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Report on Safety and Health Regulation in the Aircraft
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Added on 2020-05-04
Report on Safety and Health Regulation in the Aircraft
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IntroductionThis report evaluates the safety and health regulation in the aircraft and airport hangers. There are many safety and health regulations and legislation that govern airplanes in airports. Airplane maintenance is an occupation that involves various risks and it is very important that employees and everyone involved in activities at thehanger are aware and strictly follow the legislation and regulations (Tompa, Culyer & Dolinschi, 2008). Aircraft and avionics equipment mechanics experiences high rates of illness and injuries that are higher than the national average of injuries in the UK Aircraft maintenance. This report discusses health and safety issues and regulations inaircraft maintenance. The report discusses different categories and classes of aircraft safety to help understand the risk factors involved and the safety measures for all employees of “Just A Trip”. All the risk factors that employees working in the aircrafthanger are exposed to are discussed in the report.Control of Substances Hazardous to HealthThe control of substances hazardous to health regulation 1999 states that some substances which are classified as hazardous to health and which employees are exposed to must be identified and the health risks they pose to employees must be assessed. Substances that can be classified as hazardous include gases, vapors, liquids,chemicals, fumes, and dust. The Chemicals Regulations 1994 classifies a substance as hazardous if:A substance must be toxic, harmful, corrosive, sensitizing or irritantIt has maximum exposure limitsHas occupational exposure standards
In airplane maintenance, there are a lot of hazardous substances that employees are exposed to. Employees in the airplane hanger will be exposed to acids, detergents, paint removers and solvents while undertaking activities such as cleaning and greasing airplane parts. Other activities that may expose employees to hazardous substances include welding, diesel exhaust, nano particles, and insulation. Noise at workThere are many activities in airplane maintenance and repair that exposes employees to noise at the workplace. Employees are at a high risk of being exposed to noise at the hanger. Noise at the workplace exposes employees at the risk of hearing loss due to noise exposure. Testing of airplane engines exposes employees to high noise levels.The engine produces very loud noise which could be very dangerous and could lead tohearing problems (Ferguson & Nelson, 2014). Employees need to use protective gear to minimize the effect of this noise. Hammering activities and metal work at the airport hanger produces loud and dangerous noise that may result to hearing problemsfor employees.Pressure systemsThere are various pressure systems in airplane repair and maintenance. During airplane repair and maintenance, there are various risks that the employees are exposed to. Pressure systems safety is regulated by several legislation in the UK and in Europe. The major legislation governing safety and health relating to pressure systems is the Pressure System Safety Regulations 2000(PSSR). It came to force in February 2000. The regulations define a pressure system as a device comprising of more pressure vessels of rigid construction, any associated pipework and devices for protection. Employees should operate pressure systems when all the safe operating
limits for the specific task have been written and proper training offered to them. This helps to prevent injuries and accidents that may come as a result of operating on the pressure systems of the airplane.Manual handlingAircraft repairing and maintenance involves mostly manual handling of equipment. Manual handling of airplane engine parts and other parts of the engine involves significant risks and it is important that the necessary safety and health precautions are taken. Manual handling Operations Regulations of UK defines manual handling asany transporting or supporting of a load by hand or using force of the body. In UK, more than one third of all reported injuries mostly arise from manual handling.Statistics also indicate that around 12% of the major injuries reported in the country are related to manual handling activities (Stranks, 2010). In aircraft repair manual handling activities include fixing of faulty engine parts, lifting and moving parts of the plane being repaired and replacement of parts such as wheals and the electrical systems. In Europe the Directive 90/269/EEC gives regulations on safety and health issues on manual handling. The regulation evaluates the risks involved in manual handling and the management of risk in manual handling. In the aircraft hanger, employees need to use protective gear while operating the aircraft. Employeesneed to understand the handling and use of tools so as to reduce injuries at the workplace. The legislation requires employers to take appropriate measures to protect its employees from injuries when undertaking mechanical work at the workplace.Personal protective equipmentThere are various protective equipment that are used by employees in the repair and maintenance of aircraft. The safety equipment sometimes depends on the activity
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