health and safety Flashcards
- List five of the main principles of the Health & Safety at Work legislation.
All workers have a right to work in places where risks to their health and safety are properly controlled. Your employer is responsible for health and safety, but you must help.
What employers must do:
* Carry out risk assessments
* Provide safe equipment and PPE
* Ensure staff are properly trained
* Provide proper facilities
* Appoint a competent person to oversee health and safety
* Provide a safe place of work
- Decide what could harm you in your job and the precautions to stop it. This is part of risk assessment.
- Consult and work with you and your health and safety representatives in published 04/09 protecting everyone from harm in the workplace.
- Free of charge, give you the health and safety training you need to do your job.
- Free of charge, provide you with any equipment and protective clothing you need, and ensure it is properly looked after.
- Provide toilets, washing facilities and drinking water.
- Provide adequate first-aid facilities.
- Report injuries, diseases and dangerous incidents at work to the Incident Contact Centre: 0845 300 9923
- Have insurance that covers you in case you get hurt at work or ill through work. Display a hard copy or electronic copy of the current insurance certificate where you can easily read it.
- Work with any other employers or contractors sharing the workplace or providing employees (such as agency workers), so that everyone’s health and safety is protected.
- List the four responsibilities of an employee under the Health & Safety at Work legislation.
What employees must do
* Follow the training you have received when using any work items your employer has given you.
* Take reasonable care of your own and other people’s health and safety.
* Co-operate with your employer on health and safety.
* Tell someone (your employer, supervisor, or health and safety representative) if you think the work or inadequate precautions are putting anyone’s health and safety at serious risk.
- How would you identify any risk assessments and suppliers instructions for the safe use of tools, equipment and substances that may be used in your job role?
- Look at the risk assessment and any COSHH guidelines that have been recorded before commencing the work
- If in doubt I would seek further information from my employer/supervisor.
- Name two types of personal protective equipment and describe when you would use them.
Protective gloves, I use these for applying some of the stains and adhesives. Sometimes there are guidelines laid down by COSHH that I have to abide by.
Face mask, I can use these if there is a lot of dust or fibre in the air. This can be generated by horse hair when repairing rugs or fibre in the flocking and if someone is using grinding equipment. This could also mean having to wear eye protection.
- Describe how would you lift or handle heavy loads.
You should never try and lift a heavy load on your own, always ask for help. Some of the things you should do include, trying to unpack and make the load smaller and more manageable, always bend your legs and keep you back straight and feet slightly apart. Always make sure the area is clear and there are no obstacles or likely trips or slips to encounter.
- Describe what action you would take in an emergency at work.
- Never to put yourself or others in danger
- Raise the alarm immediately
- Only tackle the emergency if it is safe to do so.
- Leave by the nearest safe exit
- Report to the assembly point and person in charge as quickly as possible.
- Describe the procedure for reporting and recording of accidents.
- The employer/supervisor is the person I have to report any accidents or emergencies to
- They will then carry out an investigation and make a report.
- If necessary they will notify staff of any changes that need to be made to policies or procedures
- They will also report to the Health & Safety Executive.
- As an employee within a Saddlery business please identify four of your statutory rights?
Employee rights will include -
* General Employment laws
* Contract of Employment
* Sick Pay
* EU Work time regulations
* Holiday entitlement
* Maternal and Paternal leave
* Data Protection
- Describe the standards of acceptable behaviour in a Saddlery business.
- To take responsibility of own actions
- Be mindful and respectful of others in the workplace
- To carry out duties as laid down in contract of employment.
- Explain where you could access information and advice concerning employment issues.
There is a wealth of information and advice regarding employment issues. The best places to look are Government web sites like www.direct.gov.uk/en/Employment/index.htm however I can always speak to my employer/supervisor.
- Describe three aspects of the function and role of Trade Unions
- Obtaining satisfactory rates of pay
- Protecting workers jobs
- Securing adequate work facilities
- Ensuring satisfactory work conditions, this can include areas such as health and safety and equal opportunities.
- Negotiating bonuses for achieving targets
- Negotiating employment conditions and job descriptions
