Health and Safety - British Airports Authority
The British health and safety at work act 1974, was enforced to ensure that general duties in the work place were conducted safely and correctly from employers towards employees and members of the public, and the duties that employees have to themselves and to each other.
These duties are qualified in the act by the principle of so far as is reasonably practicable '. Therefore an employer does not have to take measures to avoid or reduce the risk if they are technically impossible or if the time, trouble or cost of the measures would be grossly disproportionate to the risk.
(Source: www.hse.gov.uk)
The British Airports Authority (BAA) is the world 's leading airport company with over 140 million passengers travelling via BAA airports in 2004 (source: www.BAA.co.uk/factsandfigures). BAA pioneered airport privatisation, retailing and security; it is widely recognised for its responsible and efficient airport operations.
BAA owns seven of Britain 's major airports they include Heathrow, Gatwick, Stansted, Southampton, Glasgow, Edinburgh and Aberdeen.
The British Airports Authority was formed in 1986 when the airports act was passed, calling for dissolution of the authority and the transfer of its property, rights and liabilities to a new company, BAA plc.
For the year ending 31 March 2004 BAA directly employed 12,533 staff (source: www.BAA.co.uk/factsandfigures).
The British Airports Authority manages aircraft safety and occupational health and safety with a great degree of expertise and to rigorous standards.
Without adequate safety management, legal and moral obligations cannot be met, and business losses may be incurred, including significant financial losses.
Examples of such losses include:
a) Compromised aircraft safety and the potential for a catastrophic aircraft accident;
b) Costs of replacing and compensating injured employees or others;
c) Contractual penalties or loss of revenue if flights are delayed;
d) Damaged assets (including
These duties are qualified in the act by the principle of so far as is reasonably practicable '. Therefore an employer does not have to take measures to avoid or reduce the risk if they are technically impossible or if the time, trouble or cost of the measures would be grossly disproportionate to the risk.
(Source: www.hse.gov.uk)
The British Airports Authority (BAA) is the world 's leading airport company with over 140 million passengers travelling via BAA airports in 2004 (source: www.BAA.co.uk/factsandfigures). BAA pioneered airport privatisation, retailing and security; it is widely recognised for its responsible and efficient airport operations.
BAA owns seven of Britain 's major airports they include Heathrow, Gatwick, Stansted, Southampton, Glasgow, Edinburgh and Aberdeen.
The British Airports Authority was formed in 1986 when the airports act was passed, calling for dissolution of the authority and the transfer of its property, rights and liabilities to a new company, BAA plc.
For the year ending 31 March 2004 BAA directly employed 12,533 staff (source: www.BAA.co.uk/factsandfigures).
The British Airports Authority manages aircraft safety and occupational health and safety with a great degree of expertise and to rigorous standards.
Without adequate safety management, legal and moral obligations cannot be met, and business losses may be incurred, including significant financial losses.
Examples of such losses include:
a) Compromised aircraft safety and the potential for a catastrophic aircraft accident;
b) Costs of replacing and compensating injured employees or others;
c) Contractual penalties or loss of revenue if flights are delayed;
d) Damaged assets (including
References: Newspapers/ Issue Briefs: British Airports Authroity (2004), Safety and Security Issue Brief, BAA; London) Accessed via post 28/12/05 Bowcott, (2004), the guardian newspaper, Iris recognition - a new game of eye spy to speed the passenger 's journey, July 29) United States General Accounting Office, (2004) Aviation Safety, Advancements Being Pursued To Improve Airliner Cabin Occupant Safety and Health, 59-62 Accessed 07/01/06 Civil Aviation Authority, (2003), CAP 642, Airside Safety Management, 30-35 Accessed 07/01/06 Thompson, J, (2003) Strategic Management, Thomson, Tunbridge Wells, 4th Edition Pg 165, 739 – 740, 1013 Websites: