Health and safety and welfare at a workplace 1992

1. By Jamie CoxAnd Jarvis Campbell. Health and safety and welfare at a workplace 1992

2. The workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1992 cover the basic health, safety and welfare issues found in most workplaces. This regulation aims to ensure that workplaces meet health, safety, and welfare needs of all members of a workforce including those with disabilities. Introduction.

3. This regulation applies to a wide range of workplaces, not just factories, shops, and offices but also for example schools, hospitals, hotels and places of entertainment. The term ‘Workplace’ can also include parts of shared buildings, private roads, and paths or industrial estates and business parks, and temporary worksites, not including construction on construction sites. Interpretation.

4. Ventilation: There should be a supply of fresh clean air drawn into the workplace, which is filtered, well circulated and kept at a comfortable humidity. Temperature: Temperatures should be kept at a comfortable level for workers, this can vary because of the clothing that the workers have to wear, and the environmental factors. Lighting: lighting should be sufficient to enable the workers to be able to see and move about safely Cleanliness and waste disposal: Any furniture, furnishings and fittings that are within a workplace should be kept clean and if possible all surfaces to be kept to a sufficient standard. Cleaning and removal of waste should be carried out as necessary by an effective method. Waste should be stored in a suitable container. Space in a room: Workrooms should have enough free space to allow people to move about easily. Workstations and seating: Workstations should be suitable for the worker using them, and for the job that they do. Maintenance: The workplace and certain equipment, devices, and systems should be maintained in working order, and kept up to any regulations that restrict them. Falls into dangerous substances: the consequences of falling into dangerous substances are so serious that a high standard of PPE should be worn. (Preventing falls in from height are covered by the Work at Height Regulations 2005) Windows Doors and gates: All should be suitably constructed, should be capable of opening and closing, and should be fitted with safety devices if necessary Escalators and moving walkways: Should function correctly, and equipped with any necessary safety functions or emergency stops. Washing facilities: Washing facilities should be provided at readily available sources and men and women should have separate washing facilities. Drinking water: There should be cold and hot running water for the entire work force. Accommodation for clothing and facilities for changing: A secure space should be provided to store workers clothing and personal possessions, There should also be changing facilities for workers that want to change into special clothing Facilities for rest and to eat meals: suitable and sufficient, readily available rest facilities should be provided What it covers.

5. The main exceptions in this regulation, is that of workplaces involving construction on a construction site, those working in or on a vessel out at sea, or those below ground working in a mine (but these are covered by the Quarries regulations 1999, the Health and safety (miscellaneous amendments) regulations 2002, the Work at height regulations 2005, and the construction (design and management) regulations 2007. Exceptions.

6. All of the information in this presentation was gathered from http://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/indg244.pdfandhttp://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1992/3004/contents/made