Safety & Health at Work SN1794 Assignment 10/3/2013 Joy Mc Inerney Table of Contents 1. Introduction 2. Explore the role of communications and training in promotion and provision of health and safety in the workplace. 3. Outline the principles and procedures of good housekeeping in the work place 4. Noise‚ dust and fumes are hazards whish commonly found in the work place for one of these hazards outline the risk associated with the exposure to this hazard
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Task 1 – Health & Safety Policy Booklet Health and safety at work act The Health and Safety at Work Act (HASAWA) 1974 secures the health and safety of people at work. This Act imposes a responsibility to the employer to provide a safe and healthy working environment for all their employees. The employee has a duty to work according to the legislation and provide systems of work that are safe and without risk to health. Control of Substances Hazardous To Health Regulations 1988
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on the health and safety legislation in relation to employee protection for accidents at work. Introduction Health and safety law at UK The Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 is the primary piece of legislation covering work-related health and safety in the United Kingdom. It sets out employers responsibilities for employee’s health and safety at work. Employers and employees must comply with the duties set out in out which are as follows: Section 2 places a duty on employers for the health‚ safety
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What is operational health and safety - The identification‚ evaluation and control of hazards associcated with the work environment. -The goal is to reduce occupational injuries and illnesses associated with employment * Injury = any cut‚ fracture‚ sprain or amputation * Illness= any abnormal condition or disorder caused by factors -Why only reduce and not eliminate? Because illness is unforeseeable. Accidents and the employer is not in full control of everything. Science is evolving
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As a teaching assistant it is really important to follow health and safety procedures at all times. Our responsibilities in terms of health and safety hold a very important role as we are always direct in contact with the classrooms and playgrounds therefore we should always ensure that there are no hazards left being unattended and unreported. Our role includes routine walk around checks where we ensure items are stored safely in cupboards after using them and the floor is kept clear at all times
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arrest:check whether the person has a pulse and whether they are breathing. If not‚ call for urgent help from a senior registered nurse who will assess the need for summoning emergency services. Start methods of resuscitation if you have been taught how to do it. Choking and difficulty of breathing:ensure any dentures are removed‚sweep the mouth to clear any food‚vomit.Try to get the person to cough. If is not effective‚ bend the person forward‚use the hell of the hand to give up to five flows sharply
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Describe the requirements for a health and safe workplace in terms of the physical environment and the equipment at a selected work organisation. Physical Environment. .Potential for falling objects – The employer or employee must make sure that all items of equipment‚ materials and tools that are not in use must be stored/stacked correctly and securely. Otherwise‚ there is a potential that the item/item may fall and injure a person. .Sharp edges and trailing leads – Sharp edges
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HEALTH HAZARDS OF THE DYE INDUSTRY . The first step in prevention of poisoning in the dye industry includes well-ventilated‚ properly equipped buildings. Selection of workmen is important and the use of the best methods in manufacturing. These investigations‚ which are based on 2‚500 employees‚ whose blood was tested periodically‚ yield some minor diagnostic material. The hazards of the dye industry are those connected with any industry plus the poisonous chemicals necessarily handled in the
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Unit 208 – Supporting children and young people’s health and safety 1.1 Describe how current health and safety legislation‚ policies and procedures implemented in the setting With reference to appended evidence C (Health and Safety Policy)‚ the document clearly our School’s stance on health and safety. The school is “committed to doing all that we can to ensure that the children in our care are healthy‚ safe and enjoy emotional well-being. We also have a fundamental duty of care to the adults
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Task 1: OHS Laws and Institutional Frameworks The Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) Act sets out the laws about health and safety requirements affecting workplaces‚ work activities and the use of plant and substances. Besides that‚ the OHS Act is an essential framework in the workplace to cultivate good safety habits in all individuals so as to stimulate a strong safety culture in the workplace. The Act establishes a framework for people by preventing or minimising their exposure to risk. One
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