Health: The Big Issue of Managing Everyday Risks of a Day at Work ; Laws Were Drafted Three Decades Ago but Health and Safety has Not Always Been Seen As Important, As Rachel Armstrong Explains
Birmingham Post › October 16, 2004
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It's 30 years since two words were coupled together to change the workplace forever: health and safety.
The 1974 Health and Safety in the Workplace Act ensured that everyone now knows to bend their knees when lifting heavy objects, wear a hard hat on a building site and not to block the fire exits.See the full content of this document
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Health: The Big Issue of Managing Everyday Risks of a Day at Work ; Laws Were Drafted Three Decades Ago but Health and Safety has Not Always Been Seen As Important, As Rachel Armstrong Explains
But when the act was passed, UK work culture was rather different - computers were the size of small houses, bullying at work was seen as character building and if you complained you were stressed the response would be one of confusion or laughter.
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