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.

4.1.5 Understand Equality legislation:
• the nine protected characteristics
• types of discrimination:
o direct
o indirect
o harassment
o victimisation
• where individuals are protected
• when to take action against discrimination
o time limits for claims.

4.1.6 Understand Intellectual Property legislation:
• unregistered designs
• registered designs
• patents.

4.1.7 Understand Electrical Waste legislation:
• Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Regulations
• safe disposal
• environmentally responsible disposal.

4.1.8 Understand the interrelationships between digital support and security
and digital legislation, and make judgements about the impact on
organisations, society and individuals.

4.1.9 Know that international law applies to some offences:
• international law in cyberspace
• international law and surveillance.

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