1. JEREMIAH KALUKEMBI

2. Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 (HASAW) is an act created under the Parliament of
the United Kingdom in 1974. The act was created to enhance the health and safety in
the workplace to prevent employees from injuries or harm.
The act is divided into 9 sections which give individual general duties to be carried out by
employers and business owner.
For example, supplying necessary training for an employee free of charge and
completing risk assessments in order to measure risks in the workplace and prevent
future injuries.

3. The Headteacher is required to give employees and staff training that may relate there
area of work for free and would only be allowed to employ staff that have suitable
qualifications to encourage health and safety seeing as they could be trusted.
First aid facilities must be provided to staff and students in the case of any emergency or
incident, the headteacher would make sure he has a number of staff that are qualified in
first aid that can be available at all times during school hours.
The equipment and premises needs to be monitored and improved if necessary to avoid
harm to the environment, staff and student.
The headteacher would need to encourage the staff and student to take their own and
other’s health and safety into consideration.

4. This act is based on the HASAW(Health and Safety at Work Act) 1974. The purpose of
the establishment of this act in 1999 by the Parliament of the United Kingdom is so that it
can do into more detail on what employers and business owners are required to do to
manage health and safety in the workplace.
This law is considered to be really important seeing as it covers all activities run by a
business day to day.
From this regulatory act the main approach of managing health and safety requirements
s to complete a risk assessment.
To cover this act businesses should make sure;
There is emergency procedures for use in emergencies.
Work on risk assessments results to try clear all possible risks
Provide the right safety equipment for employers and employees and
Monitor the premise thoroughly.

5. Risk assessments would need to be carried out to determine any risks or injuries that are
likely to occur in a certain area or workplace and work towards prevention of these risks.
One approach of this is by enhancing the emergency procedures such as Fire Drills.
These would have to be regularly practiced to ensure staff and students know the routine
to the drill. By applying fire extinguishers in the hall ways and classrooms the staff and
student can have control on minimising the chances of fires which could lead to
explosions this is why all electrical wires would need to be covered. No wires should be
exposed and shouldn’t be in direct sunlight.
The school could also improve on this by having hazard awareness posters and signs
around the school especially in Technology and Science Department where chemicals
and hardware equipment are accessible by students.

6. The Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1992 is an act under the
Parliament of the United Kingdom that was established in 1992. The act is formed to
protect employees and visitors/customers in a businesses premises by covering a wide
range of basic heath, safety and welfare concerns.
The act can be simply split into three sections;
Health – it is important that a workplace has the right facilities to cater to the health
requirement of it’s employees or visitors such as toilets with sinks for hygiene.
Safety – is simply the point of which lowering the risk of injury in the workplace relies
on. In other words equipment such as Fire Alarms and Fire Extinguishers must be
available for use in cases of fires.
Welfare – Facilities that are supplied by the premises to encourage of ease of access.
For example, for the welfare of wheelchair users businesses would be required to have
ramps and elevators accessible.

7. The Headteacher is responsible of ensuring that this act is in authority in the school
premises.
He would need to make certain that the facilities in the school support the health, safety
and welfare needs of his staff and students such as;
guaranteeing that there is enough toilets and washing facilities so that they are easily
accessible to the whole school so that they are capable of maintain hygiene levels to
prevent illnesses being passed around in school.
For the safety of visitors and students, the Headteacher would need to guarantee that
entering the school by either car or walking is risk free by ensuring there’s clear
pedestrian paths to tend to the needs of walkers and road routes with speed limits for
prevention of road accidents and incidents.
HSE states that the Headteacher would need would need to do whatever is possible to
ensure temperatures in indoor workplaces are at least 16celsius where work is mainly
sedentary such as classrooms and 13celsius in rooms where physical activities take
place such as P.E. Halls. For this he would need to ensure there is Air Conditioning is in
suitable rooms.
All these facilities would need to be clean and supervised if necessary.

8. RIDDOR (Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations) is
an act that was passed by the Parliament of United Kingdom in 1995.
RIDDOR was made in order to support employees, any individual(s) in control of the
premises or employers by allowing them to be legally obliged by the act to report any of
the following injuries as soon as they may take place;
Death
Gas incidents
Occupational diseases
Dangerous occurrences
Major injuries
or any injuries resulting to 3 days off work
RIDDOR attempts to ascertain the most common injury in the workplace so that they can
provide support for prevention of them to occur once more.

9. The school should encourage reporting injuries and incident to the enforcing authorities
so that to they can identify where and how risks arise so that investigation can run to
prevent them.
The act states that the department of the school and the headteacher should keep record
of;
 the time, date, and place of the incident
 the date and method of reporting
 All the details of those involved in the incident or injured and
 Provide a description of the illness/disease or how the incident took place.

10. Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH) is an act under the Parliament of
the United Kingdom established in 2002 for businesses that use or control hazardous
substances.
This act holds employers and business owners responsible of controlling exposure to
their substances to protect the health of employees and customers. The main aim of the
act is to alert businesses what has been considered a hazardous substance and for them
to acknowledge all the methods of intake or possible harm it can cause.
Something from as little as beauty products to wood can be considered hazardous in a
businesses plant, but major concerns are substances such as;
Chemicals
Dust
Gases
Vapours
Biological Agents
Fumes etc

11. Good practice of using hazardous substances should be encouraged to enhance the
prevention of injuries or disease. So teachers, especially those who teach sciences and
technology, should make sure that students are informed on how to use the hazardous
substance supplied to them or when they are using them themselves.
They could also try to control the amount used or in the premises so that it prevents the
waste that could build up.
The Headteacher is also responsible of confirming that all the staff that are acquired of
using the chemicals or other hazardous substances are qualified and trained to do so.
Substances that may cause cancer through exposure are not allowed to used under this
act.

12. Electricity at Work Regulations 1989 (EAW Regulations) is an act under the Parliament if
the United Kingdom established in 1989.
This act was created to ensure the safety of plants to reduce risk of electrocution, fires or
burns from live currents.
HSE states that the main hazards are;
 faults which could cause fires
 contact with live parts causing shock and burns
 fire or explosion where source of ignition is electricity in a potentially flammable or
explosive atmosphere (e.g. spray paint booths)
The main method used to lessen death and injuries is to run risk assessments.
http://www.hse.gov.uk/lau/lacs/19-3.htm

13. Risk Assessments would need to be completed so that the risks are identified.
From this the Headteacher can reduce risks by;
 Ensuring all the rooms in the premises are in safe conditions.
 Providing enough sockets so that they wouldn’t be overloaded which may cause fires.
 Use sockets with switches so they could be easily switched off in case of an
emergency
 Encourage using sockets nearest to the machine to prevent injuries and easily
disconnected.
 The right warnings and awareness is displayed to ensure that staff and students know
what they should in case of emergency and prevent hazards such as burns, fires and
explosions.

14. The Display Screen Equipment Regulation Act 1992 is an act under the Parliament of the
United Kingdom established in 1992. The main aim of the act is to prevent health
damage to employers or employees from the use of display screen equipments.
The most commonly reported ill health from use of display screen equipment is;
Visual fatigue
Back pain
Mental stress and
Upper limb disorder.
Although others consist of;
Facial Dermatitis and
Epilepsy

15. The act requires that a rightly experienced person(s) or headteacher needs to access the
equipment and should make sure;
The brightness is suitable enough to not affect the eyesight of staff, students, or visitors
The display is to be persistent and must not do the following;
•jump,
•jitter or
•swim.
The screen must be adjustable for the person(s) viewing can adjust it to fit their needs
to prevent straining or neck damage.
The premises where is the equipment is situated is large enough to prevent damage
through the tasks that are carried out.

16. Manual Handling Operations Regulation (MHOR) is an act under the Parliament of the
United Kingdom.
This act covers a wide range of handling activities such as;
lowering
lifting,
carrying
pulling or
pushing
It provides advice for managers and employers on how to reduce the risk of injury from
these manual handling situations.
This is mostly important in workplaces that required a lot of hard labour or carrying heavy
equipment and is made to protect employees.

17. The headteacher can supply equipment such as lifting aid for departments that this act
relates to such as technology or where it is required.
The minimum requirement is to ensure that the layout of a room is clear enough to
prevent trips or falls when carrying this is a job given to a caretaker but expected to be
maintained by staff and students whilst using the facilities.
The correct footwear, eye or head safety could be supplied by the headteacher to the
caretaker or anyone required to do any heavy lifting.