in work and you walked of not doing anything ie phone a ambulance and just went back to work are you breaking the health and saftey act
2007-09-26 10:22:03 · 14 answers · asked by ccosj 5 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
sorry it wasn't me i would not do that i used to have some who had fits and lookedafter him even when he cut his eye and was fiting i held the towel to try and stop the bleeding till the ambulance came
2007-09-26 10:32:08 · update #1
If you aren't trained in first aid, you are limited in what you can do, but, if the person died, and you hadn't bothered phoning an ambulance, you could be charged with contributing to death. I can't remember the exact wording of the charge, but it involves indifference. Nobody needs special training to dial a telephone.
I would also assume a person who ignored a person in distress like that was a pretty sorry excuse for a human being. I am glad that doesn't describe you.
2007-09-26 10:33:00 · answer #1 · answered by Fred C 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I know that if you are involved in a car crash and drive off you can be charged by the police for leaving the scene of an accident.
I'm not sure about the work environment but it would certainly be a very ignorant and potentially dangerous thing to do. What if the person was having a heart attack and died? How would you feel having that on your conscience for the rest of your life? Getting help as quickly as possible makes all the difference in life threatening incidents so you should never walk away - at the very least call for help!
2007-09-26 10:34:02 · answer #2 · answered by ~ Arwen ~ 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No, you are breaking no laws! Just showing an appalling lack of humanity.
Edit: First Aid training makes not obligation to help even if the company paid for it. Medic First Aid Instructor.
2007-09-26 10:27:40 · answer #3 · answered by Coasty 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Nothing says you must do anything It just assumes most people are decent and would do something. The human rights act maybe
2007-09-26 10:26:00 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
the other answers are cr@p you are responsible for the safety of your self and your collegues. you have a duty to report any such incident. Your should not interfere with the person but you must make the apropriate person aware
2007-09-26 10:32:08 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
ha i fainted in work one girl was after clocking out so kept going she wouldn't help me i couldn't do that to anyone whether it be against the law or not i have a bit of human nature in me
2007-09-26 10:27:13 · answer #6 · answered by angel 36 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
If the state in which you live has a good samaritan law, they would be violating that law.
2007-09-26 10:28:10 · answer #7 · answered by Allison P 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Failure to render aid,unless it was your supervisor and you were next in line for his job. Think about it.
2007-09-26 10:26:08 · answer #8 · answered by brian4779 1 · 1⤊ 1⤋
if you were the only person there yes if others were there and you felt you did your bit them no
2007-09-26 12:31:42 · answer #9 · answered by Perfectionist 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no you are not
when i was in medical school i was taught that sometimes could backfire and the person can sue you for touching them without permission
2007-09-26 10:29:25 · answer #10 · answered by wonder 2 · 2⤊ 2⤋