Episode 7

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1st Nov 2023

Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 - Section 2.1

It's time to get down to business!!

This week we start our journey in to THE big boss of Health and Safety law. As we have mentioned, the law is broken down in to Acts and Regulations and we're breaking it down further by discussing section by section so that we can really understand what things mean.

Section 2.1 of the HSAW'74 is duties that employers have to employees

(1)

It shall be the duty of every employer to ensure, so far as is reasonably practicable, the health, safety and welfare at work of all his employees.

We're pretty much looking at each word and, in our own special way, explaining what the requirement is.

So, as always.... find your perfect listening moment and enjoy the journey with us, Daisy and Lynsey on our H&S adventure.

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Health and Safety Angels
Busting the barriers
If you just need to get to the bottom of health and safety in an easy, non jargon way then this is the podcast for you. We're busting the barriers of health and safety in the workplace, without the big words and monotone voices. We're going back to the beginning and discussing what health and safety is, why it is important and what everything actually means.
This isn't a podcast for H&S professionals but for those that need to understand H&S for their business or their role within the workplace.
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About your hosts

Lynsey Mason

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In my social world, I am a mum to 2 teens and a tiny dog called Pepper. I'm a Crossfit convert, but by no means an athlete! I love lifting weights and it has done wonders fors my mental health and self-esteem - I've had my share of drama and now i'm (just) over 40, I take life a little less seriously.
In my work world, I am a freelance H&S tutor, running my own little business called Training Angel. I genuinely have a passion for delivering training to people with a laid back and relaxed vibe. Learning about H&S doesn't have to feel like school, we can learn new things by just having a session chatting and engaging.
As someone that struggles to read and take the info in, I wanted to help others and change their experience of both training courses and understanding health and safety.
When I started my H&S journey, the definitions baffled me as well as finding multiple words used for the same thing!! A big issue is feeling comfortable enough to ask what a word means, not understanding a technical jargon word can create barriers where we give up sorting something out so I want to break down the barriers and help you understand the jargon and hopefully get us all understanding what we need to do.

Daisy Silcock

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