List the 5 controls on the Hierarchy of controls from the first resort to the last resort.

The general hierarchy of controls is as follows.

Eliminate the hazard
Reduce the hazard at source
Remove the person from the hazard
precaution Introduce a workplace
PPE



What are the characteristics of a good proactive performance indicator?
The characteristics are :

Objective .
Easy to measure and collect - if it is difficult people may not wish to do this and the exercise
becomes pointless .
Relevant to the organisation or group whose performance is being measured .
Cost-effective in terms of effort required to gather the information; if staff are spending
hours a day collecting and analysisng data this may be preventing them form doing their
other roles .
Understood and owned by the organisation or group whose performance is being measured -
there is no point putting together a report on the indicators of performance if no one but the
report writer understands what it all means

covered by the Health and Safety What three things should be
policy?
What the organisation is trying to achieve in safety?
Who has general and specific safety responsibilities?
How they will carry out their safety responsibilities?
What information should you include on a risk assessment form?
Your name (or the name of who is carrying out the risk assessment)
The date/time of the assessment
Details of the location, people, equipment and activity being assessed
The hazards and their risk level
Existing controls (and how well do they work?)
What further risk controls are required
The next review date for the risk assessment
What are the different ways a chemical can enter the body?
1 . Ingestion (eating/drinking)
2. Inhalation (breathing)
3. Skin contact (absorption)
(needles or through wounds) 4. Injection
5. Eye contact (through the mucus membranes of
the eyes)
be made safer? TASK List the ways a manual handling
Reorganise the layout of the workplace .
For example, to reduce carrying distances or the distances through which loads
have to be lifted or lowered .

Change the task design .
This can eliminate or reduce the need for twisting, stooping and stretching .

Make it possible to work with loads near the body .
This is especially important during lifting and carrying .

Ensure that required effort is supplied by the leg muscles .
Leg muscles are stronger than back or arm muscles and good lifting technique,
using the leg muscles, can be taught .

Reduce or eliminate the need for awkward postures .
This can be done by, for example, reorganising the layout of work benches .

Reduce frequency of repetitive tasks .
Where repetitive manual handling operations are required, reduce the frequency,
allow sufficient, operator selected rest breaks, allow self pacing of the task, and
consider job rotation so that one person is not subject to too much strain .

Avoid lifting from floor while seated .
Where handling while seated is unavoidable, eliminate lifting from the floor
while seated and ensure that the seat is at the best height and distance from the
work bench for the task involved .

Consider team handling .
This is particularly important where loads are heavy, bulky or otherwise difficult



List the factors which are to be balanced against the benefits of a risk
practicable control when reducing risks so far as is reasonably


, associated with the workplace precaution inconvenience or money , effort , time "If the cost, in terms of
outweighs the benefits of the risk reduction, then it is not reasonably practicable to use that workplace
precaution."


List the benefits to you and your organisation of carrying So the answer is time, effort, money or inconvenience.
out a risk assessment
List the benefits to you and your organisation of carrying
out a risk assessment.
There are various reasons why a risk assessment should be undertaken, these include:
To meet legal requirements (these will be discussed later in this module).
To identify whether you are doing enough to protect your workforce and others that are affected by your
activities.
To demonstrate good business practice.
To improve business performance.
To save money (potential costs savings).
To reduce the insurance premiums.
To enhance the company's reputation
List the different types of incident that should be reported to the
Enforcing Authority.

Fatality -
Major injury -
Dangerous occurrence -
Certain occupational diseases -
Accident which results in someone not at work being taken to hospital -

Best regards,

. List the psychological symptoms of violence at work
Insomnia.
Stress.
Anxiety.
Irritability.
Loss of confidence.
Agrophobia.
Thoughts of self harm.
Guilt.
What are the health effects of mains voltage electricity passing
through the body?

Convulsions these are involuntary contractions of muscles caused by the electrical current passing through
them.
The heart to stop beating (cardiac arrest).
Burns, either internal or external where the current enters or leaves your body.
List the 5 controls on the Hierarchy of controls from the first
resort to the last resort.
Eliminate the hazard
Reduce the hazard at source
Remove the person from the hazard
Introduce a workplace precaution
PPE
What three things should be covered by the Health and Safety
policy?

What the organisation is trying to achieve in safety?
Who has general and specific safety responsibilities?
How they will carry out their safety responsibilities?
To prove negligence, what are the three things a claimant must
show?
of care was owed by the employer to the employee duty A -
The duty of care was breached -
caused an injury breach The -
LIST the categories of hazards associated with vehicles.

Refuelling
Loading and unloading
Causing injury or damage whilst driving
Harm caused by moving vehicles
Other risks could be Hazardous substances e.g., Oil, coolant, battery acid ' COSHH'
Environment, exhaust fumes
Disease, e.g. exhaust fumes, fatigue driving long periods.
Refuelling could cause environmental risks to water sources.
monitoring? reactive What is the difference between active and
Please give an example of each.
Active monitoring is monitoring that you carry out BEFORE an incident. It is pro-active and you are trying
to prevent incidents from occurring.
o Examples could be: workplace inspections, machine guarding checks, behavioural safety
observations etc.
Reactive monitoring is where you are REACTING to something, such as an incident. Therefore it takes
place AFTER the incident has occurred. The intention is to keep track of incidents so you can identify
trends.
o Examples could be: accident and ill-health reports and near-miss reports.

What are the different duties imposed on EMPLOYEES by the
various Acts and Regulations?
with their employer, take care of their operate - co Health and Safety at Work Act, Section 7: Responsibility to
safety and that of others, not to interfere with anything provided in the interests of safety.

Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations, regulation 14: Responsibility to work in accordance with
training/instruction and to make the employer aware of dangerous/unsafe situations.

to report defects which present a fall risk, to work at Working at Height Regulations, regulation 14: Responsibility
height in accordance with training/instructions.

operate with - Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, article 23: Responsibility to take reasonable care, to co
ployer of unsafe situations. their employer, to inform their em

Manual Handling Operations Regulations, regulation 5: Responsibility to make use of any system provided by their
employer.

as per training/instructions PPE Personal Protective Equipment Regulations, regulation 10: Responsibility to use
and to return PPE to its storage location after use.

If you produce waste, what are your legal responsibilities in
to disposing of that waste? relation

In the UK there are a number of different Acts and Regulations which apertain to waste and disposal. The main
one is the Environmental Protection Act 1990.

of care. duty reats or disposes of waste has a This establishes that anyone who produces, imports, carries, keeps, t

When disposing of waste, the organisation must ensure:
correctly identified (labelling of hazardous wastes, for example). That it is -
Secured and protected from accidental or intentional release. -
Transfer it to someone who is authorised to take the waste. Organisations who transport waste must have a -
ence. Organisations who keep or process waste must have an Environmental Permit (or an waste carrier lic
exemption).
Retain all the appropriate documentation such as copies of the above licences and permits, and also the waste -
waste is transferred from one party to another. transfer notes which are provided when the

ith waste: the waste Waste Framework Directive sets out 5 steps for dealing w EU In addition Article 4 of the
hierarchy.

Prevention
use - Re
Recycling
Other recovery (such as energy recovering from incineration or anaerobic digestion)
Disposal
Name as many examples of active monitoring as you can think
of.
1. Daily checks of fire escapes to ensure they are unobstructed.
2. Daily forklift checks
3. Monthly record checks
4. Weekly building checks
5. Review of Health and Safety Policy
6. PAT testing
7. Refresher training on Manual Handling
8. Conditions of PPE and availibility
9. Monitoring of Off-site activities
10.Fire alarm and Intruder alarm maintainance checks
reasons why the Fire Triangle is important to two Please explain
fire safety.

The 2 reasons are that understanding the triangle helps you develop strategies for PREVENTION and for
EXTINGUISHING a fire.

To prevent a fire you simply have to stop the 3 elements of fire coming together. Usually that is by keeping fuel
ignition sources separate. In some higher risk industries the oxygen levels are controlled. and

To extinguish a fire, different extinguishing methods act on different parts of the triangle. Water cools it down
fuel, foam separates the fuel from the air, FM200 acts on the (heat/ignition), turning off the gas acts on the
chemical reaction itself.
What factors affect the risk of injury during manual handling?

The weight of the load.
The size and shape of the load.
Your posture during manual handling.
The distance you have to lift the load.
The nature of the manual handling movement.
The frequency of the manual handling movement.
The working environment.
The capability of the person.
What are the differences between CIVIL law and CRIMINAL law?

Civil Law.
It is intended to compensate victims for damage or injury they have substained.
Claim for damages are initiated by the person who sustained the damage.
You can insure against claims made against you under civil law.
Criminal Law.
It is intended to punish bodies corporate and individuals with, for example fines or imprisonment.
It is initiated by the state, for example, by the police or by Factory inspectors.
You cannot insure against the sanctions imposed under criminal law.
- azard associated with a diesel types of machinery h THREE List
powered forklift truck.

in the lifting mechanism of the forklift, in the wheel axles - Entangle
in the lifting mechanism of forklift (chains etc.) - Nips
trapping the driver between the cab and a solid again in the lifting mechanism, but also the possibility of - Traps
structure
being hit by a forklift - Impact
burns caused by the heat of the diesel engine - Contact
s. catastropic failure of the lifting equipment could cause debris to be ejected. Also engine failure - Ejection