Health and Safety
Health and safety issues include many different aspects of the workforce. This includes raising a workplace safety issue and how to do so, the rights and responsibilities of everyone in the work place, including employers, employees and people visiting the workplace, the duty of care of people in the workforce, including planning for the prevention of accidents to people in the workplace, and what happens when these duties aren’t met. It also applies to bullying and psychosocial issues of employees and employers, and how to stop bullying, the appropriate knowledge and handling skills of different chemicals, how efficient and ergonomic the workplace is, ensuring appropriate usage of space. It also includes noise within the workforce, not exceeding the legal noise limit, and also the correct use and apt training for the use of machinery and equipment.
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