect
- Victimisation
- Harrassment
Direct Discrimination
Treating someone with a protected characteristic less favourably than others