Your health, safety and welfare at work Aug.15(Wed)
發表於 : 週日 8月 12, 2007 8:20 am
This is Daisy. I am glad to be the host on August 15. Today I want to talk about your health, safety and welfare at work as protected by law. Nowadays most people need to work everyday: five days a week, eight hours a day at least. Work is one of the most important things in our daily life, but have you ever thought about your health, safety and welfare at work?
The range of the laws related is wide, which covers various fields in health examination, employee’s insurance, fire safety at work site, employees’ personal safety, employees’ restaurant, and employees’ incentives (stocks or cash). Please read the following article, prepare the vocabulary you may need to discuss this brand new topic which has immediate concern to yourselves.
Your health, safety and welfare at work are protected by law
Your employer has a duty to protect you and keep you informed about health and safety. You have a responsibility to look after yourself and others. If there is a problem, discuss it with your employer or safety representative, if there is one.
This leaflet is a brief guide to health and safety law. It does not describe the law in detail, but it does list the key points. Your employer has a duty under the law to ensure, so far as is reasonably practicable, your health, safety and welfare at work.
In general, your employer's duties include:
*making your workplace safe and without risks to health;
*ensuring plant and machinery are safe and that safe systems of work are set and followed;
*ensuring articles and substances are moved, stored and used safely:
*providing adequate welfare facilities;
*giving you the information, instruction, training and supervision necessary for your health and safety.
In particular, your employer must:
*assess the risks to your health and safety;
*make arrangements for implementing the health and safety measures identified as being necessary by the assessment;
*if there are five or more employees, record the significant findings of the risk assessment and the arrangements for health and safety measures
As an employee you have legal duties too. They include:
*taking reasonable care for your own health and safety and that of others who may be affected by what you do or do not do;
*co-operating with your employer on health and safety;
*correctly using work items provided by your employer, including personal protective equipment, in accordance with training or instructions; and
*not interfering with or misusing anything provided for your health, safety or welfare.
For more detailed guidance on health and safety law, please link to the following sites:
勞動基準法－英文版 （LABOR STANDARDS LAW）
勞動基準法施行細則－英文版 （ENFORCEMENT RULES OF THE LABOR STANDARDS LAW）
勞工安全衛生法及相關法規 （Labor Safety And Health Law）
http://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/law.pdf
Section I
Question 1: Describe the laws related to the employee’s health and safety in your company.
Question 2: Suppose you are the safety director in your company, draw up a health and safety policy statement.
Intermission
Section II
There are some laws related to labor in Taiwan, such as Labor Standards Law, which protect us in basic health and safety. Here I have a mini test to help you understand your knowledge in your rights under these laws. Please discuss the following questions to see whether they are true or false, and I’ll give out the answers after each group has presented its summary.
1.Employees must be paid on typhoon leaves.
2.Ｃompany must offer health examination to their employees on a regular time schedule.
3.Employee incentives (stock or cash) are a trick which some big companies use to keep excellent employees to work for them.
4.There are no applicable laws in which we can claim compensation from the government when our family member dies or our family member can claim compensation from the government when we die.
5.When we are away on business, the company must pay for our travel expense, hotel expense, and life expense.
Agenda
6:55 or earlier The host (and guests) arriving at the meeting place
earlier 7:00 Greetings and free talk among members and guests /recording individual orders/getting newcomers’ information
7:00 sharp Beginning of the meeting
7:00 ~ 7:10 Opening remarks/ newcomers self-introduction of /grouping
(Session I)
7:10 ~ 7:40 First discussion session (7:35 Reminding each group of making a review for the speaker)
7:40 ~ 7:50 First summarization
(Intermission)
7:50 ~ 8:00 Regrouping and taking a break
(Session II)
8:10 ~ 8:40 Second discussion session (8:35 Reminding each group of making a review for the speaker)
8:40 ~ 8:50 Second summarization
8:50 ~ 9:00 Concluding remarks/feedback from newcomers/
announcements
聚會地點:
" 田中園 " 地下室 (請先在一樓告知櫃檯參加YOYO活動並點餐)
地址:北市南京東路三段303巷14弄2號
電話: 02-27181910
出捷運南京東路站後, 順著慶城街直走 1分鐘到 "Hooters" 時, 右轉直走 50 公尺到"里豆咖啡"時, 左轉後第一條巷子再右轉走10公尺即到達 "田中園"
更簡單的說: 田中園 是在 "日安。KAFFA" 和 "里豆咖啡" 中間的那個巷子裡
給新朋友的話：
1. 請事先準備2~3分鐘的英語自我介紹；討論完畢後可能會請你發表1~2分鐘的感想(feedback)。
2. 請事先閱討論主題相關內容以及host所提的問題，並事先寫下自己所欲發表意見的英文。
3. 來之前請先讀一下在討論主題，思考一下如何回答及討論。
4. 在正式加入之前（繳交可退還之保證金NT$1,000），可以先來觀摩三次
The range of the laws related is wide, which covers various fields in health examination, employee’s insurance, fire safety at work site, employees’ personal safety, employees’ restaurant, and employees’ incentives (stocks or cash). Please read the following article, prepare the vocabulary you may need to discuss this brand new topic which has immediate concern to yourselves.
Your health, safety and welfare at work are protected by law
Your employer has a duty to protect you and keep you informed about health and safety. You have a responsibility to look after yourself and others. If there is a problem, discuss it with your employer or safety representative, if there is one.
This leaflet is a brief guide to health and safety law. It does not describe the law in detail, but it does list the key points. Your employer has a duty under the law to ensure, so far as is reasonably practicable, your health, safety and welfare at work.
In general, your employer's duties include:
*making your workplace safe and without risks to health;
*ensuring plant and machinery are safe and that safe systems of work are set and followed;
*ensuring articles and substances are moved, stored and used safely:
*providing adequate welfare facilities;
*giving you the information, instruction, training and supervision necessary for your health and safety.
In particular, your employer must:
*assess the risks to your health and safety;
*make arrangements for implementing the health and safety measures identified as being necessary by the assessment;
*if there are five or more employees, record the significant findings of the risk assessment and the arrangements for health and safety measures
As an employee you have legal duties too. They include:
*taking reasonable care for your own health and safety and that of others who may be affected by what you do or do not do;
*co-operating with your employer on health and safety;
*correctly using work items provided by your employer, including personal protective equipment, in accordance with training or instructions; and
*not interfering with or misusing anything provided for your health, safety or welfare.
For more detailed guidance on health and safety law, please link to the following sites:
勞動基準法－英文版 （LABOR STANDARDS LAW）
勞動基準法施行細則－英文版 （ENFORCEMENT RULES OF THE LABOR STANDARDS LAW）
勞工安全衛生法及相關法規 （Labor Safety And Health Law）
http://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/law.pdf
Section I
Question 1: Describe the laws related to the employee’s health and safety in your company.
Question 2: Suppose you are the safety director in your company, draw up a health and safety policy statement.
Intermission
Section II
There are some laws related to labor in Taiwan, such as Labor Standards Law, which protect us in basic health and safety. Here I have a mini test to help you understand your knowledge in your rights under these laws. Please discuss the following questions to see whether they are true or false, and I’ll give out the answers after each group has presented its summary.
1.Employees must be paid on typhoon leaves.
2.Ｃompany must offer health examination to their employees on a regular time schedule.
3.Employee incentives (stock or cash) are a trick which some big companies use to keep excellent employees to work for them.
4.There are no applicable laws in which we can claim compensation from the government when our family member dies or our family member can claim compensation from the government when we die.
5.When we are away on business, the company must pay for our travel expense, hotel expense, and life expense.
Agenda
6:55 or earlier The host (and guests) arriving at the meeting place
earlier 7:00 Greetings and free talk among members and guests /recording individual orders/getting newcomers’ information
7:00 sharp Beginning of the meeting
7:00 ~ 7:10 Opening remarks/ newcomers self-introduction of /grouping
(Session I)
7:10 ~ 7:40 First discussion session (7:35 Reminding each group of making a review for the speaker)
7:40 ~ 7:50 First summarization
(Intermission)
7:50 ~ 8:00 Regrouping and taking a break
(Session II)
8:10 ~ 8:40 Second discussion session (8:35 Reminding each group of making a review for the speaker)
8:40 ~ 8:50 Second summarization
8:50 ~ 9:00 Concluding remarks/feedback from newcomers/
announcements
聚會地點:
" 田中園 " 地下室 (請先在一樓告知櫃檯參加YOYO活動並點餐)
地址:北市南京東路三段303巷14弄2號
電話: 02-27181910
出捷運南京東路站後, 順著慶城街直走 1分鐘到 "Hooters" 時, 右轉直走 50 公尺到"里豆咖啡"時, 左轉後第一條巷子再右轉走10公尺即到達 "田中園"
更簡單的說: 田中園 是在 "日安。KAFFA" 和 "里豆咖啡" 中間的那個巷子裡
給新朋友的話：
1. 請事先準備2~3分鐘的英語自我介紹；討論完畢後可能會請你發表1~2分鐘的感想(feedback)。
2. 請事先閱討論主題相關內容以及host所提的問題，並事先寫下自己所欲發表意見的英文。
3. 來之前請先讀一下在討論主題，思考一下如何回答及討論。
4. 在正式加入之前（繳交可退還之保證金NT$1,000），可以先來觀摩三次
