tailieunhanh - Consulting employees on health and safety

Despite the relative safety and popularity of SSRIs and other antidepressants, some studies have suggested that they may have unintentional effects on some people, especially adolescents and young adults. In 2004, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) conducted a thorough review of published and unpublished controlled clinical trials of antidepressants that involved nearly 4,400 children and adolescents. The review revealed that 4 percent of those taking antidepres­ sants thought about or attempted suicide (although no suicides occurred), compared to 2 percent of those receiving placebos. . | HSE Health and Safety Executive Consulting employees on health and Safety A brief guide to the law Consulting employees on health and Safety A brief guide to the law HSE Health and Safety Executive This is a web-friendly version of leaflet INDG232 rev1 Introduction This leaflet provides an overview of employers duties to consult with their employees or their representatives on health and safety matters. The law sets out how employees must be consulted in different situations and the different choices employers have to make. There are two sets of general regulations about employers duty to consult their workforce about health and safety the Safety Representatives and Safety Committees Regulations 1977 as amended the Health and Safety Consultation with Employees Regulations 1996 as amended . These regulations will apply to most workplaces. Figure 1 shows the relationship between the two sets of regulations and how they affect your workplace. Figure 1 The law on consulting employees about health and safety in your workplace Key to colour-coded material References to the regulations are colour-coded to help you find the parts that are most relevant to you For workplaces where the Safety Representatives and Safety Committees Regulations 1977 apply. For workplaces where the Health and Safety Consultation with Employees Regulations 1996 apply. 1 of 7 pages Health and Safety Executive Depending on the circumstances in their workplace the employer may only have to consult under one set of regulations or they may have to consult under both. Where employers already have existing consultation arrangements that satisfy health and safety law there is no requirement to change them. However they may want to review their arrangements to make sure that they are the right ones for their organisation now. This leaflet only applies to onshore workplaces. For information on offshore workplaces see Find out more . Consulting where the Safety Representatives and Safety Committees .