Health and Safety
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- Created on: 01-02-16 12:08
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- Health and Safety
- health and safety at work act 1974
- responsibility of employers and employees
- manufactures are required by law to follow regulations
- employees follow safety procedures
- reduce risks in materials, machinery, manufacturing
- HSE (The Health and Safety Executive)
- government body
- advises employers and employees on H&S
- sets regulations that employers must follow
- checks machines
- checks signs
- Risk Assesment
- work out what the risk is, what precautions there are to prevent risk
- 5 AREAS TO REMEMBER
- 1. working environment
- 2.training the workforce
- 3. protective clothing
- 4. equipment and maintenance
- 5. responsibility
- safety training
- warining notices
- machinery safe for use
- protective clothing
- overalls
- ear defenders
- glasses
- chainmail
- steel cap toe boots
- ventilation
- materials disposed correctly
- safe, clean and tidy
- good light
- workers adequate breaks
- must pay minimum wage
- COSHH (Control of Substances Hazardous to Health)
- the COSHH regulations 2002 require employers to control substances that can harm workers' health
- made ill by hazardous substances
- asthma
- cancer
- skin disease
- employers are responsible
- taking effective measures to control exposer and protect skin
- workers can be harmed by substances by:
- breathing in gases, fumes, mist, dust
- swallowing
- contact with the eyes
- skin puncture
- Reduce the risk of harm COSHH can choose controlled measures
- 1. eliminate harmful product
- 2. use safer form of product
- 3. change process
- 4. enclose the process
- 5. extract emissions
- 6. few workers in harms way
- 7. personal protective equipment (PPE)
- health and safety at work act 1974
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