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Created on: 05-05-16 12:15

Health and safety at work act 1974

This act ensures that every work place needs a safe working environment, Safe equipment being used, Safe access into the building and safe systems. All employees must be co-operative and follow rules without being dangerous.

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COSHH

Control of substances hazardous to health (Chemicals) they have to be stored in a locked cupboard away from and customers or untrained employees, only for trained staff use. Lable the products and record the use of them.

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RIDDOR

Report accidents, Death and major injury. Loss time injury. Reportable diseases. Serious but no one was hurt.

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6 pack: Managment of health and safety at work

complete Risk assesment

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Manual handling operations Regs

Lift objects with caution and safety. Preventing injury

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PUWER Provision and use of work equipment regulations

Check equipment is safe and working regularly, if broken fix as quickly as possible.

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PPE Personal protective equipment

Give people whob require it the correct equipment for the activity they are doing. i.e. Hard hats and high visibilty jackets for builders.

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Display screen equipment regs

Take breaks ( e.g. 15 minutes per hours) from looking at screens. Have eye checks.

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Childrens act

Have to be DBS checked to see any criminal records. Correct ratio of adults to children under 8s = 1:8. Make sure equipment checked well.

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Data protection act

Data must be secured with passwords and removed when the customer is no longer in association with the business. cant pass information on to any other businesses without permition.

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Working time regulations

Allowed to work 48 hours a week

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COSHH

Card 3

Front

Report accidents, Death and major injury. Loss time injury. Reportable diseases. Serious but no one was hurt.

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Card 4

Front

complete Risk assesment

Back

Card 5

Front

Lift objects with caution and safety. Preventing injury

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