scholarly journals Risk Assessment in the UK Health and Safety System: Theory and Practice

2010 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 11-18 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karen Russ
Keyword(s):  
System Theory ◽  
Risk Assessment ◽  
Health And Safety ◽  
Safety System ◽  
Theory And Practice ◽  
The Uk

scholarly journals The Implementation of the POPMAR (Policy, Organising, Planning and Implementing, Measuring Performance, Audit and Reviewing) Model in Occupational Health and Safety Risk Management in an Indonesian Batik Company

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 420
Author(s):  
Fandita Tonyka Maharani ◽  
Zena Lynch
Keyword(s):  
Risk Assessment ◽  
Risk Management ◽  
Occupational Health ◽  
Health And Safety ◽  
Occupational Health And Safety ◽  
Hazard Identification ◽  
Population Exposure ◽  
Safety Hazards ◽  
Model Risk ◽  
The Uk

Introduction: In 2009, UNESCO declared Batik Indonesia as an Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. This study examines the occupational health and safety hazards and risks that arise in a Batik company based on a case example of a Batik company in Surakarta, Indonesia. In Indonesia, Batik is categorized as traditional attire. Two kinds of Batik are produced - Batik tulis (traditionally handcrafted) and Batik printing, which uses specific printing tools. The UK Health Safety Executive (HSE) risk assessment framework is referred to in this study, which consists of: hazard identification, population exposure, risk evaluation, precaution development, recording findings, and regular appraisal of systems. Methods: Both observation and interviews (of workers) at the Batik company were utilized for this study as well as an independent risk assessment. Results: The findings highlighted physical, ergonomic, chemical, mechanical, and biological hazards, originating from the materials, tools, and working methods utilized in the batik production. Conclusion: Many of the issues highlighted by this study can be addressed via in-depth risk assessment, using the POPMAR model to frame the activities. This approach can create a positive pathway, leading to a continuous cycle of improvement which puts the workers’ health at the forefront of the business activities.Keywords: Batik, workers, hazard identification, HSE Model, risk management

Obliging Platforms to Accept a Duty of Care

2021 ◽  
pp. 93-109
Author(s):  
Lorna Woods ◽  
Will Perrin
Keyword(s):  
Risk Assessment ◽  
Health And Safety ◽  
White Paper ◽  
Duty Of Care ◽  
Care Model ◽  
Codes Of Practice ◽  
Statutory Duty ◽  
The Uk

This chapter introduces the statutory duty of care model of regulation proposed by Carnegie UK Trust and which underpinned the approach of the UK Government’s Online Harms White Paper. Based on the approach found in the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974, the proposal is for systems-based regulation which has two aspects. The first that it is the platform that should be regulated not the content, including the design of the platform and the operation of the business. Secondly, the duty of care implies a risk assessment so that reasonably foreseeable harms are avoided where possible or mitigated. Perfection is not required and this regime does not impose liability on the platform for individual items of content. An independent regulator was envisaged, one that had a double role: enforcement and the development of good behaviours through codes of practice.

scholarly journals An inclusive risk assessment tool for travel and fieldwork

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael Prior-Jones ◽  
Jennifer Pinnion ◽  
Marc-Alban Millet ◽  
Elizabeth Bagshaw ◽  
Ake Fagereng ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Assessment ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Assessment Tool ◽  
Health And Safety ◽  
Learning Activities ◽  
Gender Reassignment ◽  
Diverse Community ◽  
Lgbt People ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Assessment Procedures

<p>Travel and fieldwork are integral to the geosciences, and it is usual for students, academics and professionals to need to assess the risks and hazards of a planned trip in advance. In the UK, health and safety law focusses on the idea of a “risk assessment” - a process by which hazards are identified and mitigations are planned to reduce the overall risk of the activity. A recent review of our risk assessment procedures highlighted the need to better consider the needs of a diverse community, including those with “protected characteristics” in UK law. These are defined in the Equality Act 2010 as: age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, and sexual orientation.</p><p>We present our improved risk assessment forms and suggest some approaches to considering hazards and appropriate mitigations that particularly affect those people with protected characteristics. These include the need to consider how laws and attitudes, such as those towards women, or LGBT+ people, may affect the safety of participants. It is particularly important to address this in the geosciences, where fieldwork is frequently an integral part of teaching and learning activities.</p>

Policy interventions in health and safety: What works and when--Evidence from the UK

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Hollis ◽  
Stavroula Leka ◽  
Aditya Jain ◽  
Nicholas J. A. Andreou ◽  
Gerard Zwetsloot
Keyword(s):  
Health And Safety ◽  
Policy Interventions ◽  
What Works ◽  
The Uk

Learning from the UK Disaster Management and Risk Assessment Systems

2017 ◽  
Vol 50 ◽  
pp. 9-32
Author(s):  
Hak-Kyong Kim ◽  
◽  
Wook Kang
Keyword(s):  
Risk Assessment ◽  
Disaster Management ◽  
Assessment Systems ◽  
The Uk
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