| Not many would be aware of this, but the
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| | is common. But if it starts affecting the
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| government has legislation for health and
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| | health of the employee then it is a
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| safety of people at work. The Health and
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| | problem. Employers should identify the
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| Safety at Work etc Act 1974 requires the
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| | factors causing excessive stress to the
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| employers to have proper health and
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| | employees. A stress risk assessment
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| safety management systems at work. The
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| | should be done to identify the potential
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| Act makes provision for securing the
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| | hazards and risks. Proper measures should
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| health of people at work, welfare and
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| | be adopted to control excessive employee
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| safety of the employees including the
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| | stress. Employees should be given proper
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| people who are not directly employed by
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| | training, support and care to help them
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| the company like contractors and
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| | prevent & relieve the stress.Employers
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| visitors.While the law exists and it is
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| | should follow the norms of the Control of
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| mandatory for the employers to follow the
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| | Substances Hazardous to Health
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| guidelines, it is also necessary for the
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| | Regulations. They should assess the
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| employees to know about their rights and
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| | health risks faced by the employees from
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| duties regarding their own health &
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| | the chemicals or substances used at
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| safety. Employers should conduct a
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| | workplace. Proper control measures should
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| General Risk Assessment to ensure the
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| | be adopted and the same should be
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| health and safety of their employees.To
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| | followed by the employees. Training and
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| create awareness about health & safety at
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| | information about the health risks should
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| work, the employers should have proper
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| | be provided to the employees.The
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| employee induction & health and safety
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| | employers are also required to have
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| training programs whenever new employees
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| | proper policies for disability health &
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| join the company. The induction program
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| | safety. Employees with cognitive,
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| should educate the employees about the
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| | physical, sensory, ambulant and other
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| safety standards, procedures and policies
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| | disabilities have a right to proper
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| of the company.The basics of health and
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| | arrangements and facilities at the
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| safety at work start with having proper
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| | workplace. There should be proper access,
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| First Aid. Every organization big or
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| | lighting, signage, seating arrangements
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| small must have proper First Aid Kits and
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| | for the disabled. Other employees of the
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| systems. While at work, people can suffer
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| | company should also be sensitized about
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| an injury or fall ill. It is very
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| | the same.New and expectant mothers have a
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| important for the company / firm to have
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| | right to proper care at the workplace.
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| proper arrangements so that the employees
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| | The employers should identify the
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| can receive immediate medical attention.
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| | potential hazards to the mother as well
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| A person who has received proper training
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| | as the baby while at work. The employers
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| for administering First Aid should be
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| | can offer alternative work, different or
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| appointed for this.Fire safety is of
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| | less work timings or paid leave to ensure
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| prime importance at work. The potential
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| | the health and safety of the mother and
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| hazards and sources of fuel, oxygen &
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| | baby. Similarly, arrangements should be
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| ignition etc should be identified. Proper
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| | made for young persons at work and lone
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| Fire detection and warning systems should
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| | workers. A general risk assessment should
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| be in place to prevent any mishaps. Fire
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| | be done for the security, health and
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| extinguishers should be kept ready in
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| | safety of such employees.It is important
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| different places throughout the building.
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| | that the employer as well as the employee
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| There should be exit doors and escape
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| | is aware of the rights and duties
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| routes in the building. Electrical
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| | pertaining to health and safety at
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| equipments and wiring should be proper
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| | workplace. For details you can take the
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| and checked at regular intervals. The
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| | services of a health and safety
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| employees should be given training on
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| | consultant or just search for "health and
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| dealing with fire emergencies. Fire drill
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| | safety at work" on any major search
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| and Fire Risk Assessment should be done
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| | engine.
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| at regular intervals.Stress at work place
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