Safety representatives regulations

Legislation the Case of the Safety Representative Regulations , Personnel Review 10/1 11-15. 

A guide to the Offshore Installations (Safety Representatives and Safety Committees) Regulations 1989 - guidance on Regulations... 

If you recognise a trade union and that trade union has appointed a safety represetv tathie, you must consult them on matters affecthg the emplr ees they represent -see Safety Reoresentatwes and Safety Committees Regulations 1997. 

The HSW Act also established the Health and Safety Commission with responsibility for publishing specific health and safety regulations and the Health and Safety Executive which enforces the Act by means of an inspectorate with extensive powers that can lead to prosecution. It allows all employees rights to be represented, meaning that in all schools there will be a designated safety representative who has the right to receive appropriate training and access to information, release from timetable and time out of school to carry out their duties. These include ... 

Schedule 2, para. 3. The Offehore Installations (Safety Representatives and Safety Committees Regulations 1989 (SI 1989/971) are consequently amended. 

Elements to control behaviors and ensure safe work procedures include critical task procedures, rules and regulations, appointment of health and safety representatives, holding of regular meetings, safety communication, safety promotion campaigns, medical examinations, etc. 

Safety Representatives and Safety Committees Regulations 1977 (as amended)... 

The Regulations came into force on 1 October 1978 and provide recognised trade unions with the right to appoint safety representatives to represent the employees in consultation with their employers about health and safety matters of the organisation. 

The law is different if there are employees within the organisation who are not represented under the Safety Representatives and Safety Committees Regulations 1977. 

Until now, no similar index has been developed and used in road safety issues. Most previous work in international road safely assessment has focused on one or a few indicators (as outlined in the previous chapters). Most of the macro-models compare countries road safety performance by means of risk indicators (accident rates), which are few and isolated. However, road safety represents complex phenomena, where a high number of accident factors and indicators of human, vehicle, road, enviromnent, regulation are involved. A systematic way to add up aU the potential indicators combined with weights into one index is required. This will directly compare the road safety level and progress across a large number of countries and regions worldwide. 

Safety Engineer or Professional The safety representative serves as the executive secretary for the SSWG. He or she provides or coordinates administrative support for the board and brings a knowledge of safety codes, standards, and regulations and hazard identification, analysis, and... 

Joint consultation can take many forms and routes depending on the culture and environment in the workplace. Rights to appoint safety representatives have been given to recognized trade unions who are under no pressure to exercise this right which remains should they feel the need to call on it later. These rights are embodied in the Safety Representatives and Safety Committees Regulations 1977. 

Similar rights exist for volunteer or management appointed safety representatives under the Health and Safety (Consultation with Employees) Regulations 1996 as amended. It has been found that tvith good industrial relations and an effective voluntary safety committee, the unions are happy not to exercise their rights of appointment. 

The Safety Representatives and Safety Committee Regulations (1977). HMSO Publications Centre, London. 

Codes of practice have been issued covering both the functions and time off for the training of safety representatives . Guide notes relating to these regulations have also been published. 

The Safety Representatives and Safety Committees Regulations 1977 give to recognised trade unions the right to appoint safety representatives to act as spokesmen on health and safety matters with the employers for the members they represent. It is not a bargaining right but is aimed at developing an atmosphere of co-operation to improve standards of health and safety in the workplace and so benefit both employer and employee. 

Health and Safety Executive, Safety Representatives and Safety Committees Regulations, (SI 1977 No. 500), HMSO, London (1977)... 

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