Unit 4 - Identifying risks and making risk assesments Flashcards
1
Q
What is within a designer’s duty of care?
A
The safety of their products to a user and their personnel
2
Q
Which organisation helps designers and manufacturers with safety?
A
The health and safety executive (HSE)
3
Q
Which regulations regard substances hazardous to health?
A
COSHH - control of substances hazardous to health
4
Q
What does COSHH include?
A
Distribution, storage, use and disposal
5
Q
What are the five steps of a risk assessment?
A
- Identify the hazards
- Decide who might be harmed and how
- Evaluate the risks and decide on precaution
- Record your findings and implement them
- Review your assessment and update if necessary
6
Q
What is a hazard?
A
Anything that can cause harm
7
Q
What is a risk?
A
chance that someone will be harmed and how seriously