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Complying with Statutory Regulations and Organisational Safety Requirements

   

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Learner Name:Tyler DowEAL Candidate No:Assessor Name:Member Company:Evidence TypeNVQYESTech CertOtherPerformanceKnowledgeYESAssessment Title:Complying with statutory regulations and organisational safety requirementsUnit No:AUEC2-001 Date:14/12/2020Page.........of..........K1. Describe the roles and responsibilities of yourselves and others under the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 and other current legislation (e.g. The Management of Healthand Safety at Work Regulations; Workplace Health and Safety and Welfare Regulations;Personal Protection at Work Regulations; Manual Handling Operations Regulations; Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations; Display Screen at Work Regulations)? It is an employer's duty to protect the health, safety and welfare of their employees and other people who might be affected by their business. Employers must do whatever is reasonably practicable to achieve this. This means making sure that their workers and others are protected from anything that may cause harm, this could be by means of controlling any risks to injury or health that could arise in the workplace.Employers also have duties under health and safety law to assess risks in the workplace. Risk assessments should be carried out that address all risks that might cause harm in your workplace.The Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations also state that employer’s should undertake an assessment of the risks to health and safety of their employees and others who may be affected by their work activity. Employers with 5 or more employees should record the significant findings of this risk assessment. Employees also have responsibilities as they should report any shortcomings in health & safety arrangements and any dangerous situations. Employees also have duties to use equipment in accordance with training and instruction and to take reasonable care of their own health & safety and those of others who may be affected by their acts or omissions.Manual handling operations regulations also state that employer’s should so far as is reasonablypracticable, avoid the need for his employees to undertake any manual handling operations at work which involve a risk of injury, and if this is not reasonable then they must carry out an assessment of all operations that can be avoided so that it will reduce the risk of injury to their employees.Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations state that the user of the equipment being used should select and install equipment properly and to use it carefully and make sure it ismaintainedto protect the health and safety of yourself, employees and others who may be affected by the way you use it. Display screen at work regulations state that employers must protect their workers from the health risks of working with display screen equipment, such as PCs, laptops, tablets and smartphones. They must carry out a DSE (display screen equipment) risk assessment so they can reduce risks, and include breaks for employees that regularly carry out DSE work.

K2. Describe the specific regulations, environmental requirements, safe working practices and procedures that apply to your work activities?Every activity that is carried out should always comply with HASAW 1974 (health and safety at work act 1974) this is the primary piece of legislation covering occupational health and safety in the UK. Other regulations covering engineering based activities are Manual Handling OperationsRegulations that require the employer to carry out assessments and prevent employees where reasonably practicable from using manual handling. These assessments outline what lifting aids or equipment is best suited for the task in hand.Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations are also used in engineering activities as anyequipment that is used should be regularly maintained and tested to ensure it is safe to be used,this means that employees should only use the required tool for the correct use and nothing else. For ensuring the equipment is okay for use, it is important to carry out pre and post user checks on the tools and equipment to ensure it is safe for work but also safe to use so it does not put the user in danger.Environmental requirements for the workplace is that all walkways should be clear of any debris,that any spillages are cleaned up as soon as possible, and that for every work area there is sufficient lighting to enable all users to safely work in that area to the correct standards.Other environmental requirements are that waste is to be disposed of correctly and disposed in the correct categories, also the gov.uk website states that business and commercial waste has certain responsibilities that need to be adhered to, for example the site states that you must keep waste to a minimum by doing everything you reasonably can to prevent, reuse, recycle or recover waste, and complete awaste transfer notefor each load of waste that leaves your premises.Correct safe working practices that are in the workplace would be to test and check for dead when isolating machinery and carrying out any work, and to ensure the machinery is locked off by using a lockout tag and a padlock that you only have access to. Other working practices is that everyone should carry out pre and post user checks on all equipment that is used and to carry out a starbook risk assessment for every area in the workplace that you come in contact with. When the starbook is completed if there is 4-5 or more risks on the book you must fill out a full risk assessment and write down correct ways of preventing or reducing the risks from occurring.K3. Explain the importance of applying the appropriate behaviours in the workplace and the implications for both the learner and the business if these are not adhered to?In the workplace you must always apply the correct working behaviour as it sets the example foreveryone else and enables everyone to work to the correct standard, if there are employees thatare behaving poorly, this throws the work balance off and starts to interrupt others from working to their full potential. If employees are behaving poorly it could also increase the risk of an accident occurring due to the lack of acknowledgement and safety for what they are carrying out, this means if a worker is behaving in an inappropriate way they should be removed from thework area and spoken to correctly to try and calm them down. If this does not change their behaviour it could lead to verbal or written warning and could even lead to dismissal if the behaviour is really poor and endangers their own or someone else’s life. If this happens it could cause downtime for other employees and can cause downtime on production if there was to have a breakdown.K4. Identify the warning signs for the nine main groups of hazardous substances defined

by Classification, Labelling and Packaging of Substances and Mixtures Regulations?Health Hazard:Acancer-causing agent (carcinogen) or substance with respiratory, reproductive or organ toxicity thatcauses damage over time(a chronic, or long-term, health hazard).Flame: Flammable materialsor substances liable to self-ignitewhen exposed to water or air (pyrophoric), orwhich emit flammable gas.Exclamation Mark:An immediate skin, eye or respiratory tract irritant, or narcotic.Gas Cylinder: Gases stored under pressure, such as ammoniaor liquid nitrogen.Corrosion:Materials causingskin corrosion/burns oreye damage on contact,or thatare corrosive to metals.Exploding Bomb:Explosives, including organic peroxides andhighly unstable material at risk of exploding even without exposure to air (self-reactives).Flame Over Circle:Identifies oxidizers. Oxidizers are chemicals that facilitate burning or make fires burn hotter and longer.Skull and Crossbones:Substances, such as poisons and highly concentrated acids, which have an immediate and severe toxic effect (acute toxicity). Environmental Hazard:Chemicals toxic toaquatic wildlife.K5. State the location of relevant health and safety information for your tasks and the sources of expert assistance when help is needed?In the workplace there is a cabinet that has completed risk assessments for all equipment that isin each work area, these include risks and dangers that are noted on the risk assessment and the relevant ways of trying to eliminate or reduce the risk. The COSHH cabinet also includes health and safety information as it includes a MSDS (material safety data sheet) and includes allthe information about the substances stored in the COSHH cabinets. If expert advice is needed you can always ask a trained tutor or someone who is competent in the task you are looking for help in. If other help and safety information is needed you can also go onto the HSE website online and lookup any more relevant information on what tasks you are carrying out.K6. Explain what constitutes a hazard in the workplace such as;a)Moving parts of machineryMoving parts of machinery can increase the risk of entrapment and you also have the risk of being pulled into the moving machinery, for example a pillar drill has a revolving chuck that holds the drill bit, if you were to wear gloves you could get a piece of stitching stuck inthe chuck and it could pull your glove in, and maybe your hand with it too. This is why you do not wear gloves on moving parts of machinery, we do this so it reduces the risk on trapping and being pulled in. Other hazards will be sharp moving machinery as it could cutthe user that is working on it. This is why we use guards and safety precautions when

working with moving machinery, also a risk assessment including pre and post user checks should be completed when carrying out a task of moving parts of machinery.b)ElectricityElectricity is a big hazard when it comes to working with electrical equipment. Electricity poses as a hazard as it is invisible and you do not know it is there. An electric shock from a piece of equipment is almost certain to kill you, this is why you have to proceed with caution when working on live equipment. To ensure you and others are safe, check the cables of electrical equipment when the equipment is isolated and check for any damage in the cable or any cracking, if you see anything suspicious raise it to your supervisor and replace the cable as needed. When working with electrical equipment it is really important that you only use the equipment for its intended use and nothing more, this could add more stress onto the equipment and cause it to breakdown prematurely and could add a risk of an injury for the user and others around them.c)Slippery and uneven surfacesSlippery and uneven surfaces are a big risk in the workplace, HSE state that statistics show slipping and tripping to be the single most common cause of major injury in UK workplaces, this is why it is important to look for any debris on all walkways, just dirt on the surface is enough to cause a slipping risk, this is why 4S is important in all work areas,this helps keep the environment clean and free from any dirt. This helps keep you safe butalso keeps the area tidy. Uneven surfaces and dangerous as it could cause an employee or worker to pull a muscle or cause injury to themselves due to them stepping into an uneven floor without knowing. It is important that risk assessments are completed to rule out the uneven surfaces and to get them fixed and repaired immediately. d)Dust and fumesDust and fumes can cause a handful of serious health risks, a known one is causing permanent asthma, these risks of serious health defects can cause serious implications for the business so it is important that appropriate ventilation is available when needed, forexample in welding you need extraction fans to remove the harmful welding fumes from the area to avoid people breathing them in and causing health issues in the future. Dust can be related back to dirty areas and dust on floors, when walking you can kick up the dust which could make the dust airborne and could cause irritations to the skin or eyes. This is why it is important to clean up regularly to avoid the build-up of harmful dusts.e)Handling and transportingHandling and transporting of equipment or other items can be a hazard as it involved manual handling, manual handling should only be carried out when there is no other practicable way of handling the items, the best way to transport goods without the need of manual handling would be to use a pump truck or dollies that can easily move the items on wheels to avoid injuries to the back or other vital body operations. This is why the manual handling operation regulations require the employer to complete an assessment tooutline which handling / aid equipment is best suited to the task which is being carried out.f)Contaminants and irritantsContaminants and irritants pose a hazard as the substances can be harmful to the body, this is why we store them in COSHH cabinets where only authorised employees can sign in and out the hazardous substances. The substances should also have their own MSDS (material safety data sheet) where it explains the hazards that come with using the

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