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Health & Safety
The concept of health and safety refers to both workplace issues, and more generally, acute damage caused by the physical environment.
The concept of health and safety has grown rapidly over the past few decades, increasing the rights and protection of workers, and keeping pace with changes in technology and work practice.
The concept of health and safety has also been extended to encompass the general public, protecting us from dangers in the physical environment, whether we are at work or not.
This is all covered in extensive legislation, which covers the responsibilities of both employers and employees.
Some of the areas covered include:
Drug testing and employee monitoring - this includes issues such as workplace privacy, CCTVs, and e-mail
Safe manual work - how to work safely and deal with occupational hazards and illnesses
Accidents in the workplace - your rights in the case of an accident at work
Suspension from work on medical/health and safety grounds - understanding when you may be suspended from work on health and safety grounds, including pregnancy
Safe computer use - how to minimise the health risks of working with computers
Workplace stress - understanding what stress is, where it comes from, and how to reduce it
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Health & Safety