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OPERATION OF PERMIT-TO-WORK
Time limits
Completion
4) Implement system
5) Monitor the system
PERMIT-TO-WORK
A formal written procedure requiring
written confirmation that certain actions
have been carried out to eliminate or
control risks before a specific high risk
activity is carried out.
Cold work
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Cancellation
CONFINED SPACE
Any space where there is a specified risk of
serious injury from hazardous substances or
conditions within the space.
Hot work
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Avoiding entry
Modify confined space so
entry not required
Have work done from outside
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FACTORS AFFECTING
THE WEARING OF PPE
Fit
Gas purging
Wrong size
Ventilation
PPE
Communications
SELECTION OF PPE
Emergency procedures
Type of equipment
Made to suitable standards
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Comfort
PERSONAL
PROTECTIVE
EQUIPMENT (PPE)
Storage
Benefits of PPE
Training
Cost
Compatibility
Health of worker
Period of use
. Comfort
Maintenance
Training
Interference
Management commitment
Peer pressure
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SAFETY SIGNS
SAFETY SIGNS
PPE
FACTORS TO BE
CONSIDERED
IN DRAWING UP
EMERGENCY
PROCEDURES:
Type/location of workplace
LONE WORKER
FACTORS TO BE
CONSIDERED
Work location
Type of work
The equipment
Manual handling
Sex of the worker
Emergency facilities
Lack of training
Lack of supervision
Limited communication
PRECAUTIONS FOR
LONE WORKERS
Information on hazards
Training to deal with
hazards
Regular contact
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ASSESSMENT
FOR FIRST AID
REQUIREMENTS
The nature of the work and
the size of the organisation
Past history and accident
type
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Principles of Control
SYLLABUS
Overall Aims
On completion of this
Element, candidates will
understand:
fundamental strategies
for controlling hazards
and reducing risk
providing appropriate
Content
protective measures,
(e.g. engineering control)
over individual protective
measures, (e.g. personal
protection) concepts of
'safe place' and 'safe
person'
GENERAL HIERARCHY
OF CONTROL
General principles of
prevention:
elimination I substitution
avoiding risks
evaluating unavoidable
risks
isolation I segregation
engineering control
Personal Protective
Equipment (requirements,
benefits and limitations)
controlling hazards at
source
patterns
progress
SAFE SYSTEMS OF
WORK
developing a coherent
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adapting to technical
prevention policy
importance of worker
involvement in the
development of safe
systems
development of a safe
system of work with
specific examples of
confined spaces and lone
wmking in relation to
systems of work
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analysing tasks,
identifying hazards and
assessing risks
introducing controls
and formulating
procedures
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explain the role and function of a permit-towork within a safe system of work
References
HSE
Books
2000
L7 4: First-Aid at Work
Approved Code of Practice.
HSE
Books
1998
HSE
Books
1998
IOSH
1999
Systems.
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