Health and Safety Control Measures in Wood Occupations

L2 NVQ in Wood Occupations
(Construction) QCF
Knowledge Question Paper
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QCF641
Conforming to General Health,
Safety and Welfare in the Workplace
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Assessment Criteria Candidate Response
1.4 State why and when health and
safety control equipment,
identified by the principles of
protection, should be used relating
to types, purpose and limitations of
each type, the work situation,
occupational use and the general
– Collective protective measures: Various collective
protective measures includes assessment of the risk,
assessment of COSHH, various toolbox talks etc. further in
wood occupation the site induction as well as warnings signs
are crucial to display as with the help of this the safety of
workers can be ensured efficiently. The area that are not safe
must be signified through various signage which can be
visible to the workers as with the help of this the chances of
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work environment, in relation to:
– collective protective
measures
– personal protective
equipment (PPE)
– respiratory protective
equipment (RPE)
– local exhaust ventilation
(LEV).
the accidents can be reduced. The purpose of implementing
them is to ensure the required level of safety on site. Also
with better awareness of the concern chances of meeting up
with any injury on site can be reduced. But they faces the
such issues accuser people does not read the instructions
provided clearly.
– Personal protective equipment (PPE):The organization
need to provide various personal protective equipment such
as steel toe boots, reflective jackets, ear defenders etc. as they
can directly protect the workers from falling objects,
protection from the loud sound created by the machines and
ensures visibility. For wood occupation the gloves and
goggles are essential as it can protect the hand of the workers
from blades and other sharp objects.
– Respiratory protective equipment (RPE): To ensure the
protection of the worker from the dust various mask must be
provided to them that contain breathing apparatus as with the
help of this intake of harmful dust, toxic fumes as well as
various gases can be reduced.
– Local exhaust ventilation (LEV): It is considered to a
engineering control system that facilitate to reduce various
gases, fumes and dust is dangerous for the health of the
individuals. The system operate through power and it extract
the harmful gases from the environment so that the overall
protection can be ensured.
1.5 State how the health and safety
control equipment relevant to the
work should be used in accordance
with the given instructions.
The equipments to ensure the health and safety are provided at the
workplace are as per the situation that is prevailing and accordingly
trainings is to be provided to the workers so that they can ensure its
use as per the guidelines or the instruction within the organisation
such as new workers must be provided induction in which the use of
various PPE, LEV and RPE must be discussed. The compliance with
the policies at the workplace must be ensured along with the
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discussion of the toolbox talk that can reduce the amount of waste,
dust and other pollutants.
1.6 State which types of health, safety
and welfare legislation, notices and
warning signs are relevant to the
occupational area and associated
equipment.
The legislation that has been imposed on site work for ensuring the
health, safety and the welfare is the construction regulation act 2013.
This facilitates in managing the various hazards by imposing various
policies and making the compliance of these policies compulsory.
The notice is being issued to the visitors such as to sign in while
entering the site from the main office. Various signs that has to be
places are related with the mandatory to wear helmets, goggles,
safety boots, visibility garments etc. so that the safety can be
ensured. Also the signs of the lifts, moving vehicles in use must be
placed.
1.7 State why health, safety and
welfare legislation, notices and
warning signs are relevant to the
occupational area.
With the help of all this safety and security of the workers as well as
the visitors can be ensured as well as their hygiene needs can be
satisfied. For the occupational area it is crucial that they comply with
various legislations so that they ensure better services to the workers.
They need to provide hygienic working condition, comfortable and
safe workplace with all the equipments etc.
1.8 State how to comply with control
measures that have been identified
by risk assessments and safe
systems of work.
For complying with the control measures the superiors must talk to
their staff, also they must various steps such as:
 Eliminate the hazard which can be done by extendable tool
for working at height, cordless equipments so that the use of
trailing cables can be reduced.
 Substitution can be used such as replacement of the ladders
with the tower scaffolds, higher vibrating equipments with
lesser vibrating equipments.
 With the help of administrative control traffic system on site
can be managed along with managing the work at height.
2.2 List typical hazards associated
with the work environment and
The list of typical hazards that are associated with the workplace
environment and occupational area in relation to the given variables
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occupational area in relation to
resources, substances, asbestos,
equipment, obstructions, storage,
services, and work activities.
is given below:
 Resources: The hazards related to the resources includes
weights of the material that can be to heavy to lift, unsafe
scaffold due to which the worker can fall, inefficiency of the
equipment, low quality gloves that can cause cut etc.
 Substances: The hazards included in this are the dust from
the cutting of the wood, chemical used in mixing the
polishing material etc. affect the health of the worker.
 Asbestos: The presence of the asbestos can affect the health
as they easily become airborne which can be inhaled. It can
affect the respiratory system of the worker.
 Equipment: The inefficiency of the equipment can cause
various accidents such as their improper functioning can
increase noise, hammer drills etc.
 Obstructions: The obstacles and the blockages within the
passage can cause fall and trips that can cause accidents.
 Storage: The storage of some of the chemical can cause any
accident if proper conditions are not provided to them.
 Services: While constructing and digging their can be
various pipelines of gases and electricity which can cause
leak which is hazardous.
 Work Activities: The improper technique or the use of the
material is typical hazard as bits can enter into the eye,
cutting of materiel can lead to cuts on hands etc.
2.3 List the current Health and Safety
Executive top ten safety risks.
The top ten safety risk that are associated with the business includes
working at the height, poor housekeeping services, electrical and
extension cords, forklifts, lockout and tag out, extensive use of the
chemicals, confined spaces, inefficient equipments, heavy weights of
the material and sawdust in the eyes.
2.4 List the current Health and SafetyIt is crucial for the organisation to take into the risks related to the
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Executive top five health risks. health which includes the risk of hearing impairment, various
respiratory problem, skin problems, back pain due to lifting of heavy
equipments and visibility issues that are faced by the workers.
2.5 State how changing circumstances
within the workplace could cause
hazards.
Due to various changes taking place in relation to the workplace the
hazards also changes as such change increase the potential risks for
the workers. The employer need to determine the impact of such
changes in term of equipments, processes etc. with which the
workers are not aware of as it can lead to accidents. Lack of
assessment of the changes for the site can lead to major implications
for the employees.
2.6 State the methods used for
reporting changed circumstances,
hazards, and incidents in the
workplace.
The employers need to create awareness among their employees so
that they can reduce the chances of the accidents with the help of
various methods:
 Updated risk assessment: wig the help of this the hazards
and the irks factors can be identified with the help of
potential risk to the workers can be communicated to the
workers.
 Toolbox talk: With the help of informal meeting the specific
changes can be reported and their impact can be
communicated at the site before commencement of the job so
that chance of the incidents can be reduced.
 Meetings at the site: By conducting various meeting on the
site workers can be made aware of various workplace hazards
as well as safe work practices.
3.6 State the organisational policies
and procedures for health, safety,
and welfare, in relation to:
– dealing with accidents and
emergencies associated
with the work and
For ensuring compliance of various measure the policies and
procedure are formulated by the organisation in retain to various
aspects such as:
 In case of emergencies the work at the site must be stopped
and the person responsible for managing the situation must
be contacted. Also everyone must take the responsibility of
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