Health And Safety

Question 1

What is the health and safety at work act 1974

Answer 1

Is the main piece of legislation for British health and safety law

Question 2

How does the health and safety at work act (1974) influence the safe manufacture of products? (2)

Answer 2

• All employers must ensure that all employers and visitors to the workplace are protected in terms of health, safety and welfare (so far as reasonably practicable)
• Compliance includes assessing risks and adopting appropriate safety measure to provide a safe environment for product manufacture

Question 3

What is the ‘control of substances hazardous to health regulations’ (2002)

Answer 3

Is legislation that prevents, reduces or controls people’s exposure to hazardous substances in the workplace

Question 4

How are employers impacted by the ‘control of substances hazardous to health regulations’ (2002)?

Answer 4

Employers need to prevent, reduce or control their workers’ exposure as well as workers in the vicinity, to substances that may be hazardous or cause ill health

Question 5

Examples of hazardous substances related to the ‘control of substances hazardous to health regulations’ (2002) (3)

Answer 5

• Paints, varnishes, cleaning agents and adhesives that may be used during work
• Fumes that may be created as a result of a process such as soldering or brazing
• Airborne particles such as dust created by cutting or sanding timber

Question 6

Safe working practises for school or college workshops (7)

Answer 6

• Do not operate any machinery or equipment unless you have been trained in its use
• PPE must be worn when using machinery
• All guards and safety measures should be utilised
• Work areas should be kept neat, clean and free of hazards and spillages should be reported
• All persons must be aware or the emergency procedures such as fire evacuation routes, locations of fire extinguishers, emergency stops, etc
• Walkways should be kept clear and free from trip hazards
• If a person becomes ill or injured or in the event of an accident, this should be reported to a supervisor/teacher

Question 7

Safe working practises in industry (3)

Answer 7

• Where there is movement of goods around a factory floor, there may be designated safe zones or walkways that must be kept fire from machinery
• Forklift trucks or vehicles will usually be fitted with a flashing light and/or reverse signal alarm to alert those near the vehicle movements
• Job rotation may also be used so that workers are not at risk or repetitive strain injury (RSI) or injury caused by a lapse in concentration from doing the same task with no variation

Question 8

What are safety precautions?

Answer 8

Is any action that is carried out in advance that protects against a possible danger or injury

Question 9

Example of safety precautions for a specific manufacturing process (2)

Answer 9

• When sanding wood on a disc sander

* The safety precautions would include wearing eye protection and the use of a dust extraction system

Question 10

What is a risk assessment?

Answer 10

Is a statutory process that considers what might cause harm to people and what reasonable steps might be taken to prevent that harm

Question 11

Example of a risk assessment - cutting wood on a band saw (4)

Answer 11

• Hazard(s) - cut risk, inhalation of wood dust particles, particles in the eye
• Potential harm - machine operator and persons in the immediate vicinity
• Risk and control measure - risk level is medium, provide training prior to machine use, provide access to machine operating manual, provision of machine guards and push sticks, use of dust extraction system during machine operation, good ventilation in the workplace, provision of eye goggles, post safety signs on machine and in vicinity and mark out a safe zone around the machine that only the operator can enter
• Review date- the risk assessment would be signed and dated by the person assessing the risk. The 6 or 12 month review date would also be noted

Question 12

Consumer rights act (2015) (2)

Answer 12

• Is designed to safeguard consumers from faulty products by giving them certain rights
• The act includes right on the purchase of digital content, combines legislation from other previous acts and replaces the sale of goods act (1979)

Question 13

Part 1 - of the consumer rights act (10

Answer 13

Consumer contracts for goods, digital content and services:
• Goods to be of satisfactory quality
• Goods to be fit for particular purpose
• Goods to be as described and to match a model seen or examined
• Right to reject goods and right to repair or replacement
• Digital content including paid and free software
• Digital content to be satisfactory quality
• Digital content to be fit for particular purpose
• Digital content to be as described
• Compensation for damage to device or to other digital content
• Remedy for damage to device or to other digital content

Question 14

Part 2 of the consumer rights act (2)

Answer 14

Unfair term:
• Requirement for contract terms and notices to be fair for any goods or service
• Recruitment for transparency of fees and services

Question 15

The British standards institute (BSI)

Answer 15

• Work with the industry and government to produce a set of standards to assure consumers that products are well produced, safe and fit for purpose
• A standard is a published document that shows an agreed way of doing something, and provides an assurance of consistently reliable and safe products

Question 16

Safety of toys - what must manufactures of children’s toys comply with?

Answer 16

Toys (safety) regulation 2011 which are part of the European toy safety directive as well as British standard BS EN 71

Question 17

What must toy manufacturers do ensure their toys are safe? (7)

Answer 17

• Make sure that the toy has been designed and manufactured to comply with the essential safety requirements during its normal period of use
• Carry our safety assessment of the toy
• Demonstrate that an applicable conformity assessment procedure has been followed and affix the CE marking
• Make sure that toy has instructions and safety information
• Carry our sample testing of toys and bring non-conformity toys into compliance
• Investigate and record any complaint in relation to the toy - draw up technical documentation and keep for 10 years
• Identify the toy and manufacturer on the toy or packaging

Question 18

Lion Mark (2)

Answer 18

• Developed by the British toy and hobby association (BTHA) to show consumers that a toy had been made with quality and safety in mind
• It indicates that the toy has been made by members of the BTHA, who adhere to a code of practise that includes rules covering ethical and safe manufacture of toys, a ban on any counterfeit goods, a commitment to improving the sustainability and a desire to promote the value of all play

Question 19

Advice to consumers (3)

Answer 19

• Make sure you are buying from a reputable trader
• Reading and following any specific safety advice contained in the product details or instruction material
• In the event of any fault consumers should contact the supplier