week 1

4.1 Legislation

4.1.1 Understand the key points and implications to employers of the relevant health and safety legislation:

• Health and Safety at Work Act:

o key points:

– provide a safe working environment

– ensure staff are properly trained

– adequate welfare provision

– provide relevant information, instruction and supervision

• manual handling operations:

o key points:

– avoid hazardous manual handling operations as far as possible

– assess any hazardous manual handling operations

– provide information on load and centre of gravity

– reduce the risk of injury so far as is reasonably practicable

• work at height regulations:

o key points:

– make sure the work is properly planned, supervised and carried

out by competent people

– do as much work as possible from the ground

– ensure workers can get safely to and from where they work

at height

– ensure equipment is suitable, stable and strong enough for

the job

– provide protection from falling objects

– consider emergency evacuation rescue procedures

• display screen equipment:

o implications to employers:

– conduct a display screen equipment workstation assessment

– reduce risks including making sure workers take breaks from

display screen equipment work

– provide an eye test if an employee asks for one

– provide training and information for employees.

4.1.2 Understand the health and safety risks and preventative measures of

working with digital systems:

• possible risks:

o using display screen equipment

o working at heights

o cable installation (ground level, onto walls)

o manual handling

o health and safety requirements

• methods of mitigating risk:

o adequate training

o safe working environment

o suitable provision of relevant safety equipment

o safe working practices

o suitable provision of relevant information, instruction

and supervision.

4.1.3 Understand Data Security and Protection legislation, including their effect on organisations and individuals:

• Data Protection Act/General Data Protection Regulations:

o purpose of legislation

o eight principles.

4.1.4 Understand Computer Misuse legislation:

• the principles of the Computer Misuse Act (CMA) 1990

• consequences for company and employee

• employee awareness

• types of crimes covered by legislation.

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