Health And Safety 1.9 Flashcards
What is the health and safety executive? (HSE)
A watchdog which is related to work related health safety and illness. They help HSE helps companies and employers to meet health and safety obligations and also investigate accidents in the workplace
In general what should the employer ensure for safety of workers in the area + in general
The workplace is safe and free from risks to health.
• Welfare facilities such as first aid are provided.
• Dangerous items and substances are used and stored safely, and remora from use if necessary.
• Machinery is safe to use, maintained and in good working order. *
• Training, information and adequate supervision is provided as necessar
Appropriate safety signage is provided.
Employees also have to consider health and safety, and should ensure they:
• take reasonable care for their own health and safety, as well as the health and safety of those in the vicinity
• use the personal protective equipment (PPE) provided, and use machinery in accordance with the given training instructions.
In general the employer how should it be ensured that there are safe working practises implanted into the working space in regards to safety and overall health
Training
The employees should be trained in the safe use of work of machinery and equipment to carry out safely
They can be done in house or with certification
Machine maintained and guarding
All machines should be maintained and inspected regularly
Machines should also have the correct guards to protect employees e.g blade covers
Extraction systems
An extraction system should be implemented to reduce hazards from dust fumes and timber dust
- they should be maintained regularly 12-14 months
PPE
Employers should also ensure that ppe is available this includes things for eye protection or make for fumes
Accident reporting
Keep a record of any accidents with RIDDOR (reporting of injuries, diseases and dangerous occurrences regulation ) to HSE and covers all types of injury
If hazardous substances aren’t controlled what may this lead to?
Cause skin irritation, eye irritation, damage from chemical splashes the development of lung disease or asthma and death - as a result people could claim compensation and cause the company to go broke and lose employees as a result it can also cause for a lose in productivity
What are the eight principles to consider under COSHH?
Plan and carry out activities to reduce the spread of emissions and substances hazardous to health
Consider all relevant routes of exposure e.g. skin absorption of inhalation
Control exposure by measuring the most effective route and minimise the spread of substances
Provide suitable PPE
Check regularly control measures for their effectiveness
Inform and train all employers on hazards and the risks
Ensure control measures does not increase the chance of spreading of hazardous substances
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What are safe working practises (in school, college and industry)? How can they be implemented? Give a set of guidelines which may be followed to ensure safe working practices:
They all serve to keep the people doing work or people in vicinity safe - and can include a set of guidelines for people in the workspace to follow
They can be implemented in various ways one may include safe walking paths ‘safe zones’ where machinery is kept away for these areas and people are able to freely work in those areas without a risk to potential harm
Forklifts and trucks may have sound recordings for reversing and large fitting lamps with a signal light to represent itself in the area
Job rotations may also be made to reduce the chance of a worker gaining RSI - repetitive strain injury due to the same movement in one job. They could also get boredom from this as well
PPE must be worn when using machinery
All guards and safety measures should be utilitilised when using machinery
Work areas such be kept clean and free from hazards. Spillages
All students should be aware of the fire evacuation routes and emergency phone numbers
What is a safety precaution?
Anything that is carried out in advance to prevent potential injury or danger
E.g. for cutting timer wear googles as a safety precaution
What is a risk assessment? Does it have to help prevent all types of risk? What are the conditions needed for one to conduct a risk assessment? What is a risk? What is a Hazard?
Is an assessment made to conduct any potential hazards in the working vicinity and any means possible of preventing that harm.
Not all risks have to be solved by law but the employer must take reasonable action to minimise most of the potential hazards
In a working vicinity where there are five or more employees working
A hazrad is something that could cause harm
A risk is the chance of the hazard causing someone harm or being exposed to it
Who and what are the HSE?
The heath and safety excutive is a national independent watch dog related to health and safety and illness
They help companies and employees reach their health and safety obligations and provide guidance documents and investigate accidents in workplaces
How is a risk assessment conducted?
Identify the hazard - Can be done by walking around the work space and identifying where you may think it if from
Identify who might be harmed and the nature of the harm - including the worker and people visiting the workplace
Evaluate the risk and decide not he control measure - after the hazard is identified the hazard should be ranked on how potentially dangerous it is and how to remove/lessen the level of risk
Record finding and the implemented actions for the hazard - a documentation should be kept of all the risk assessments made and the people identified at risk
Review the risk assessment - after a period of time they should be regularly reviewed and should identify if the risk remains the same or if there have been any changes so far
What is the trade description act 1968? How is this act kept followed by manufacturers?
It is an offence for a trade to make or apply false or misleading statements about a good or service. Under the act it is an offence to apply a false statement about a product or to supply goods that have a false statement
Trading standard officers regularly check products to see wether they meet required legislations and officers attend street markets, stores and import facilities to check for counterfeit or unsafe products
They cover a lot of products including skin products to children toys
Child safety gates:
A safety feature in homes preventing children from entering specifics areas of a house
how can they be sure the gate has been manufactured in the way to keep the child safe?
Used to limit access of stairs from children under 24 months old and has to comply with BS EN 1930 any that don’t comply are to safe to use
Requirements for safety gate are:
Gate should be fit securely in position and should not easily be dislodged
Should have no structure that would give the child a foothold to climb
There should not be any holes that could trap the child’s finger
There should no be any sharp edges that could cut the child
3 pin plug:
The 240 volts plug is used everyday to supply charge to appliances
What are the safety requirements it must follow and the BSI standard it should have to be deemed safe?
BS 1363
Certified with BSI it should therefore be safe if:
It carries the BSI kite-mark and the license number for the plug
Supplied with a removable card label fitted over the three pins with wiring drawing
Inside the plug is a fuse with the BSI 1363 and kitemark on the fuse
Wiring is coloured in accordance with their names. Earth green and yellow, neutral is blue and live (brown)
What must the manufacture of toys comply with? What do they deal with?
With the provisions of the Toy safety Regulations 2011 part of the European Toy Safety Directive and BS EN 71
Dealing with the safety aspect of toys from flammability to toxicity nd the potential of trapping clothes or injuring children physically.
- toys made for children under 36 months must not be a choking hazard - one way to test this is with a test tube the size of a child’s throat and placing the toy within the cylinder which can then be used to identify any potential risk worthy products
