Legal Aspect (Health & Safety at Workplace)

Its an important assignment in my Occupational health course. Sums up my whole module mark 100%. I didn’t attend the module due to health issue therefore i do not have enough information or refrences. But In the module they covered Health & Safety law, legislation and regulation. Health and safety at work regulations. Lectures were about: -Health and Safety Risks and the English Legal System -Health and Safety – Some Civil Aspects -Employment Law: Contracts of Employment, Employment Tribunals, DDA, Equal Opportunities. -Criminal Law – Duties -Criminal Law – Enforcement, Powers & Inspection -Environmental Risks from Work Activities -Food Safety and Hygiene: Food Handlers and Fitness to Work -6 pack Regulations & Practical application. As described in the marking scheme attached, first describe the UK law (Criminal & Civil) show brief understanding to difference and role. Then describe the Health and Safety Law (criminal & Civil). Then choose one element from H&S criminal law to demonstrate its effectiveness, and another elemnt and critisie it uneffectivness. Do the same with the H&S Civil law. The element can be very specific applying to a specific job and workplace, or it can be general. Examples of elements crtisied for there effectiveness; considered by my colleagues: -Compensation for common law negligence. -The control of noise at work Regulation 2005. -Duties and Responsibilities. -Tort of negligence.

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