Health and Safety in the Workplace
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| What is the Health and Safety at Work Act? | show 🗑
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| show | Employers MUST provide safety equipment and training, maintain machines, have a safety policy and first aid facilities.
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| show | Employees are legally responsible for using safety equipment provided as well as safety guards on machines and wearing protective clothing.
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| What is a risk assessment? | show 🗑
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| Name three things that a risk assessment looks at. | show 🗑
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| show | A Health and Safety Inspector has to check the risk assessment
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| show | What could go wrong?
What effect would this have?
What can I do to prevent it happening?
What precautions should I take to minimise the risk?
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| show | Finger and eye injuries. Guards to minimise the risk of finger and eye injuries. Dust extractors to minimise the inhalation of dust.
Emergency stop buttons
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| show | Take care, use non-slip mats and steel safety rules with craft knives
Point blades away from the body when carrying them, and put covers on the blades
Wear thimbles when using pins and needles
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| What information should you know about when using chemicals? | show 🗑
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| show | Good ventilation to avoid inhaling vapours, protective clothing for the skin, and safety glasses.
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| show | Flammable solvents should be kept away from sources of ignition.
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| Name some items of protective clothing and their uses. | show 🗑
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| What things should be done to make a factory safe? | show 🗑
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| What should be clearly displayed in a factory? | show 🗑
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| Why should employees take regular breaks in textile manufacture? | show 🗑
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| Why should training be given to people on how to use machinery and other hazardous things in a factory. | show 🗑
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| Why should machinery be well maintained? | show 🗑
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| What are the advantages of some machines in a textiles factory to employees in terms of health and safety. | show 🗑
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| What do you need to know for the exam. | show 🗑
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| show | Carry out risk assessments
Organise training, including first aid.
Display warning notices, safety rules and fire exit signs.
Make sure that machinery and equipment is stored safely.
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| show | Make sure that machinery and equipment have safety guards and is safe for use.
Make sure that machinery and equipment is tested regularly for safety. Check that workers wear protective clothing: ear defenders, masks, safety gloves and footwear
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| show | Ensure all processes are safe/not damage the employees’ health. Ensure chemicals are recorded, stored /used safely then recycled/ disposed of safely. Check workplace is safe, clean and tidy/good ventilation to remove fumes/ has noise-level control.
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