Question

What do you think is a schools’ extent of authority to enforce health? Think about all involved and life circumstances. For example, the single mom who needs to work and may not have suffiecnet funds to properly support her child/children.

Answer 1

Answer: The Work Health and Safety Policy, approved by the Vice-Chancellor, commits the University to ensuring a safe and healthy workplace for workers including staff, students, contractors and visitors. This requires the ongoing integration of work health and safety principles into work practices and the ongoing commitment of resources with effective consultation and communication between all workers. Everyone is responsible for their own safety and health and for that of others whose activities they may influence or control. The degree of responsibility and accountability a person has will depend on their authority and level of influence or control. This concept is recognised in law.

1. Legislation provides workers with minimum standards of protection in the workplace.

2. Minimum standards can be made more protective by strengthening government legislation.

3. Legislation is only effective in protecting workers when it is supported by government enforcement.

4. Since many governments do not have enough inspectors to inspect every workplace regularly, it is up to workers and unions to be the regular “workplace inspectors”

But sometimes this enforcement creates a problem for the most of the people who has lower or less income. They may not afford the hike in the prices and healthcare.