Module 7: Health and Safety
An Employee is subjected to day-to-day risk at workplace as well. Therefore, safety and health at workplace is fundamental to any modern business. Here, we will understand how it can achieved.
Overview
In this module you will learn about core concepts of workplace safety and various types of hazards. The importance of awareness and training on health and safety. The module also discusses the ways to prevent hazards at the workplace.
What you will learn
- What do you mean by workplace safety and what are the safety principles?
- What are different types of hazards and ways for their prevention?
- When in an emergency situation how to be prepared?
- Understanding why awareness and training at the workplace is important?
Topics:
1. Workplace Safety Principles
Workplace safety is a collection of policies, behaviors and precautions designed for the prevention of hazards, accidents, and other negative outcomes in the workplace.
2. Hazard Recognition
Employees and employers are regularly exposed to numerous workplace hazards. Hence, every employer needs to assess, identify and mitigate the risk that their workers may face.
3. Hazard Prevention and Control
Employers and workers must take extra precautions to follow workplace safety behaviors to safeguard their employees and prevent mishaps in the workplace.
4. Emergency Preparedness and Safety
It includes the preparations and safety measures observed during an emergency. The protective measures one can observe in such conditions.
5. Awareness and Training
Employees must be aware of emergency situations and problems and a training is an important part of preparedness.