Transcript Health and Safety Induction 1

MR. J. Hanna
Occupational Studies
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The Health And Safety At Work Act 1974
Duties of The Employees
Safety Policy Statement
Accident Reporting
Everybody’s Business
Health and Safety Commission
First Aid
Lifting
Access and Working at Heights
Scaffolding
Ladder – Before Use
Ladder Safety
Excavations
Excavations Precautions
Buried services
The Health And Safety At Work Act
1974
• One act to enable and to
enforce
• Intent:- create simple
rules
• Adequate, enforceable law
• Provide safety in the work
place and protection for
visitors and the public
• Create duties for
employers, employees and
others
• Make it everybody’s
business
The Health And Safety At Work Act
1974
• Creates duties for :• Employers
• Employees
• Others
• Make it everybody’s
business
Duties of The Employees
• To take reasonable care
for the health and safety
of self and others
• To comply with :– The employer’s health
and safety rules
– Health and safety law
• Not to intentionally or
recklessly interfere with
anything provided in the
interest of health and
safety
Safety Policy Statement
• Five or more employees
• Employer must
– Prepare
– Publicise
– Revise when necessary
A written statement of
employers safety policy
And
The organisation and
arrangement in force
to carry out that policy
Accident Reporting
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Employees should :– Report all accidents
– Report all dangerous
occurrences including near
misses
– Where a near miss is defined
as an event that could have
caused injury, damage or loss
but in this case but in this
instance did not
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Consult their general practitioner
and their employer if diagnosed as
suffering from a disease that
might be related to their work
activity.
Everybody’s Business
To involve :• Employers
• Managers
• Employees
• Contractors, subcontractors
• Controllers of premises.
• Manufactures, suppliers,
retailers, etc
To protect :• Everyone including
members of the public.
Health and Safety Commission
(HSE)
H e a lth a n d S a fe ty C o m m issio n
HSE
M akes th e laws
an d reg u lation s
H e a lth a n d S a fe ty E x e c u tive
E m p lo y m e n t M e d ic a l
HSE
E n forces
L aws an d R eg u lation s
A d visory service
EMAS
First Aid
• Action
• The person at the scene of an
accident should
• Remove the hazard if safe to
do so
• Call for help e.g. First aider
• Call for an ambulance, if
necessary
• Whilst awaiting the arrival of
an ambulance
First Aid
• Action
• Do not remove casualty, unless
in immediate danger
• Remain with the casualty and
give reassurance
• Make the casualty as
comfortable as possible
• Give no drinks or food to the
casualty moisten lip only
• Do not allow the casualty to
smoke
Lifting
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The kinetic method 1
Keep head erect
Keep straight back ( do not bend the back)
Keep elbows in, and a good grip on the load
Keep knees bent
Keep feet slightly apart
Lift by straightening the knees
Lifting
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The kinetic method 2
Changing the grip
Moving off
Team lifting
Mechanical aids e.g. Rollers, fork lift
Make sure the lowering area is clear
of obstructions
Access and Working at Heights
• 55 % of accident deaths in
the construction industry
are the results of falls of
people or tools and
materials from heights,
often by only a few metres.
• Many involve the misuse of
simple items of equipment
such as ladders and
stepladders
Access and Working at Heights
• The law requires that where work cannot be done
safely from the ground, access equipment must be
provided.
• The term access equipment covers ladders, steps,
trestles, lightweight platforms, mobile towers and
scaffolding.
Access and Working at Heights
• It is essential in all cases to be able
to :• Select the right piece of equipment
for the job.
• Check it is sound.
• Erected properly.
• Use it safely.
Scaffolding
• Before use :• Confirm with supervisor that
scaffolding is safe to use.
• Note if “ scaffolding incomplete”
notices are displayed.
• Note where sections are barred off.
Scaffolding
• In use
• Do not climb scaffold or climb from
adjoining structures or building.
Scaffolding
• Do use a ladder or passenger hoist
for access to scaffolding.
• Do not interfere with scaffolding e.g.
Do not remove any members.
• Ensure brick guards are fitted,
particularly when materials are
stacked above toeboard height.
Scaffolding
• Keep working platforms and gangways
clear and free from debris and waste
materials.
• Avoid overloading working platforms.
Scaffolding
• Do not throw materials or debris
from working platforms.
• Do not rig tarpaulins on scaffolding:
windsail effect may cause collapse of
scaffolding.
• Inform the supervisor of any defects
e.g. Guardrails missing.
Ladder – Before Use
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Check before use for defects.
Report all defects.
Do not paint ladders.
Never use aluminium ladders near
electrical equipment.
Ladder – Before Use
• Employers maintains records of
inspection.
• The right ladder for the job.
• Know the safe systems of work
• Use the safe systems of work.
Ladder Safety
• Ladder at correct angle 1 out to 4 up
or 75 degrees
• Extend at least 1 metre above landing
place.
• Lashed securely at the top or at the
bottom.
• Alternatively the ladder should be
“footed”
Excavations
• Every year on average 7 people are
killed in excavations
• Deep trenches look dangerous but
precautions are usually taken ; most
deaths occur in trenches less than
2.5m deep.
Excavations
• Rain and drying out in hot weather
can cause trenches to collapse
• A cubic metre of soil weights over a
tonne.
• A person buried under this amount in
a trench would quickly suffocate and
die.
Excavations Precautions
• Safety helmets must be worn at all times.
• Access to and from the excavation should
be by ladder, securely fixed.
• Do not climb in and out of excavations
using the supports.
• Guardrails and warning signs are required
where a person may fall into an excavation
and where the public are at risk.
Buried Services
• Before excavation starts
• Determine the dangers
• Obtain advice on the location and
ownership of the buried cables.
• Check existing plans to establish
cable routes, depth and voltage.
• Use location devices to determine
exact route(s)
Buried Services
• During excavation.
• Assume all cables are live.
• Use careful hand digging when nearing
assumed cable route.
• Do not use excavators or power tools
within 0.5m of the indicated route.
Buried Services
• Look for marker tape or other types
of indicator, such as marker tiles,
buried directly above the route of
the cables.
• Support exposed services and do not
use them as hand hold or foothold.
• Other services communication cables,
water pipes, gas pipes etc.