Unit 2 B Safe Working Practices
- 1. Unit 2B Safe Working Practices
- 2. Aims of the Lesson 1 Today’s Lesson Potential Hazards in the office Solutions to overcome hazards Issue HW Complete task 13 creating a health and safety notice
- 3. Potential Hazards Have inspections Uneven floor Have adjustable chairs Tables and chairs that hurt your back Have draws that close themselves Drawers left open Give more storage space Boxes that you can trip over Put up signs telling them what not to do Drinking at machines Don’t over stack cabinets Storing files high up – falling on head Have recycle bins or cabinets Papers all over the place Foam corners Sharp corners on desk Wet floor sign Water on the floor Wire tidy Wires across the floor SOLUTION TO PROBLEM HAZARD
- 4. Aims of the Lesson 2 Last Lesson Potential Hazards in the office Solutions to overcome hazards Complete task 13 creating a health and safety notice Today’s Lesson Collect HW Issue Unit 2 Booklet What first aid procedures should be in place? How you should record accidents in the workplace Accident Report Form Accident Book
- 5. First Aid Procedures If an employee witnesses an accident they should: Contact a first aider immediately or emergency services if urgent Talk to the injured person and keep them calm Wait with the person until help arrives Complete the following forms Accident Report Form Accident Book
- 6. Recording Accidents If there is an accident in the office 2 documents must be completed Accident Report Form This form should be completed and passed on to your line manager
- 7. Recording Accidents Accident Book This book is completed to keep a record of all the accidents taking place in the company
- 8. Aims of the Lesson 3 Last Lessons Potential Hazards in the office Solutions to overcome hazards First Aid procedures Accident Report Form/Accident Book Today’s Lesson Laws to protect Health and Safety in the work place HASAWA 1974 Health and Safety First Aid Regulations (1981) Begin group work task
- 9. HASAWA (1974) Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 Employer Responsibilities Provide safe entrance and exit to work Ensure safe methods of working Provide safe, maintained equipment Provide protective clothing Prepare and update health and safety policy Employee Responsibilities To take reasonable care of own health and safety and that of colleagues To cooperate with employer on health and safety Not to misuse anything provided for health and safety
- 10. Health and Safety First Aid Regulations (1981) Employers Must: Appoint a first aid person in the organisation Provide a fully stocked first aid box Keep a record of incidents Inform employees of first aid arrangements
- 11. Unit 2B Slides Slide 1 Cover Slide Slide 2 Contents Page Slide 3 Potential Hazards in the Workplace Slide 4 First Aid Procedure in the Event of an Accident Slide 5 Accident Report Form/Accident Book Slide 6 What Should be Kept in a First Aid Box? Slide 7 Legislation HASAWA 1974 Health and Safety First Aid Regulations (1981) Slide 8 Legislation Health and Safety Display Screen Equipment RIDDOR 1995
- 12. Aims of the Lesson 4 Last Lessons Potential Hazards in the office Solutions to overcome hazards First Aid procedures Accident Report Form/Accident Book HASAWA 1974 Health and Safety First Aid Regulations (1981) Today’s Lesson Unit 2B Revision quiz Traffic Light Unit 2B Continue with slideshow in pairs
- 13. Unit 2B Revision Quiz List 3 potential hazards that may be found in the workplace Spilled water on the floor Filing cabinets left open Files piled too high Paper strewn on the floor next to heaters Water next to electricity points Wires across the floor
- 14. Unit 2B Revision Quiz Mr Arthur has fallen off his chair and hurt his back. List 3 things you should do in this situation Contact a first aider immediately or emergency services if urgent Talk to the injured person and keep them calm Wait with the person until help arrives Complete the correct forms On his way into the ambulance Mr Arthur is heard telling Nikki to fill in the correct forms. List 2 forms that should be completed in the event of an accident Accident Report Form Accident Book
- 15. Unit 2B Revision Quiz Give 3 responsibilities on the employer under the HASAWA 1974 legislation Provide safe entrance and exit to work Ensure safe methods of working Provide safe, maintained equipment Provide protective clothing Prepare and update health and safety policy Give 2 responsibilities of the employee under the HASAWA 1974 legislation To take reasonable care of own health and safety and that of colleagues To cooperate with employer on health and safety Not to misuse anything provided for health and safety
- 16. Unit 2B Revision Quiz Mr Haggarty is anxious about the school complying with the Health and Safety (First Aid) Regulation 1981. Give 2 things that we must do to comply with this law Appoint a first aid person in the organisation Provide a fully stocked first aid box Keep a record of incidents Inform employees of first aid arrangements
- 17. Health and Safety Display Screen Equipment (1992) Employers are required to: Analyse work stations and assess risk Provide training on how to use workstations safely Organise employee’s daily work so that they receive regular breaks Arrange and pay for regular eye checks
- 18. RIDDOR 1995 Reporting of Injuries, Disease and Dangerous Occurrences Regulatrions Death or Major injury Over 3 day injury notify the enforcing authority immediately Provide accident report within 10 days Over 3 Day Injury Provide accident report within 10 days Disease (Work-Related) Forward Disease Report to enforcing authority within 10 days Dangerous Occurrence notify the enforcing authority immediately Provide accident report within 10 days Keeping Records Employees must keep records of forms sent to enforcing authority (dates, person involved, brief description
- 19. Unit 2B Slides Slide 1 Cover Slide Slide 2 Contents Page Slide 3 Potential Hazards in the Workplace Slide 4 First Aid Procedure in the Event of an Accident Slide 5 Accident Report Form/Accident Book Slide 6 What Should be Kept in a First Aid Box? Slide 7 Legislation HASAWA 1974 Health and Safety First Aid Regulations (1981) Slide 8 Legislation Health and Safety Display Screen Equipment RIDDOR 1995