Healthy And Saftey

Question 1

Yourself as an employee of the company has duties under the H and S act what are they.

Answer 1

Wear PPE provided , understand the health and safety policies, consider other people’s health and safety risks not just your own.

Question 2

what is COSHH?

Answer 2

Control of substances hazardous to health. A set of regulations put in place to protect workers from ill health when working with specific substances and materials.

Question 3

What is RIDDOR?

Answer 3

A law that requires yourself as an employee to report certain types of accidents, incidents and ill health to the health and safety executive. Reporting of incidents diseases and dangerous occurrences regulations.

Question 4

What is PUWER?

Answer 4

Provision and use of work equipment regulations 1998. Duties placed on the people and the companies who own operate or have control over work equipment. It also places duties over the companies and business employees who use work equipment wether owned by them or not.

Question 5

What does PUWER state that equipment requires when provided for use at work?

Answer 5

Used only by people who are trained, equipment is accompanied by appropriate health and safety measures such as protective devices and controls guarding, e stops, isolation switches and clearly visible markings and warning devices. Make sure the equipment is suitable for intended use.

Question 6

What are the COSHH hazard symbols?

Answer 6

Explosive- chemicals or preparations which may explode.
Flammable- flammable liquids gasses or solids
Oxidising- acts as an oxidiser
Corrosive- will cause serious skin burns or eye damage and corrosive to metals
Acute toxicity- acute toxicity poison
Hazardous to environment- poisonous to environment lakes trees wildlife.
Health hazard- less serious but still harmful to health
Serious health hazard- can cause serious long term damage to health
Gas under pressure- has is stored under pressure