Health and Safety Flashcards
Name the Health and Safety acts we are concerned with
(5)
Safety, Health and Welfare Act 2005
With chemicals act 2008 and 2010
Waste disposal
Carriage of dangerous goods by road
Tobacco smoking (prohibition) regulations 2003 -> Public Health (Tobacco) Act 2002
What are some aspects of the Safety, Health and Welfare Act?
(3)
Not engage in improper conduct likely to endanger S, H and W of self and others
Attend such training as appropriate
Shall not misrepresent themselves with regard to the level of training
Define safety
(2)
Freedom from injury, danger or risk
In practice safety means to keep danger at an acceptable low level
Define health
(3)
Freedom from bodily or mental illness
Absence of illness, injury or impairment
In general, physical and mental wellbeing is not damaged by ones employment
Define welfare
(3)
The provision and use of comfort items such as toilets, washing facility and restrooms
Somewhere clean to eat and drink during breaks
If working outdoors you should be protected against bad weather, noise, slippery conditions etc
Define an accident
(2)
Unexpected, unplanned event
Results in physical harm, injury, disease to an individual, damage to property, a near miss, a loss or any combination of these effects
Define hazard
(2)
Anything with potential to cause human injury or damage
Can include objects, substances, machines and work methods
Define a near miss
(2)
An event without immediate or serious consequences
But had potential to be serious
Define risk
The likelihood that someone will be harmed by the hazard, together with the severity of the harm suffered
Define risk assessment
The careful examination of what in your work could cause harm to people so that you can evaluate if sufficient precautions have been taken or if more are needed
Give some general protective principles
Avoid risks to health and safety where possible
Evaluating the likely consequences of risks which cannot be avoided to be able to deal with them at source (risk assessment)
Taking account of individual worker in design of workplace, choice of equipment and systems of work
Adapting the place of work in the light of technical progress
Replacing dangerous substances, articles or systems of work either by replacing or substituting
Provide and maintain suitable protective clothing and equipment
Prepare adequate procedures in case of emergency or serious and imminent danger
Report accidents and dangerous occurrences
Replacing dangerous substances, articles or systems of work either by replacing or substituting
Adopting a preventative approach to health and safety
Providing health and safety training, instruction and information
What are some aspects of taking account of individual worker in design of workplace, choice of equipment and systems of work?
(4)
To reduce effects of monotonous work
Set achievable work rates
Work breaks for VDU users
Ergonomics (bench heights)
List an aspect of adapting the place of work in the light of technical progress
Enclosed processors or analysers
List two aspects of replacing dangerous substances, articles or systems of work either by replacing or substituting
RA’s
COSHH (UK)
List three aspects of adopting a preventative approach to health and safety
H+S ethos
Identifying hazards
Putting suitable controls in place
What are some duties of employees?
Take reasonable care to protect S, H +W of self and others
Not under influence of intoxicant to a state as to endanger self or others -> includes drug use
Co-operate with employer or other persons to enable compliance with relevant statutory provisions
Not engage in improper conduct or behaviour likely to endanger S, H + W of self or others
Attend such training (and undergo assessment) as may be reasonably required by employer or as prescribed relating to health and safety, as relating to work carried out by employer
What are the minimum requirements from the chemical agents regulation 2015
(5)
Reduction of exposure of employees to chemicals
Monitoring of exposure to chemicals
Control of exposure to chemicals
Provision of information, instruction and training
Provision of relevant health surveillance where RA shows risk to health
What does the chemical agents regulations 2015 cover
(4)
Safe storage, handling and segregation
Action/emergency plans - plans available to employees/emergency services
Safety drills
Access to MSDS
Labelling - containers
What are some examples of hazard identification
(3)
Labelling of chemicals
Material safety data sheets (MSDS)
Risk assessment
What is MSDS
Data sheets providing information headings -> EU directive
What 16 aspects does MSDS?
Identification of substance or preparation and the company supplying it
Composition/information on ingredients
Hazard identification
First aid measures
Fire fighting measures
Accidental release measures
Handling and storage
Exposure controls/personal protection
Physical and chemical properties
Stability and reactivity
Toxicological information
Ecological information
Disposal consideration
Transport information
Regulatory information
Other information
What are some important aspects of chemical storage?
(11)
Location
Space requirement
Temperature
Ventilation
Containers
Quantities
Age and condition
Labelling
Security
Flammable
Segregation of incompatible chemicals
Write a note on biological hazard
(4)
Safety Health and Welfare at Work (biological Agents) Regulation 2013 -> reduce risk
Biological safety cabinets
Decontamination - disinfection/sterilisation
Categories of biological agents - Code of practice
What is a category 1 biological hazard
(4)
Unlikely to cause human disease
Minimal precautions - glove, coat, face mask
Decontamination - wash hands and surfaces
Dispose as clinical waste
