| Not many would be aware of this, but the
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| | intervals.
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| government has legislation for health and
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| | Stress at work place is common. But if it
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| safety of people at work. The Health and
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| | starts affecting the health of the
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| Safety at Work etc Act 1974 requires the
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| | employee then it is a problem. Employers
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| employers to have proper health and
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| | should identify the factors causing
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| safety management systems at work. The
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| | excessive stress to the employees. A
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| Act makes provision for securing the
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| | stress risk assessment should be done to
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| health of people at work, welfare and
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| | identify the potential hazards and risks.
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| safety of the employees including the
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| | Proper measures should be adopted to
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| people who are not directly employed by
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| | control excessive employee stress.
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| the company like contractors and
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| | Employees should be given proper
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| visitors.
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| | training, support and care to help them
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| While the law exists and it is mandatory
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| | prevent & relieve the stress.
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| for the employers to follow the
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| | Employers should follow the norms of the
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| guidelines, it is also necessary for the
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| | Control of Substances Hazardous to Health
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| employees to know about their rights and
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| | Regulations. They should assess the
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| duties regarding their own health &
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| | health risks faced by the employees from
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| safety. Employers should conduct a
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| | the chemicals or substances used at
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| General Risk Assessment to ensure the
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| | workplace. Proper control measures should
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| health and safety of their employees.
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| | be adopted and the same should be
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| To create awareness about health & safety
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| | followed by the employees. Training and
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| at work, the employers should have proper
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| | information about the health risks should
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| employee induction & health and safety
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| | be provided to the employees.
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| training programs whenever new employees
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| | The employers are also required to have
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| join the company. The induction program
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| | proper policies for disability health &
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| should educate the employees about the
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| | safety. Employees with cognitive,
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| safety standards, procedures and policies
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| | physical, sensory, ambulant and other
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| of the company.
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| | disabilities have a right to proper
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| The basics of health and safety at work
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| | arrangements and facilities at the
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| start with having proper First Aid. Every
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| | workplace. There should be proper access,
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| organization big or small must have
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| | lighting, signage, seating arrangements
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| proper First Aid Kits and systems. While
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| | for the disabled. Other employees of the
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| at work, people can suffer an injury or
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| | company should also be sensitized about
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| fall ill. It is very important for the
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| | the same.
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| company / firm to have proper
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| | New and expectant mothers have a right to
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| arrangements so that the employees can
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| | proper care at the workplace. The
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| receive immediate medical attention. A
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| | employers should identify the potential
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| person who has received proper training
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| | hazards to the mother as well as the baby
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| for administering First Aid should be
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| | while at work. The employers can offer
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| appointed for this.
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| | alternative work, different or less work
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| Fire safety is of prime importance at
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| | timings or paid leave to ensure the
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| work. The potential hazards and sources
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| | health and safety of the mother and baby.
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| of fuel, oxygen & ignition etc should be
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| | Similarly, arrangements should be made
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| identified. Proper Fire detection and
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| | for young persons at work and lone
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| warning systems should be in place to
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| | workers. A general risk assessment should
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| prevent any mishaps. Fire extinguishers
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| | be done for the security, health and
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| should be kept ready in different places
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| | safety of such employees.
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| throughout the building. There should be
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| | It is important that the employer as well
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| exit doors and escape routes in the
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| | as the employee is aware of the rights
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| building. Electrical equipments and
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| | and duties pertaining to health and
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| wiring should be proper and checked at
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| | safety at workplace. For details you can
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| regular intervals. The employees should
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| | take the services of a health and safety
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| be given training on dealing with fire
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| | consultant or just search for "health and
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| emergencies. Fire drill and Fire Risk
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| | safety at work" on any major search
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| Assessment should be done at regular
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| | engine.
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