... Day 4 - 10 Health and Safety Units Cde v5

Statutory Regulations and
Organisational Safety
Requirements
1
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
 Review of the Health and Safety at Work Act (HASAWA)

 Understand what Accidents and Near Misses (Dangerous
Occurences) are
 Review the Risk Assessment
 Understand Fire regulations
 Understand Manual Handling
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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.
 The duties under Health & Safety

law are qualified by the principle ‘so
far as is reasonably practicable’
 It is a legal requirement to display

the poster, and a written H&S policy
(if you employ 5 or more)
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Health & Safety at Work Act 1974
• Obligations of the Employers

 Employers have a legal obligation to ensure the
health, safety and welfare of people at work.
• 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
• Or any Dangerous Occurrences
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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
Hazard = Anything that can cause harm
The potential that people or property can

Risk =
be damaged by the hazard
If we are to ensure the “health, safety and welfare of people

at work”, we need to be able to identify hazards and
assess the potential of risk
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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
• A risk assessment should generally look at the whole

process and be Sufficient enough to ID hazards
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Near Misses / Dangerous Occurrences
• A near miss is an unplanned event that did not result in
an injury, illness or damage – but had the potential to do
so.
• If left unreported – accidents, possibly serious ones,

could happen in the future with potentially dire
consequences
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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.
• It is always the last resort if a hazard cannot be totally

removed
• P.P.E. must be worn / used to prevent or reduce the chance

 serious
of  P.C.Screen
Overallsinjury from identified hazards e.g. filters
 Safety glasses  Ergonomic Chairs / foot
 Ear Defenders rests
 Safety footwear  Wrist Supports
 Gloves
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Reducing Risks - COSHH
• Control of Substances Hazardous to Health
•
• 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
Before doing any manual handling, think;
• Does the job need to be done? • Physical Capability

• Think about the load • Personal situation, training, PPE,
• Heavy? Difficult to grasp? equipment
Awkward?
• Twisting? Reaching? Long
distance?
ReducingManual
Risks –Handling
Manual Handling
Reducing Risks – Manual Handling
Manual Handling Regulations: -
MHOR –
• Manual Handling Operations Regulations
LOLER –
• Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations
Reducing Risks – Fire Prevention
Accidents
HSE definition of an accident
‘any unplanned event that results in injury or ill

health of people, or damage or loss to property,
plant, materials, or the environment, or loss of a
business opportunity’
Accidents cannot be prevented, however, Injuries and
damage can!
There is always an underlying cause. It is a legal requirement

to identify and address it
Accidents
A dangerous occurrence or near miss: -
Is an unplanned occurrence which could Smoking a cigarette in

cause injury and / or damage to equipment the workplace is a
dangerous
or the environment. occurrence… why?
Must be reported immediately.
Reporting accidents at work is a legal A fork-lift toppling over

requirement. is a hazardous
malfunction
Accident investigation to identify the root

cause is a legal duty.
Accidents - RIDDOR
–Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous
Occurrences Regulations 1995
–An employee is unable to perform their normal work duties for more than
7 consecutive days. (It used to be 3 days)
• Employers must report: -

 Deaths Some work-related diseases
Major injuries Dangerous occurrences / near
Hospital Injuries misses
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Consequences of Accidents
 Lost time  Higher insurance

 Lost production premiums
 Investigation costs  Fines
 Remedial actions  Lost contracts
 Material losses  Low workforce moral
Summary
 Discussed the Health and Safety at Work Act
 Discussed the duties and obligations both the employer
and the employee under the HASAWA
 Reducing Risks
 Understood Hazards, Accidents & Near Misses
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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
2. Risk assessments must be carried out in a suitable and __________

manner
a. aggressive
b. perfect
c. technical
d. sufficient
3. A risk is most accurately described as the chance of someone

a. getting away with a dangerous act
b. being harmed by a hazard
c. completing a risky shortcut
d. wasting money on a new
4. Assessing risks in the workplace is a ________ requirement
a. moral
b. social
c. legal
d. critical
5. For organisations employing five or more people the results of any risk
assessment should be
a. discarded
b. concealed
c. recorded
d. censored
END
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
2. The legislation detailing the requirements to prevent accidents whilst

using lifting equipment is
a. PUWER
b. LOLER
c. RIDDOR
d. COSHH
3. Employees should firstly inform the __________ if they identify

hazardous handling activities
a. authorities
b. employer
c. media
d. shareholders
Unit 01E
4. The legislation known as MHOR covers the regulations for carrying out
a. manual handling operations
b. moving haulage overseas
c. machine handling overhead
d. managing hoist operations
5. Reducing the risks associated with lifting should be reduced to a level

that is, at the very least,
a. physically acceptable
b. medically suitable
c. technically possible
d. reasonably practicable
END

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Statutory Regulations and

 Review of the Health and Safety at Work Act (HASAWA)

 The duties under Health & Safety

 It is a legal requirement to display

• Obligations of the Employers

• Or any Dangerous Occurrences

Hazard = Anything that can cause harm

The potential that people or property can

If we are to ensure the “health, safety and welfare of people

• A risk assessment should generally look at the whole

• If left unreported – accidents, possibly serious ones,

• It is always the last resort if a hazard cannot be totally

• P.P.E. must be worn / used to prevent or reduce the chance

Before doing any manual handling, think;

• Does the job need to be done? • Physical Capability

‘any unplanned event that results in injury or ill

There is always an underlying cause. It is a legal requirement

Is an unplanned occurrence which could Smoking a cigarette in

Must be reported immediately.

Reporting accidents at work is a legal A fork-lift toppling over

Accident investigation to identify the root

• Employers must report: -

Major injuries Dangerous occurrences / near

Hospital Injuries misses

 Lost time  Higher insurance

2. Risk assessments must be carried out in a suitable and __________

3. A risk is most accurately described as the chance of someone

2. The legislation detailing the requirements to prevent accidents whilst

3. Employees should firstly inform the __________ if they identify

5. Reducing the risks associated with lifting should be reduced to a level

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