... Day 4 - 10 Health and Safety Units Cde v5
... Day 4 - 10 Health and Safety Units Cde v5
Organisational Safety
Requirements
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Aims & Objectives
• Aims
•
Know the principal provisions of the Health and Safety at Work Act
and other current legislation
Know how legislation affects employers, employees and the public
• Objectives
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Health and Safety Law
The basis of British Health and
Safety law is the Health and Safety
at Work Act 1974.
• Duties of Employees
– Employees must take reasonable care of their own
health and safety and that of others who may be
affected by their acts or omissions
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…ctd Health & Safety at Work Act 1974
• It is Your responsibility to Report any: -
• Hazards
• Near Misses
• Accidents
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Health & Safety Facts
The approximate number of people killed at work in
Britain each year is 200 – 300.
The single biggest reason (over a third) of all major
injuries reported are caused by a slips, trips or falls.
Members of the public cannot be prosecuted under the
Health and Safety at Work act.
All employers regardless of size, must have ‘Employers
liability compulsory insurance’
The HSE are responsible for ensuring businesses
comply with the Law
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Hazards – Risk Assessment
A proactive approach
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Hazards – Risk Assessment
• Before Starting a Risk Assessment, ensure: -
You have permission to enter the area
The staff in the area know what you are doing
That the ones who know the area contribute
The area is safe to enter
PPE
Machine Isolated
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Reducing Risks
• If you cannot remove the hazard, the business needs to
do what is Reasonably Practicable to minimise the
risk.
• To reduce risks
Implement good 5S Carry out COSHH
Carry out Risk Assessments Assessments
Local Inductions
Safety Behavioural Index Implement Safe Systems of
Following Standardised Work
work PPE
Correct Manual Handling
Procedures
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Reducing Risks - PPE
• Personal Protective Equipment is equipment that is worn or
used to protect the person or the process from harm.
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Reducing Risks - COSHH
• Control of Substances Hazardous to Health
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• There are a range of substances hazardous to health
that may be:
Solid, liquid, gas, fumes, dust.
Used directly in work activities e.g. paints, cleaning
solutions
Produced by work activities e.g. welding fumes
Naturally occurring e.g. grain dust
Biological agents e.g. bacteria
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Reducing Risks – Manual Handling
Transporting or supporting of a load (including lifting,
pushing, pulling, carrying or moving) with or without
mechanical aids
MHOR –
• Manual Handling Operations Regulations
LOLER –
• Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations
Reducing Risks – Fire Prevention
Accidents
HSE definition of an accident
–An employee is unable to perform their normal work duties for more than
7 consecutive days. (It used to be 3 days)
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Consequences of Accidents
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Quizdom
• Unit 01 D
• Unit 01 E
Unit 01D
1. A risk assessment is a careful __________ of what, in the workplace
could cause harm to people
a. examination
b. calculation
c. concealment
d. improvement
5. For organisations employing five or more people the results of any risk
assessment should be
a. discarded
b. concealed
c. recorded
d. censored
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Unit 01E
1. The transporting or supporting of loads by hand or bodily force is known
as
a. physical handling
b. balanced handling
c. manual handling
d. mechanical handling
END