Workplace Legislation Flashcards
HEALTH AND SAFETY AT WORK ACT, 1974 (HASAWA)
What Employers/Organisations must do under this Legislation:
- take care of their own and colleagues safety
- provide a safe place of work, including safe and clearly marked access and exits
- provide training programmes and advice to employees
- display health and safety information and keep details up-to-date
- provide safety equipment, and ongoing maintenance and regular checks for equipment
HEALTH AND SAFETY AT WORK ACT, 1974 (HASAWA)
What Employees must do under this Legislation:
- take care of their own and colleagues safety
- co-operate by attending any health and safety sessions or training programmes required
- be aware of and follow the health and safety information displayed
- refrain from interfering, operating, or misusing safety equipment or machinery without authorised access
HEALTH AND SAFETY (FIRST AID) REGULATIONS, 1981
Requirements under this Legislation:
- a first-aider must be appointed
- employees must be informed of first-aid arrangements
- employers must provide a suitably stocked first-aid box
WORKPLACE (HEALTH, SAFETY AND WELFARE) REGULATIONS, 1992
Accomodation Requirements under this Legislation:
- facilities, e.g. toilets, washing facilities, drinking water, changing facilities, rest area
- maintenance of equipments and premisies, e.g. ongoing repairs to building and workplace
- working environment, e.g.ventilation, temperature, lighting, cleanliness
- safety, e.g. routes for pedestrians and vhicles, conditions of floors, protection from falling objects, how windows are opened
FIRE PRECAUTIONS (WORKPLACE) REGULATIONS, 1999
What Employers/Organisations must do under this Legislation:
- check evacuation routes
- assess fire risks in the workplace
- provide suitable fire-fighting equipment
- check fire detection time and warning system
THE HEALTH AND SAFETY (DISPLAY SCREEN EQUIPMENT) REGULATIONS, 1992
Requirements under this Legislation:
Employers must:
* provide eye tests if requested by and glasses/contacts if needed for electronic work for employees
* ensure workstations meet minimum requirements, e.g. ajustable chairs are provided, footrests are proivded if requested, keyboards can be ajudsted and are separate from the screen
* provide health & safety training and information to ensure electronics and workstations are used safely
* ensure that employees are given suitable breaks or can change task away from electronics
HEALTH AND SAFETY LEGISLATION
Actions taken if Legislation is Breached:
- provide advice
- shut down premises
- impose a fine or take legal action
- enter and inspect premise without warning
GENERAL DATA PRODECTION REGULATIONS (GDPR)
Features under GDPR:
- train staff on data protection
- user’s have a right to access their data
- employees not divulge data to customers
- to erasure - certain types of data not required should be deleted
- files/documents should not be left exposed
- to be informed of what they are doing with data
COMPUTER MISUSE ACT, 1990
Offences under this Legislation:
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no unauthorised access of computer material
(it’s an offence to access computer matieral that an organisation or individual has no right to access) -
no unauthorised access with the intent to commit or help further offences
(it’s an offence to access a computer system with the intent of committing an offence to gain information that you have no right to gain or use) -
no unauthorised changes to computer material
(it’s an offence to modify or delte information on a computer system that you have not been authorised to)
COPYRIGHT, DESIGNS & PATENTS ACT, 1988
COPYRIGHT, DESIGNS & PATENTS ACT, 1988
May only Copy Information if:
- using them for judicial purproses
- copying them for educational use
- using them for non-profit making research
- copying for private study or to review them
WORKPLACE LEGISLATION
Consequences to Businesses for Breaching Legislation:
- reputation could be affected
- risk of prosecution/fines - bad publicity and possible financial implications
- staff’s morale and mitivation may be affected if they are working for a disreputable organisation
- staff may decide to leave or find another job - staffing problems and increased cost of hiring and training new staff
- difficult and expensive (advertising costs) to attract new customers
- customers may not trust the organisation anymore or go to comptetitors
