Sunday, November 1, 2015

Provide the right workplace facilities

Provide the right workplace facilities


 You must provide the right workplace facilities for everyone in your workplace, including people with disabilities. However this doesn’t have to be complicated or time-consuming.

Basic things you need to consider are outlined below.
Welfare facilities

For your employees' well-being you need to provide:

    toilets and hand basins, with soap and towels or a hand-dryer;
    drinking water;
    a place to store clothing (and somewhere to change if special clothing is worn for work);
    somewhere to rest and eat meals.

Health issues

To have a healthy working environment, make sure there is:

    good ventilation – a supply of fresh, clean air drawn from outside or a ventilation system;
    a reasonable working temperature (usually at least 16°C, or 13°C for strenuous work, unless other laws require lower temperatures);
    lighting suitable for the work being carried out;
    enough room space and suitable workstations and seating;
    a clean workplace with appropriate waste containers.   .


Source: http://www.hse.gov.uk/simple-health-safety/workplace.htm

Vocabulary:

Provide: fornecer
Facilities: instalações
disabilities: deficiência
outlined below: descritos a seguir
well- being: bem-estar
hand-dryer: secador de mãos
meals: refeições
supply: suprimento
drawn: aspirado
reasonable: razoável
strenuous:  extremamente
unless: a não ser que
suitable: apropriada
 

1 comment:

  1. O texto informa que o empregador deverá fornecer instalações adequadas no ambiente de trabalho para garantir acessibilidade, facilidade e bem estar aos seus empregados, diante as necessidades especiais de alguns deles. Assim como para o bem de todos!

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