Unit 8 P4 Health And Social Care Research Paper

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1. Describe the roles and responsibilities of themselves and others under the health and safety at work act and other current legislation (such as the management of health and safety at work regulations; workplace health and safety and welfare regulations; personal protective equipment at work regulations; manual handling operations regulations; provision and use of work equipment regulations; display screen at work regulations, reporting of injuries, diseases and dangerous occurrences regulations).

Potential lifting aids:
Gantry crane; requires training course
Pallet truck
Forklift truck; requires forklift license
Vacuum lift
Manual Handling operations regulations;

PPE is a mandatory requirement in the engineering work place.
You have a …show more content…
Reporting of injuries, diseases or dangerous occurrences regulations;
RIDDOR is a regulation that states employers must report certain injuries or occupational illnesses that occur in the work area.
Not all injuries need to be reported.
Specified near misses must be reported.

2. Describe the specific regulations and safe working practices and procedures that apply to their work activities (such as the electricity at work regulations, woodworking regulations).
Electricity at Work Regulations 1989
This legislation places legal implications on employers to ensure the safety of electrical devices in the …show more content…
Explain what constitutes a hazard in the workplace (such as moving parts of machinery, electricity, slippery and uneven surfaces, dust and fumes, handling and transporting, contaminant and irritants, material ejection, fire, working at height, environment, pressure/stored energy systems, volatile or toxic materials, unshielded processes).

A hazard is something with the potential to cause harm. Hazards may be associated with the following:

• contaminants/irritants
• dust/fumes
• electricity
• fire
• materials handling
• material transporting
• moving parts
• pressure storage
• slippery surfaces
• tools
• toxic/volatile materials
• uneven surfaces
• unshielded processes
• working at height. • toxic/volatile materials
• uneven surfaces
• unshielded processes
• working at height

If you see a hazard, it should be eliminated, removed or isolated. Stop working when you become aware of a hazard and try to control it. This could be achieved by inform your supervisor, turn off power to machines, place warning cone by spillages, cordon off the area. The use of PPE is a last resort for hazard avoidance, so you should fit guards, use fume-extraction equipment or limit access to unauthorised personnel whenever possible.

Having identified the hazards, you then have to decide how likely it is that harm will occur, ie the level of risk and what to do about
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