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Health

As a noun Health is defined: “The state of being free from illness or injury.”. World Health Organization has defined Health as “Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.”

Health Administration Center (HAC)

Federal agency of the Department of Veterans Affairs that administers federal health benefit programs for veterans and their family members. These benefit programs include the Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs (CHAMPVA) including the CHAMPVA In House Treatment Initiative (CITI) and the CHAMPVA Meds by Mail program. HAC also administers the Spina Bifida Health Care Program, the Children of Women Vietnam Veterans Health Care Program, and the Persian Gulf Examination Program for Dependents. HAC also runs two programs specifically designed to cater to veterans: (1) the Foreign Medical Program, which provides service to veterans living or traveling throughout the world, and (2) the Fee program, which provides services to veterans who need care outside a Veterans Affairs medical center. HAC’s responsibilities are benefits management, eligibility determination, customer service, outreach and education, claims processing, appeals and grievances and fraud, and waste and abuse prevention.

Health and Safety (Display Screen Equipment) Regulations 1992

Apply to all workstations using display screen equipment (VDUs) and habitual users of such equipment. The employer must analyse each workstation to assess the risks to health. There are minimum requirements for each workstation based on the equipment, the environment and the interface between users and equipment. The Regulations call for the planning of regular breaks, eye tests at the request of employees, corrective appliances, training and information on health and safety. A breach is criminal and also supports civil actions.

Health and Safety at Work, etc., Act 1974

Legal framework to promote high standards of health and safety at work. It sets out general duties employers have towards employees, customers and the general public. It also sets out the duties that employees have towards themselves and their colleagues. The duties are based on the ideal of ‘so far as is reasonably practicable’ meaning the time, cost and difficulty to avoid or reduce a risk have to be balanced against the degree of risk itself. Persons with five or more employees must have a written safety policy. The law is enforced by HSE inspectors or environmental health officers. Where problems exist they may issue improvement notices or prohibition notices. Criminal prosecutions can be against companies and individuals. See HEALTH AND SAFETY COMMISSION; HEALTH AND SAFETY EXECUTIVE.

Health and Safety Commission

The HSC and the Health and Safety Executive administer the Health and Safety at Work, etc., Act 1974 and are a focus of initiative for all matters relating to health and safety at work. HSC consists of representatives of both sides of industry and the local authorities. It is responsible for developing policies in the health and safety field, and for making proposals to the appropriate minister. When HSC takes action it can: (a) issue guidance on specific industries or processes; (b) publish an Approved Code of Practice; (c) propose statutory regulations or changes in existing regulations.