Work Place Health and Safety at Streaker

Running head: WORK PLACE HEALTH AND SAFETY
Work Place Health and Safety
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Executive Summary
This report discusses about the problem of safety in the Streakers Hair and Beauty Salon and
after the taking over process of the salon, the new owner had decided to assess the risks of the
work places. The chemical hazard is one of the most common occupational hazards present in
the work places. The workers working in the salon may have different types of physiological
stress due to the nature of the work. The chances of getting lower back pain among the
workers due to the issue of prolonged standing are quite obvious. Another important hazard
that can be identified in the plant is associated with the electrical risks present in the salon.
Moreover, repetitive movements of the hands can cause carpal tunnel syndrome as well. For
the chemical hazards, the risks of skin, eye irritation due to hazardous chemical exposure may
happen. In order to reduce this problem, use of personal protective equipment and proper
training sessions can be recommended.

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Table of Contents
Introduction................................................................................................................................3
Plant Hazard...............................................................................................................................3
Identification of Hazards........................................................................................................3
Assessment and Control of Identified Hazards......................................................................5
Reassessment..........................................................................................................................6
Chemical Hazards......................................................................................................................6
Identification of Hazards........................................................................................................6
Assessment and Control of Identified Hazards......................................................................7
Reassessment..........................................................................................................................8
Recommendation........................................................................................................................8
Pre-Post Policy...........................................................................................................................8
Conclusion..................................................................................................................................9
Appendices...............................................................................................................................12

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Introduction
The assessment of risk is an activity that must be followed by all the industry players
and thus in order to provide a safe work place to the workers of a particular industry, it is
very crucial to assess all types of risks present in the industry. Therefore, identification of the
hazards in work place will help the management to reduce impact of the different types of
hazards by using various types of control measures of different hierarchical levels.
Furthermore, it is also reported that in order to reduce the impact of the hazards present in the
work places, proper understandings of the current hazards are very crucial. According to the
study of de Gennaro et al. (2014), it is stated that the chemical hazard is one of the most
common occupational hazards present in the work places. In this case study, it is observed
that a hair salon company named Streakers Hair and Beauty Salon is owned by owner and he
or she wants to perform a risk assessment in the salon. The main goal of this risk assessment
process is to provide a safe work place to the workers working in the hair salon. In a salon,
there are different types of hazards along with serious chemical hazards and so it is very
crucial to make the work place safe for the workers.
In this report, the risk assessment of the Streakers Hair and Beauty Salon is discussed
along with a few recommendations for reducing the risks present in the Streakers Hair and
Beauty Salon.
Plant Hazard
Identification of Hazards
In this case, it is stated that the plant is mainly referred to the work station of
Streakers Hair and Beauty Salon and it is quite common to use various type of chemicals as a