Surname, 1 Name Professor Course Date Developing a Policy on Health and Safety Introduction Many Youths carrying out

different projects undertake them without considering the importance of health and safety rules. Some acknowledge these safety guidelines, but do not see the need to use them, since they think that they can exercise extra care and avoid mistakes that can potentially cause accidents at work. A health and safety policy is hence essential to guide the youths as they perform their projects successfully, without any injuries or accidents. Policy Statement Health is the most crucial part of our lives. While working on projects, every person who is involved should be in the right outfit. Youths working on projects are hence expected to follow a set of health and safety rules, to help them stay away from injuries that could have been avoided. Reasons for the Policy The policy is established to make sure that there is a code of conduct, for the youth to use while carrying out tasks, so that they can keep themselves safe. It should provide a guideline to those at work as well as any other person who may join later (Clarke 213). The policy will hence be an official document that will be used as reference for health and safety for the youth.

Those Who Must Comply With the Policy This policy will mainly cover the youth. These include:

Surname, 2 The Project Leader The Project Supervisors and Support Any volunteer students who will be available any agencies that will link with the project Student volunteers They will hence be expected to be among the most active participants of the policy. They will be expected to implement as well as fully comply with the policy and all its components. All the youth who will be covered will be expected to sign a declaration to show their dedication towards the policy. Implementation Orientation All youths will be trained, and go through an orientation program with the superintendent who will give them an overview of the health policies, covering all areas that affect them, as per their areas of operation. These will cover all areas of health and safety, including safety rules, safety procedures, emergency actions and activities, and safety maintenance procedures. They will also go through training on fire, which will mainly cover the use of fire extinguishers and the evacuation procedures for fire and other related accidents. The youth also learn emergency communication procedures and materials that are readily available for handling emergencies, should they occur. After the training, each participant should be given a copy of health and safety rules that they shall have gone through with the superintendent (Bratton and Gold 117). They will be expected to sign to confirm that they participated in the program, before being issued with certificates of completion. At this stage, the youth who shall have undergone this program should

Surname, 3 have got a full grasp of health and safety rules that are in place; and they should be able to run their activities successfully, with keen attention to the rules. Accident and Related Reports All accidents should be reported to the administration without discriminating against the size or their impact. They should report injuries to the safety department, despite how minor the injuries are. However, the learners will not be required to make comments regarding the incident, until clear investigation takes place to investigate the cause. All personal injuries will be investigated by the superintendent, who will come up with a primary report about the incident. He will then fill a standard health and safety form, that will be available to help record the incident or further investigations and analysis by other health and safety professionals. These professionals wild be expected to carry out a comprehensive and exhaustive investigation, which should guide hem in writing a clear and detailed report about the incident. The report should include the main cause of the incident and give suggestions about how to avoid similar mishaps in the future. Accident Investigation In the occurrence of a serious accident, everything involved will be grouped into different classes to help me in the investigation process, for efficiency and effectiveness. Every item in each class will then be investigated and analyzed accordingly by the health and safety professionals, while being guided by the person in charge (Bratton and Gold 123). All reports from the investigation will be recorded under a book in the accidental report online. In a bid to keep such information safe, a copy will be generated and stored in online fields, for future reference. The accidental report book will also be designed in a manner that allows recording. Personal Protective equipment

Surname, 4 Youth should learn about their personal protective methods, and how to handle personal protective equipment, while in the field of work, performing their duties (Hughes and Ferret 37). They will, hence be required to use this equipment while performing their duties in the field. The following equipment will be handy for their personal protection. Hard Hats-The young workers will be required to perform risky duties while in full protection. They will put on hard hats in all job locations, to protect their heads rom any external injury. Eye- Protection- They should protect their yes from injury by wearing safety glasses while performing their activities. These safety glasses should be enhanced with side shed to offer extra protection to their eyes. Fall-Protection-Fall protection devices will be available to everyone, whose area of operation will be 6 feet and above. They will first be trained before being allowed to work at such dangerous heights. Any other person who joins them will also undergo the same training on the use of fall protections. Hand Protection-Youth working in areas that expose them to risks of chemical spillage will be required to wear gloves, to cover their hands against the possibility of such injuries. Rubber-Boots These will be available to those involved in activities that expose their feet/legs to the risk of burns, cuts and chemical spillage. Others-Should any other risk arise during operation, the policy shall provide room for adjustments to consider adopting the necessary protective measures. Disciplinary Policy All people involved in the project will be required to sign the policy, as a way of showing commitment to perform their duties in accordance. They should hence be ready to suffer any

Surname, 5 consequences that will arise as a result of breaking their promises or acting outside the policy. They are hence expected to exercise prudent judgment in their work, and follow all the set rules and procedures of work, especially health and safety rules (Hughes and Ferret 46). This disciplinary policy will be there to provide appropriate consequences for any person who will not follow the set rules. However, it should be noted that the intention of this disciplinary policy is not to punish, but to let employees understand behavior that is not accepted in a working environment, in a manner that will motivate them to work on correcting their mistakes. The following will be the applicable consequences:
First Instance-Verbal caution; the affected person will get a warning by word of mouth

from the administration office. This will be done to let him recognize the fact that he has made a mistake and that he should avoid repeating the same. It will be a light warning that will be expected to change the behavior of the offender without causing any anxiety or tension.
Second Instance-Written Warning; this written document will be filed in the youths file of

conduct. It will be a slightly strict warning to let the offender understand that his acts are unacceptable and that if he does not change, he is likely to face dire consequences.
Third Instance- Written warning and a request to go for a retraining; a request to retrain

will mean that the person has shown signs of inadequacy in his job.
Fourth Instance-Termination of working. At this stage, the person will be dismissed

because he shall have shown incapability to work under the set rules. This will not be a punishment, but a way of helping him. Health and safety rules are established to help take care of peoples lives while at work. As a result, people who do not follow these rules expose themselves to high risks and dangerous that may arise due to accidents at work,

Surname, 6 whose consequences may be as dire as death. Firing them will, hence, be the best option; although they lose the chance to keep working on the project, their lives might have been saved. Fire Evacuation and Communicating Program In case of a fire outbreak, while at work, people should shout to alert their fellow colleagues in other departments. Any person who will be close to the fire alarm should ring it, while the officer in charge calls the police or the nearest fire brigade company, to inform them of the tragedy. People should be directed outside the building towards a common direction for assembly, through an emergency door. Once everyone is outside and safe, the officer in charge should take a quick role call to confirm that everyone who was in the building came out safe. He should then give a brief about the tragedy before directing people on what to do, according to the prevailing situation at that time. It is essential to note that in the case of a fire outbreak, the cause of the fire should first be established before people try putting out the fire. However, fire extinguishers should always be ready and available at all working areas. Other Useful Links to Health and Safety Child Labor Organization-http://www.childlb.co/wt/32.com Human rights Commission-http://www.hrmner/32/ed.com United Nations-http://www.unitednationshealth.com Youth labor Commission-http://yuthslbcm.com

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Bratton, John and Gold, Jeffrey. Human resource management: theory and practice. New Jersey: Routledge, 2001.Print. Clarke Paul. Health and Safety Policies. Oxford Publishers: London, 2009. Print. Hughes, Phil and Ferret, Ed. Introduction to Health and Safety in Construction. London: Oxford Press, 2010. Print. Maury, Nussbaum and Tonya, Smith-Jackson. Health & Safety in Construction. The Open Occupational Health & Safety Journal. Volume 3, 2011.p 8-17 Retrieved from: http://www.safework.sa.gov.au/contentPages/EducationAndTraining/StudentsLessons/O HSLaws/stuLawsProtect.htm