1.0 Introduction
The purpose of the following report is to examine how and why the travel and tourism sector undertake health and safety practices and how this effects business operations. It will address how a certain workplace tackles legislation and include suggestions on how an organisation can improve their methods. St John Holt et al. (2009) suggest that basic principles should be observed in setting up strategies for control and management of health and safety at work. Primarily, strategies and planning are enforced to prevent the occurrence of incidents and are there to protect both the employer and employee. According to NatWest Mentor (2013), an accident can be defined as an unplanned, unexpected occurrence which can result in injury or loss and a near-miss is an unplanned event which has the potential to cause the latter.
1.1 Method of Audit
To strengthen this audit, a work placement will be undertaken in a division of the travel and tourism environment. Because health and safety law is so complex between different workplaces, it can be condensed and assessed successfully when concentrating on a specific place of work. Assessing how a workplace complies with health and safety legislation and identifying the policies and guidelines put in place at the specific organisation enables us a clear understanding of how important it is to ensure a safe and secure work environment. Successful health and safety management demands comprehensive policies which are effectively implemented and which are considered in all business practice and decision making (St John Holt, 2003) and these will be reviewed and demonstrated throughout.
2.0 Health & Safety in Travel & Tourism
2.1 The Travel & Tourism Sector
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...t John Holt, 2003, p.198) The framework is enforced to encourage improvements within the working environment and Article 13 of the framework states that the worker must inform their line manager about any work situation which may be considered dangerous so this can be reviewed. (St John Holt, 2003). Eaves Hall employees have the legal obligation to report any risks or hazards which have gone unreported and also inform if there are any process steps different from that on the risk assessment. Just like most places of work, employee guidelines and assessments are updated annually and employees have the legal right to cooperate with the employer to report any such instances. When both parties of the contract are willing to work together to ensure and safe and secure environment for the entire workforce, it results in a successful place of work for future generations.
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