Powerpoint 1 - Key requirements of health and safety legislation - Health and safety in land-based industries Flashcards

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What types of risk are there?

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Physical
Mental Health
Sosical Staanding
Reputation
Financial loss

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What is the purpose of health and safety in the workplace?

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To minimise accidents leading to injury and their consequences

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Who does the Health and Safety legislations impact?

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The Employer and the Employee
Large Businesses
Self-employed

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Why is Health and Safety awareness important?

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Reduces the number of accidents in the workplaces.

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Why is Agriculture considered a high-risk industry?

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-use of heavy machinery
-High levels of physical activity
-Hazards in the environment
-Presence of animals

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What other land-based industries also present specific risks (examples)?

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Forestry - working at height, using cutting equipment, noise.
Animal Care - Zoonoses (deisesees) or injuries from animals.
Land-based engineering - Moving vehicles, lifts, inhalation of harmful substances.

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Who has Duty of Care?

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Everyone.
Business may have a nominated staff member in charge of health and safety, but everyone must ensure they are responsible in their workplace.

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What is an Employer? What are there Responsibilities?

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A person or organisation that employs people. Employers have a responsibility to keep employees safe when they are at work.

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What is an Employee? What are there Responsibilities?

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A person working or another person of organisation for a wage of salary. Employees have a responsibility to follow instructions and report anything that could be unsafe.

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What is a Self-employee? What are there Responsibilities?

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A person who works for themselves, providing goods or services to more than one person or organisation. From a health and safety point of view, self-employed people have the responsibilities of both employers and employees.

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What are the Statutory Duties of Employers and the self-employed?

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  • Provide a safe working environment.
  • Provide safe equipment and systems of work
  • Provide information, instruction, training and supervision.
  • Arrange for the safe storage, transport and use of articles and substances.
  • Provide adequate welfare facilities.
  • Provide suitable personal protective equipment (PPE) to all workers and take responsibility for its maintenance
  • Ensure the safety of other people around the workplace.
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What are the Satutory duties of Employees and the Self-employed?

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  • Take reasonable care of your own health and safety.
  • Take reasonable care of others around you.
  • Cooperate with your employer on health and safety.
  • Do not interfere with or misuse anything provided for your health, safety or welfare.
  • Use PPE provided.
  • Undertake training and instruction.
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