Hazards Flashcards
1
Q
What is Lone Working?
A
“someone who works by themselves”
2
Q
What is working at height?
A
work in any place where, if precautions were not taken, a person could fall a distance liable to cause personal injury.
3
Q
what percentage of injuries occur at height?
A
15%
4
Q
What do you check on a ladder before use?
A
- Cracks in the rungs and stiles
- missing or broken rungs
-mud and grease on stiles
-Bent rungs or stiles
-damaged feet - cracked welds
- in proper support of rungs
- missing/damaged or warn anti-slip grooves
- missing or loose screws or rivets
5
Q
What is the Role of the Control of Substances Hazardous to Health 2002 (COSSH)
A
Control peoples exposure to hazardous substances in the workplace
6
Q
What types of hazardous Substances are controlled under the COSSH legislation?
A
- Fumes that cause headaches or breathing irritation
- man made fibres that cause skin and eye irritation
-acids
-solvents
-gasses that asphyxiate
-asbestos
