Unit 27 – Health and Safety in the Business Workplace
Management of health and safety at work act 1999 – The regulation were
introduced to reinforce the health and safety at work act 1974. The act places duties
to employer’s employees, clients, department heads and contractors for major
provisions of an EU health and safety directive. Also introduce the general duty to
employers to carry out risk assessments.
The employees in the hotel should be competent and able to help and assist each
other with discharging their health and safety responsibilities.
The department heads and managers in the hotels are required to have procedures
in place for manage and deal with serious danger.
The department heads and managers should communicate and co-ordinate their
health and safety activity.
Also all department heads and managers have to look after the health and safety
environment in their departments and to minor foe potential hazards and dangers.
For example in Hilton hotels the manager of housekeeping has made risk
assessment for the environment which the employees work. Ones the manager
made risk assessment can provide good training for all positions, including lifting
heavy objectives and high level cleaning.
Health and safety at work act 1974 – That is the most important health and safety
act because it applies to every work situation. It is also called ‘Enabling act’ because
it enables the secretary to delegate almost all health and safety legislations. This act
also let to formation of health and safety commission, which is the policy making
body to which prepares and report with reports to HCE.
Main duties for department heads and managers in Hilton hotels for their employees:
The managers in Hilton Hotels have to provide and maintain safe system of work.