Health & Safety Legislation Materialises Through the Workplace Guidelines explains how health and safety can materialise in the workplace. It gives a guide to employees about how they can overcome health and safety issues effectively.

1. Health and Safety legislation materialises through the work place
in a number of ways:
• Through the appointment of Competent person
A competent person is appointment to help meet health and safety duties. To ensure
that requirements of the Health & Safety Act are implemented and evidenced
throughout an organisation
• Through a Health and safety policy
Which describes how health and safety will be managed & will let staff and others
know about the commitment to health and safety.
• Through Using risk assessment as the main health and safety tool
To identify workplace hazards. It allows employers to put measures in place to control
and minimise the hazards and risks they find.
• Through displaying the health and safety law poster
Employers must display the health and safety law poster, or provide each worker
with a copy of the equivalent pocket card. They must display the poster where the
workers can easily read it.
The poster outlines British health and safety laws and includes a straightforward list
that tells workers what they and their employers need to do. It also add details any
employee safety representatives or health and safety contacts
• Training and information
Every employee needs to know how to work safely and without risks to health.
• Consulting employees
Employers should find out what employees and their representatives think about any
changes that might affect their health and safety and the quality of health and safety
information and training