Health and Safety Induction

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Health and Safety Induction
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Health and Safety

• By law employers must have Health and
• Safety standards in place to protect
• employees and people using the building.
• As part of Key Trainings service we have
• a Health and Safety Officer who will
• meet with your manager/ HS Officer
• and complete a risk assessment questionnaire to
• ensure that standards are being met.

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Health and Safety

• Law poster Employer Liability

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Areas covered by Health
Safety

• Fire
• Equipment at work
• Accidents at work
• Manual Handling
• Bomb / terrorist threats
• First Aid / accident book
• Hazardous substances
• Ergonomics

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Emergency Evacuation What events
could occur that would mean you wouldhave to
evacuate a building/your office?

• Fire / fire drill
• Security threat
• Pipe leakage
• Weather conditions

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Fire ExtinguishersFire
extinguishers are all the same colour i.e. red
but have different colour bands to distinguish
between the types of extinguisher

• Red Water filled
• Used for
• Wood
• Plastic
• Paper
• Solids
• Should not be used for
• Electrical fires
• Fat
• Oil
• Liquids

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• Used for fires involving
• Flammable liquids
• Chemicals
• Electrical fires
• Black Carbon dioxide
• Used for
• Electrical fires
• NB Dangerous as could affect your breathing and
  could
• burn skin. Useless in windy conditions

Blue Powder Filled
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Cream foam filled

• Used for
• Burning liquids
• Not used for
• Electrical fires
• All fire extinguishers should be checked annually
  by a qualified engineer
• They should be fixed to a wall, not free standing
  and definitely not for propping open doors!!

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Fire!
What is a fire exit?

• A means of escape from a building in case of an
  emergency such as
• a fire It is usually a strategically located
  (e.g. in a stairwell or
• hallway) outward opening door with a crash bar on
  it and with exit
• signs leading it.
• A fire-resistant door that can be closed to stop
  the spread of a
• fire.
• To avoid incorrect substances being used on fire,
  causing more danger.
• Lighting provided for use when supply to the
  normal lighting fails.

What is a fire door?
Why do you have to be trained to use fire
extinguishers?
What is emergency lighting?
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Hazards and Risks
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Hazards and RisksWhat
is the difference between a Hazard and a Risk?

• Hazard Anything that has the potential
• to cause harm
• Risk The likelihood of harm actually being
• caused by the hazard

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Think of possible hazards in
your workplace or at home

• Trailing cables
• Spillages
• Poorly stacked shelves
• Torn carpet
• Cooker
• Hot pans
• Boiling water

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Workstation Requirements

• Before starting work it is important that you
• have made proper adjustments to your chair and
• workstation. It is important to be face on to
• your VDU and keyboard not at an angle.
• Refer to Pages 14-17 and check that you are
• positioned correctly at your workstation.

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Accidents at Work

• Between 2002 2004 there were
• 351 fatalities at work
• 59000 major injuries
• 260 000 three day accidents
• 39 million days lost
• All accidents should be reported and logged in
• an Accident Book. To ensure data protection, an
• Accident Book should allow one page per
• accident.

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Injuries at work can be caused by

• Lifting, carrying or handling activities
• Slipping tripping or falling
• Being struck by a moving object or vehicle
• Coming into contact with harmful substances
• Animals
• Explosions
• Drowning or asphyxiation
• Vibration injuries
• Hearing damage
• Asthma
• Dermatitis
• Musculoskeletal disorders
• Stress, depression and anxiety

Occupation illness includes disease and
conditions such as
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Consequences of Accidents

• Give some examples of consequences of poor health
  and
• safety standards at work
• Accidents, illness and stress
• Deaths
• Increases sick leave
• Loss of earnings
• Bad publicity/low staff morale
• Reduced company performance
• High staff turnover
• Prosecution, fines and imprisonment
• Closure
• Legal costs
• Loss of jobs
• Increased insurance costs

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Give some examples of the benefits of good
health and safety standards

• Happy, healthy and motivated employees
• Reduced sick leave
• Good reputation
• Increased performance
• Orderly working environment
• Higher staff morale
• Increased job security

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The Law

• Breaking health and safety law is regarded as
• criminal offence and can have serious
• consequences for both employer and employee.
• Employees can be disciplined for failing to
• observe health and safety rules and equally
• employers can face heavy fines for being
• negligent or found guilty of breaking safety
• laws, both in a criminal court and also through
• civil courts for financial compensation paid for
• harm, injury or damage.

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What is the main health and safety law called?

• The Health and Safety at Work Act 1974
• This law gives legal responsibilities to
• Employers
• Employees
• Self employed
• Designers, manufacturers and suppliers
• People in control of work premises
• Refer to pages 32-33 for information about
• employer/employee responsibilities.

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Other laws include

• COSHH Regulations 1998
• Control of Substances Hazardous to Health. This
  covers use of substances
• such as chemicals, dust and fumes at work.
• Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare)
  Regulations 1992
• Anything to do with the environment we work in
  is to too hot/too cold?
• Do we have enough room to work in? Is their
  enough lighting?
• Display Screen Regulations 1992
• Use of computers, seating, furniture, environment
  being used in.

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Work Equipment Regulations 1992

• Anything to do with equipment we use at work -
  has to be safe to use and
• maintained and kept in a safe condition.
• Manual Handling regulations 1992
• Movement of loads manually, lifting, stretching,
  pulling, pushing etc.
• without mechanical aids. This has to be managed
  correctly by the employer
• to avoid injury and if possible manual handling
  should be avoided completely

Personal Protective Equipment Regulations
1992 The issue and use of protective clothing at
work, e.g. hat, goggles, gloves, overalls etc.
If it is required, it is a breach of HS not to
have it!! Management of Health and Safety at
Work Regulations 1992 Carrying out risk
assessments, being organised and have procedures
in place for managing health and safety in the
workplace.
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Workplace Safety Signs

• There are four types of sign
• Prohibition Mandatory Cautionary
  Safe Condition

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Workplace Safety Signs

• What type of signs are these and what do they
  mean?
• Eye protection No
  admittance Do not drink
  
• must be worn
• First Aid
  Ear protection No
  unauthorised
• 
  must be worn personnel
• Mind your
  Emergency Radiation
  
• head
  Eyewash
• 
  

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Health and Safety Questions

1. What is the difference between hazard and risk?
2. Name one safety law and say a little about it
3. What does COSHH stand for?
4. What regulation covers the use of computers in
   the workplace?
5. What is an accident book?
6. What are the four types of safety signs
7. What is a fire door?
8. Name two occupational illnesses
9. Name 2 types of personal protective equipment
10. What should you do in the event of an accident?